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Three Miles Down
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R&B/Soul
Three Miles Down was released on February 27, 2015 by Spite as a part of the album Johannesburg
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Release DateFebruary 27, 2015
LabelSpite
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM100

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Performer
Rodney Young
Rodney Young
Drums
Kim Jordan
Kim Jordan
Keyboards
Larry McDonald
Larry McDonald
Percussion
Red Holloway
Red Holloway
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Songwriter
Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson
Composer

Lyrics

One, two, three, four
Here come the mine cars, it's damn near dawn
Another shift of men, some of my friends comin' on
Hard to imagine workin' in the mines
Got coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind
Yeah, when I've been listen to the speeches
And it occours to me politicians don't understand
Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine underground
It's just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down
Damn near a legend as old as the mines
Well, the things that happen in the pits just don't change with the times
Work 'til you're exhausted in too little space
A history of a disastrous fears etched on your face
Somebody signs a paper, somebody says that's fine
But they ain't signin', ain't done one day in the mines
You start to stiffen, you heard a crackin' sound
It's like workin' in a graveyard three miles down
Here come the mine cars, it's damn near dawn
Another shift of men, some of my friends comin' on
Hard to imagine them workin' in the mines
Got coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind
Yeah, when I've been listened to the speeches
And it occours to me politicians just don't understand that
Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine underground
It's like workin' in a graveyard three miles down
Thank you very much
Thank you
Thank you very much
Thank you
Written by: Brian Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron
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