Cesspools In Eden

Poison is bubbling
Beneath your dream home
Buried there years beforeKid runs in crying from playing in the garden
"Mommy, I burned my hands"
"What's making our eyes so itchy?
Don't rub 'em they'll swell up"Oh, oh, oh, oh
It's the big waste dump
Oh, yeah, oh, yeahWe built your ticky-tacky houses
On landfill soil, to cover up a gift
We left you years before of toxic chemicals and leaking gas
Just dig a little while you'll find our acid bathsCesspools in Eden
Oozing awayGroundwater's poisoned, air stings like hell
The lines for doctors grow long
Over Martinis the company laughs
"We don't owe you a damn thing"But what about all these fainting spells?
How'd you like a lick
From my open soresAnd oh, oh, oh, oh
Why are our babies stillborn?
Oh, yeah, oh, yeahA storage tank's leaking it's about to explode
Why evacuate when you can watch the fun
Nothing happens here, get out the lawn chairs
We'll drink pink lemonade and watch Martinez burnCesspools in Eden
Oozing away
Leak by the dayThe land we sold you is right atop our acid pits
We fill them by the truckload in the dead of night
There's a thousand more toxic tips of the iceberg
We pay a little bribe or we just don't report themAnd see what you get
Cesspools in Eden, in Eden, no accident
Just a little of our greed fueled negligenceSo you've found the proof why your cancer rate's shot up
But whatcha gonna do when we've got all the cards
Times Beach, Rocky Flats, Love Canal and Bhopal
Merry Christmas, hostages from the folks who careCesspools in Eden
In Eden
In EdenHave a nice day