coal miners lament

 

 

 

 




VERSE ONE:


Anywhere that I go,
In these smoky northern towns,
The pits have all closed down,
No-ones working.
On the streets of my town,
There’s no work to be found,
Years spent underground,
Have stopped us breathing.
 

CHORUS: 

And I know the times are changing,
And nothing stays the same,
There’s a burning in my lungs now,
I can taste the acid rain.
 

BRIDGE

VERSE TWO:

Everyone I meet,
As I walk the empty streets,
The shops have all closed down,
No-ones buying.
The kids have moved away,
There’s no reason to stay,
This burning in my lungs,
Prevents me breathing.

CHORUS 

OUTRO:

I can taste the acid rain,
It’s burning inside.
Finding it so hard to breathe,
This burning in my lungs.
I can taste the acid rain.
Finding it hard to breathe.
Finding it so hard to breathe.

Written: December 8th to 13th, 2004
Words & Music by Geoff Dominy