INTRO: - - - - VERSE I I won’t see you ’till Christmas I breathe coal dust I get blisters But the foreman he don’t worry He say work boy there’s no hurry Don’t that big red sun Look a lot like fire When you come out of the ground After forty eight hours Going down down down down down Going down in  Durban deep Going down down down down down There’s no mercy in my sleep I just hear that drill and hammer I feel the killing heat Going two miles down to the heart Of Durban deep - - - - VERSE II I was born on amen corner I pound rock face I get lonely But my family they go hungry Still the boss man he call us lazy Don’t the old blue heaven Look a lot like your eyes When you’re blinded by the brightness Of the Transvaal sky Going down down down down down Going down in  Durban deep Going down down down down down There’s no mercy in my sleep I just hear that drill and hammer I feel the killing heat Going two miles down to the heart Of Durban deep   - - - - SOLO -      -   -  -    - u>  - - - -   Going down down down down down Going down in  Durban deep Going down down down down down There’s no mercy in my sleep I just hear that drill and hammer I feel the killing heat Going two miles down to the heart Of Durban deep - - - - OUTRO - - - -  vamp to fade

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque la vie difficile d'un mineur dans un contexte de travail harassant et de solitude. Le personnage se sent prisonnier d'un quotidien où l'attente est pesante, marqué par la fatigue et la lutte pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. Le contraste entre les souvenirs réconfortants d'une vie plus sereine et la dure réalité souterraine est poignant, soulignant l'absence de compassion dans ce milieu de travail impitoyable. Les images puissantes, comme l'ancêtre de l'obscurité du sol et la chaleur accablante, renforcent cette atmosphère de lutte constante.