PJ Harvey - Dance On The Mountain

Kalashnikovs
Were brought across
The mountain
On the back of mules
They stored their weapons
In a school

There's something wrong
There's something wrong
Something terrifying
Something terrifying

And now the slopes
Something terrifying
Of dry grass
Something terrifying
Hold crouching boys
Something terrifying
Watch their fathers dance
Something terrifying
Holding hands
Something terrifying
They follow the drums
Something terrifying

And something terrifying
Something terrifying
Is going on
Something terrifying

The oldest dancer
Takes off his hat
To place a glass of water
On his head
Bares his teeth
Wakes the dead

This is their land
They dance upon
Something terrifying
Is going on

Something terrifying
Something terrifying
Something terrifying
Something terrifying

The dancer falls
To kneel before
The village elder
Stains on his shirt
Rising up
Growing strong

The boy children
Start to dance
It's terrifying
It's terrifying

In the distance
People call
Like a river
Running home
In the distance
People call
Like a river
Calling out
In the distance
People call
In the oldest
Language known

It's terrifying
It's terrifying
It's terrifying