Engineers up on the hill Pencils sharp and fingers still Draw a line across the vale Stamp it with a ministry seal Church and school and burial ground Marked in blue and marked to drown Concrete coming, trucks in line Turbines singing for the mine Drown the map! (Drown it!) Not the land! (Not the land!) Drown the map! (Drown it!) Here we stand! Rifles on the river road Papers say we've got to go Grandmother won't leave her door Ninety years on that same floor Light for cities far away Darkness for the ones who stay Concrete coming, trucks in line Turbines singing for the mine Drown the map! (Drown it!) Not the land! (Not the land!) Drown the map! (Drown it!) Here we stand! Water rising, we remain Water rising, we remain Water rising, we remain Water rising, we remain Chain the gate and link the arms Kids on shoulders, goats and farms You can flood the valley floor Roots go deeper than your law Pour your concrete, pour it high We'll be standing when it's dry Drown the map! (Drown it!) Not the land! (Not the land!) Drown the map! (Drown it!) Here we stand! Drown the map! (Drown it!) Not the land! (Not the land!) Drown the map! (Drown it!) Here we stand! Drown the map! Drown the map! Here we stand!
