Frack Off by The Holophonics Lyrics
Down in Texas in two thousand and fourteen
(We made our voices heard)
And we're still screaming out our lungs!
We don't want this town to die at the hands of industry
Another casualty of trying to frack the American Dream
Chemicals we're drinking down slowly poisoning our town
And industry and profiteers hear their message loud and clear
They don't care about our future, they don't care about our home
But they're messing with the wrong crowd
Don't mess with Texas!
We voted no, we exercised democracy
But it's not over yet, we've gotta fight for our city
The government commissioner thinks she knows what's best for us
The energy companies are her real priority
'Cause they don't care about our future, they don't care about our home
But they're messing with the wrong crowd
Don't mess with Texas!
[Spoken]
In November of 2014, the citizens of Denton, Texas overwhelmingly voted to ban hydraulic fracturing
One of the most environmentally and economically(?) destructive forces our state has ever seen
Shortly thereafter, the state legislature, (?) in the pockets of lobbyists, overturned our ban
Does(?) Texas belong to the politicians and industry fat cats? No!
This Texas is our Texas and we will take it back!
Chemicals we're drinking down slowly poisoning our town
And industry and profiteers hear their message loud and clear
They don't care about our future, they don't care about our home
But they're messing with the wrong crowd
You don't mess with Texas!
(We made our voices heard)
And we're still screaming out our lungs!
We don't want this town to die at the hands of industry
Another casualty of trying to frack the American Dream
Chemicals we're drinking down slowly poisoning our town
And industry and profiteers hear their message loud and clear
They don't care about our future, they don't care about our home
But they're messing with the wrong crowd
Don't mess with Texas!
We voted no, we exercised democracy
But it's not over yet, we've gotta fight for our city
The government commissioner thinks she knows what's best for us
The energy companies are her real priority
'Cause they don't care about our future, they don't care about our home
But they're messing with the wrong crowd
Don't mess with Texas!
[Spoken]
In November of 2014, the citizens of Denton, Texas overwhelmingly voted to ban hydraulic fracturing
One of the most environmentally and economically(?) destructive forces our state has ever seen
Shortly thereafter, the state legislature, (?) in the pockets of lobbyists, overturned our ban
Does(?) Texas belong to the politicians and industry fat cats? No!
This Texas is our Texas and we will take it back!
Chemicals we're drinking down slowly poisoning our town
And industry and profiteers hear their message loud and clear
They don't care about our future, they don't care about our home
But they're messing with the wrong crowd
You don't mess with Texas!