Hattonrigg Pit Disaster Songtext
von De Rosa

When I was nothing and we were no-one
I was the father of two hungry sons
I dug my way down into a night
That seemed to guide me
What I knew then as life was at its end

Hattonry Pit Disaster 1910
We′ve come a long way since then

The words that move me are words of stone
That simplify me to a wordless drone
The masters living life on a plate
Us bastards digging
And letting ourselves be tools to others' ends


Hattonry Pit Disaster 1910
We′ve come a long way since then

How many years?
How many years?
How many years?

Make song, write down, listen
Down into light I dig, I dig

When I was nothing and we were no-one
I started looking and look what I found
A planning stranger to pin my hope down
There was no danger
Of letting it be a temporary trend
I know your ways will kill you in the end
But how many more till then?