Unsteady Ground

Feeny Catherine

At night we plant bones 
In the dark as you children sleep 
You should know by now 
There is always something moving 
Under your feet 

Black water runs deep 
Underneath these titanic plates 
Where you build your homes 
You tie up your safety nets 

When these plates meet 
It is mountains they make 
Yeah when these bones shift 
There's an earthquake 

Watch your step 
You should keep your head down 
You never know what tomorrow will bring around 
Hold onto what good fortune you have found 
For you are walking on 
Unsteady ground 

We will drill the earth 
And you'll ride that slick 
When it dirties your hands 
It's a dirty trick 

But it's like quicksand you know 
To distinguish the top from the undertow 
It gets harder 
As your eyes and your bellies grow 

Watch your step 
You should keep your head down 
You never know what tomorrow will bring around 
Hold onto what good fortune you have found 
For you are walking on 

You love God 
Yes, you love your president 
You want them both 
But we must keep them separate 
The left hand don't know where the right hand is at yet 
The children don't know yet that we're bombing Baghdad 

Keep your head down 
We are walking on 
Unsteady ground