Mother is burning
The animals are dying
The people are homeless
Only ash left in their pockets
You knew this was coming
Now the red sun's upon us
Dogs are howling in the middle of the day
Coal in his hand, 'don't be afraid'
'This is for the people, it is for global trade!'
He wants to keep digging to keep the lights on
But he exports the power, 'don't be scared, we have fire now'
If you keep digging
If you keep digging
You'll be digging our grave
If you keep digging, digging, digging
You'll be digging your grave too
Life has troubled me
Life has troubled you
We had different teachers, who taught us different truths
Well I understand how we got where we are
But this is more than fact
This is a lesson of the heart
We are asking you to be brave
Please, fight the fire
Put out the flame
This is no longer a rich man's game
This is us losing the place we all live in
When I say 'we' I mean you too
For no one can tell Mother what to do
She feels angry, she's been abused
She tried to warn us, now there's nothing she can do
Mother is burning
The animals are dying
The children are hopeless
With only ash in their future
If you keep digging
If you keep digging
You'll be digging our grave
If you keep digging, digging, digging
You'll be digging your grave too
If you keep digging, digging, digging
You'll be digging your grave too
If you keep digging, if you keep digging
You'll be digging your grave
If you keep digging, digging, digging
You'll be digging our grave too
If we keep digging, digging
We'll be digging our grave
If we keep digging, digging, digging
We'll be digging our grave
If we keep digging, digging
We'll be digging our grave