You can only build the pile so high
Before it shrouds in darkness
And blots out the sky
You can only bury the bones so deep
Before they fill up the earth
And haunt your sleep
You can only take, rape and steal
So much before the scabs won't heal
You can only abuse, hurt and use
So many times before you lose
Reap and sow
Plant and hoe
Make sure I'm dead, bury me deep
Because I'm coming back for you
I've got a promise to keep
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
I'll find you near or find you far
Nasty little black sheep
Thought I was your tool
But I'm not Mary's little lamb
And I'm certainly no fool
Tick-tock, dickory dock
Someone oughta clean your c
Well, the Earth she holds some secrets
That she's tired of keepin'
For the hearts no longer beatin'
But one day their story she'll tell
The blood cries out to Jesus
And the bones they're screamin'
The city streets are weepin'
Can't you hear that judgement bell?
It goes...
Them bones, them bones are gonna walk around
Them bones, them bones are gonna break the ground
Them bones, them bones are gonna walk around
Now hear the word of the Lord
Them bones, them bones are gonna walk around
Them bones, them bones are gonna drag you down
Them bones, them bones are gonna walk around
Now hear, now hear the word of the Lord
Well, the Earth holds in he