Unsteady Ground

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