Coal Dust and Shadows Lyrics

(Act 2, The Past)(Jack sings)We were so young, lost in thoughtYellow iris, and olive heartClean white sheeting, a nest is madeExpectations, company paidShe watched the windowAnd la...Read Full Lyrics

(Jack sings)Selling your bloodTo oil the machines For so little compensationSending your DNAThrough the electric linesFor another generation They burn away the newsAnd just replace...Read Full Lyrics

(Clementine sings)You wake up before the sunI turn over and you’re goneOh I’m losing sleepMorning fog burns away Mile-a-minute creeps our wayOh the price is steepPour water on ...Read Full Lyrics

(Jack sings)What should I do to provideQuiet your voice we might unionizeEighteen’s too young to decideAll that I might like to do with my lifeStay on the lineStay on the lineJus...Read Full Lyrics

(Jack sings)Nostalgia come and haunt meMy youth seems so unfamiliarYou creep up in vague impressionsBut my focus seems to blurAnd a quiet violence consumes meWhat little still rema...Read Full Lyrics

(Jack sings)Your gaspin’ loveYou need to leave my lovePack up your bag with all you’ll needTo ensure we’ll land on our feet againJust listen to meThe contract was wonI’ll w...Read Full Lyrics

(Act 3)(Jack sings)Silence in the blackBut I hear them callingThere’s no turning backBut I hear them callingEchoes chasing echoesBut I hear them callingMinutes till the whole thi...Read Full Lyrics

(Clementine sings)I know there’s somethingWrong tonight I can sense the quake but it mightNot be the endI’ve been wrong beforeBut I can feel the floorThe foundation moved am I ...Read Full Lyrics

(Jack sings)The air’s too thick too blackToo short of breathEye’s wide headlight fadesThere’s no air left...Read Full Lyrics

(Jack sings)Don’t tell me, that this is how it ends Don’t tell me, that this is how it endsJust help meFeel my way...Read Full Lyrics