We Work the Black Seam
Sting * Track #6 On The Dream of the Blue Turtles
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Album The Dream of the Blue Turtles
We Work the Black Seam by Sting
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We Work the Black Seam was not released as a single. However, Sting re-recorded the song on a couple occasions, including one for Ten Summoner’s Tales. This version was not released on the album, but can be found on singles for the album. Sting then released the song as part of his Symphonicities al...
We Work the Black Seam Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This place has changed for good
Your economic theory said it would
It's hard for us to understand
We can't give up our jobs the way we should
[Verse 2]
Our blood has stained the coal
We tunneled deep inside the nation's soul
We matter more than pounds and pence
Your economic theory makes no sense
[Chorus]
One day in a nuclear age
They may understand our rage
They build machines that they can't control
And bury the waste in a great big hole
Power was to become cheap and clean
Grimy faces were never seen
But deadly for twelve thousand years
Is carbon fourteen
We work the black seam together
We work the black seam together
[Verse 3]
The seam lies underground
Three million years of pressure packed it down
We walk through ancient forest lands
And light a thousand cities with our hands
[Verse 4]
Your dark satanic mills
Have made redundant all our mining skills
You can't exchange a six inch band
For all the poisoned streams in Cumberland
[Chorus]
One day in a nuclear age
They may understand our rage
They build machines that they can't control
And bury the waste in a great big hole
Power was to become cheap and clean
Grimy faces were never seen
But deadly for twelve thousand years
Is carbon fourteen
We work the black seam together
We work the black seam together
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[Verse 5]
And should the children weep
The turning world will sing their souls to sleep
When you have sunk without a trace
The universe will suck me into place
[Chorus]
One day in a nuclear age
They may understand our rage
They build machines that they can't control
And bury the waste in a great big hole
Power was to become cheap and clean
Grimy faces were never seen
But deadly for twelve thousand years
Is carbon fourteen
We work the black seam together
We work the black seam together
We Work the Black Seam Q&A
Who wrote We Work the Black Seam's ?
We Work the Black Seam was written by Sting.
Who produced We Work the Black Seam's ?
We Work the Black Seam was produced by Pete Smith & Sting.
When did Sting release We Work the Black Seam?
Sting released We Work the Black Seam on Sat Jun 01 1985.