Black Rock
from Our New Life by Paul Tabachneck
lyrics
when the crops refuse to grow
when the winter doesn't show
are you gonna listen then
when the sun is beating down
and the moisture leaves the ground
are you gonna listen then
oh, keep burning that black rock
oh, keep drilling that core
oh, keep burning that black rock
'til you can't find that black rock anymore
when you silence scientists
cut the message at the wrist
where'd you get your learning from?
when you mock intelligence
when you say that facts are myths
where'd you get your learning from?
oh, keep burning that....
how you gonna cover up your tracks?
when the water overtakes us
who is gonna have your back?
how you gonna look 'em in the eye
when they find their victory
is hollow as your alibi?
when you salt and scorch the earth
is that what your fortune's worth?
when the winter doesn't show
are you gonna listen then
when the sun is beating down
and the moisture leaves the ground
are you gonna listen then
oh, keep burning that black rock
oh, keep drilling that core
oh, keep burning that black rock
'til you can't find that black rock anymore
when you silence scientists
cut the message at the wrist
where'd you get your learning from?
when you mock intelligence
when you say that facts are myths
where'd you get your learning from?
oh, keep burning that....
how you gonna cover up your tracks?
when the water overtakes us
who is gonna have your back?
how you gonna look 'em in the eye
when they find their victory
is hollow as your alibi?
when you salt and scorch the earth
is that what your fortune's worth?
credits
from Our New Life,
released October 31, 2020
Written by Paul Tabachneck (c) 2020 Fleshyourcoldhousein Music (ASCAP)
Written by Paul Tabachneck (c) 2020 Fleshyourcoldhousein Music (ASCAP)
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Paul Tabachneck New York
I started doing music in Pittsburgh, fronting the folk-rock band Stone Soup, the dark-pop band Dead Pressed Flowers, and the Power Pop band Manpig aka Everybody Wins. After that, I moved to New York, mostly playing solo and busking a lot. Now I live in CT and play in my home office when I can focus. ... more
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Apr 1999 -
May 1996
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