Poison is bubbling beneath your dreamhome
Buried there years before
Kid runs in crying from playing in the garden
"Mommy, I burned my hands!"
"Whats making our eyes so itchy?"
"Dont rub em, theyll swell up."
Oh, Oh Oh Oh
Its the big waste dump!
We 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, youll find our acid baths
Cesspools in Eden
Oozing away
Groundwaters poisoned, air stinks like hell
The lines for doctors grow long
Over martinis, the company laughs
"We dont owe you one damn thing."
But what about all these fainting spells?
Howd you like a lick from my open sores?
And Oh, Oh Oh Oh
Why are our babies stillborn?
A storage tanks leaking, its about to explode
Why evacuate when you can watch the fun?
Nothing happens here, get out the lawn chairs
Well drink pink lemonade and watch Martinez burn
Cesspools in Eden
Oozing away
Cesspools in Eden
Leak by the day
The land we sold you is right atop our acid pits
We fill them by the truckload in the dead of night
Theres thousands more toxic tips of the iceberg
We pay a little bribe or we just dont report them
And see what you get:
Cesspools in Eden
In Eden
No accident,
Just a little of our greed-fueled negligence
So youve found the proof why your cancer rates shot up
But whatcha gonna do when weve got all the cards?
Times Beach, Rocky Flats, Love Canal & Bhopal
Merry Christmas, hostages, from the folks that care
Cesspools in Eden
Oozing away
Cesspools in Eden
Leak by the day
Cesspools in Eden
In Eden…
Have a nice day!