This song protests mountaintop removal mining; Lissie expresses her discontent with the way America treats the environment and acts like it is natural to destroy.
Ah, ah,-ah, uh, ah-ah, uh, ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah, uh, ah-ah, uh, ah-ah
My darling, my dear, I'll tell you what is wrong
I went to the mountain, but the mountaintop was gone
Remember those trees where as kids we dreamed?
They tore 'em down years ago, and built a factory
And when that plant closed, the workers all left town
I read in the paper that some kids were killed when it burnt down
Now I stare at that field like a circle in the earth
And nothing will grow now, that's not soil, it's just dirt
And I can't stand it, what's the use in making something new
If all that made us must be ruined?
I can't demand it, I got nothing but mounting debt and fear
I scratch my head wondering how we got here
America, Americans
What are we doing?
America, I am American
Please, can we start again?
America (ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh), American (ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh)
Mountaintop Removal shames our name
My darling, my dear, I'll tell you what is right
The moon on the lake and swimming by its light
My darling, my dear, I'll tell you what is wrong
I went to the mountain, but the mountaintop was gone
And I can't stand it, what's the use in making something new
If all that made us must be ruined?
I can't demand shit, I got nothing but mounting debt and fear
We scratch our heads wondering how we got here
America (yeah-e-yeah), Americans (yeah-e-yeah)
What are we doing?
America, I am American
Please, can we start again?
America (yeah-e-yeah) (ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh), American (yeah-e-yeah) (ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh)
America (yeah-e-yeah), Americans (yeah-e-yeah)
Think of your children
America, Americans
What they're inheriting
Money, soon it will be gone
Oh, no, now money never lasts that long
Oh, no, but honey, now your mountain's gone
The rivers are toxic, and your children are all sick
Whoa, whoa-ah-ah, whoa-ah-ah-ah-ah
[Say you wouldn't hide]?
Ahh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahh, ah-ahh
Ahh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahh, ah-ahh
Ahh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahh, ah-ahh
My darling, my dear, I'll tell you what is wrong
I went to the mountain, but the mountaintop was gone
Mountaintop Removal shames our name
Mountaintop Removal was written by Eg White & Martin Craft & Lissie.
Mountaintop Removal was produced by Jacknife Lee.
Lissie released Mountaintop Removal on Tue Oct 08 2013.