Mel Brennan - Oh, Coal! Lyrics

We'll create prosperity
We'll pave the way
Make no mistake
It's guaranteed
Mmm

We've got it all rather figured out
With a long-term goal
To work and grow
So have no doubt
No no

Cause we won't stop
Till we've ripped you from the land
Till the furnace glows
With your last show
Only then will it end

And we won't halt
Till you're gone
But it's all part of the plan

Oh coal
The jury came back long ago
But oh coal
We just can't let you go
Oh coal
We ought to leave you down below
But oh coal

They'll plough ahead with their ears and eyes
Shut wide
To our demise
They're dragging us down their abyss

They're proud to be our parliament
But it ain't us they represent
Cause they neglect to hear our say on this

Yes they won't stop
Till there's nothing left to burn
Till they're chasing time
And racing fire
Only then will they turn

They will erase
All the beauty that we hold
Cause when it comes down to
What they value
It only comes in gold

But we won't halt
Till you're gone
Yeah this time we'll be heard

Oh coal
The jury came back long ago
But oh coal
They just won't let you go
Oh coal
They oughtta leave you down below
But oh coal

Yes we came a long way
For which we needed you
It's not to say we don't appreciate
Just that our time is through

We got a reef that's dying
First people fighting
We got a world that's trying to stop you
From flying to the sky

Oh coal
The jury came back long ago
And oh coal
We've got to let you go
Oh coal
Gonna leave you down below
And oh coal
We've got to let you go

Woah coal
The jury came back long ago
And oh coal
It's time to let you go
Yeah coal
Gonna leave you way down below
Oh coal!