Prison in the Well - Natalie Merchant
Tell me, what's gone wrong?
I tilt my head there, under the faucet
but when I turn it on
dry as paper
call the neighbors
Who's to blame for what's going on?
in the dark without a clue
I'm just the same as you
O, they tell us there's poison in the well
that someone's been a bit untidy
and there's been a small spill
not a lot, just a drop
But there you are mistaken
you know you are!
I wonder just how long
they knew our well was poisoned
but they let us just drink on
O, they tell us there's poison in the well
that someone's been a bit untidy
and there's been a small spill
all that it amounts to is a tear in a salted sea
someone's been a bit untidy
they'll have it cleaned up in a week
But the week is over
and now it's grown into years
since I was told that I should be calm
there's nothing to fear
But I drank that water for years
my wife and my children!
Tell me, where to now
if your fight for a bearable life
can be fought and lost in you backyard?
O, don't tell us there's poison in the well
that someone's been a bit untidy
that there's been a small spill
all that it amounts to is a tear in a salted sea
Someone's been a bit untidy
they'll have it cleaned up in a week
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