[Original Lyrics by Bob Dylan]
Come you masters of oil
You that drill for the crude
You that tap veins of coal
You that frack all the world
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin’
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it’s your little toy
You put the oil in my tank
And you hide from my eyes
And you churn out denials
When the temperatures rise
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
We can’t live without oil
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain
You destroy entire mountains
And set oceans on fire
Then you set back and watch
When sea levels get higher
You hide in your mansion
While entire nations flood
And the violent weather
Leaves us starving in the mud.
You’ve thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain’t worth the blood
That runs in your veins
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I’m young
You might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know
Though I’m younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die
And your death’ll come soon
I will follow your casket
On the pale afternoon
And I’ll watch while you’re lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I’ll stand over your grave
’Til I’m sure that you’re dead