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For The Sake of Oil

from Where You Need To BE by Glenn Chatten

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This song was written from the environmental oil tragedy that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Rainbow stains on each grain of sand
Blackened oil on the palm of my hand
Heron trapped in a pool of black slime
Bellies of fish rise up from the brine

All…. for the sake of oil

“Deep Water Horizon”: Eleven lost their lives
Never to return to their families and wives
Working on a platform brazened and bold
Dig deeper to find illusive black gold

All….for the sake of oil

Spew greed and madness from the ground
Into blue innocence of oceans around
Corporate blame jugglers in media space
Watch them wipe heron’s egg off their face!

All……for the sake of oil

Will this lesson stop when they capped the hole?
Another forgotten moment for the world to behold
It rots with fish corpses and environmental spoil
All that we do for the sake of oil……

All……for the sake of oil

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from Where You Need To BE, released October 1, 2011

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Glenn Chatten Vancouver, British Columbia

Glenn Chatten is an established, highly respected singer-songwriter who moved from the hustle and bustle of Vancouver to the quiet of Whitehorse, Yukon. He is a uniquely phenomenal finger-style acoustic guitarist, touring Canadian performer, producer, and recording artist. In 2017, Chatten was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the category of Instrumental Soloist of the Year. ... more

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