Black Gold Acoustic

These Wicked Rivers present their new single "Black Gold" in a stripped back acoustic style. Recorded and filmed by the band at their own HQ, this is them at their most articulate. Pre-order the new album 'Force of Nature' via www.thesewickedrivers.com Album out March 1st 2024 via Fat Earth Records www.fatearthrecords.com Arrangement by These Wicked Rivers Filmed and Edited by Rich Wilson Lyrics Well I was watching the towers fall And I would listen to the stories tall Look away, look away, look away now And I was wondering while you’re waging your war Which side was winning, cos I ain’t keeping score Look away, look away, look away now It’s all about the power and the wealth Goes with the secrets and the stealth Black gold, Black gold You heard that story, but it never gets old Black gold, Black gold Strike a vein boy it’s bought and it’s sold Black gold, Black gold Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keeping stable all the foreign lands Where steel horses graze on fields of sand Look away, look away, look away now You would watch all the forests burn If you believed there was a profit to earn Look away, look away, look away now It’s all about the power and the wealth Goes with the secrets and the stealth Black gold, Black gold You heard that story, but it never gets old Black gold, Black gold Strike a vein boy it’s bought and it’s sold Black gold, Black gold Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Black gold, Black gold You heard that story, but it never gets old Black gold, Black gold Strike a vein boy it’s bought and it’s sold Black gold, Black gold Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah