The Evidence Field – The Low Ground #NDCBingo2026 D5

© 2026 Irrelin. All rights reserved https://suno.com/@irrelin [Verse] Stand where I stand, boy, watch the hands first The ground will show you more than a man will say Deeper than the plough, deeper than the foxes Your grandfather's father dug it the same way Bring the long spade, leave the short one resting Down past the depth a beast would turn one up Not too near the well, the rain will lift it Not too near the road where they ride a man down [Chorus] We dig the low ground, we dig it deep and true Same as the fathers, same as I taught you The town leaves it at the door, won't meet your eye Hands take the weight a back was never built to We dig the low ground [Verse] Now you take the spade, no, square your shoulders Bend from the knee or you will quit by noon There, you've got it, that's it, keep it under you I shook the same the first time too Wrap it tight, no cloth they'd know, no buckle Nothing on it a man could swear he'd seen Wider at the base, then pack it solid Sunk ground talks, so leave the top floor clean [Chorus] We dig the low ground, we dig it deep and true Same as the fathers, same as I taught you The town leaves it at the door, won't meet your eye Hands take the weight a back was never built to We dig the low ground [Verse] The shake leaves your hands before it leaves your sleep You will dig in winter, you will dig in the thaw One day the riders pass and ask their questions You will stand in the door and know nothing at all Your own boy comes up, sets his shoulders wrong You will fix them, he will shake the way we did Don't raise it, don't let it green up rich and tall Same low words from you to him, like a lid [Bridge] How many, you ask me, how many lie below The number stopped counting for much a long time back None of them was ever found Boy, hear me That's the trade, that's the whole of it, that's that This is the seventh I have brought you down to The rest lie under fields you've crossed today [Chorus] You will dig the low ground, you will dig it deep and true Same as the fathers, same as I taught you A town will leave it at your door, won't meet your eye Hands take the weight a back was never built to You will dig the low ground This song is part of a project called “The Evidence Field.” You can find the playlist here: https://suno.com/playlist/d1ec31a7-8155-4592-82f0-3e108271f63a