Jill Sobule “The American Underground”

National songwriting treasure Jill Sobule led a global songwriting collaboration at Hookist.com!

Watch Jill sing an acoustic version of
“The American Underground”.

The American Underground
Music: Jill Sobule
Words: Adam Byrn, Blue, G.T.Edwards, Kayly, Kiva Simova

Down isn’t up and up isn’t down
In the American underground
The size of the lie will not make it true
The clouds don’t make the sky less blue

Fact can turn to fiction depending what you read
When watered with deception a rose becomes a weed
A weed becomes a weapon aimed at you and me
With trust among the fallen and truth a casualty

How will we win this war that surrounds
The American underground
One small voice is now a rumbling sound
In the American underground

A perfect pick in battles this one we must choose
What’s real should not be rattled the truth should never lose
Like petals on a flower… like grapes upon a vine
We grow into our power… one brave seed at a time

This wounded world won’t heal without our help
The wheel has been invented… but it will not turn itself
Our actions pave the way for those to come
Let’s leave them something good when the day is finally done
In the underground

So let’s bathe in the sunshine… the gaslight’s way too dim
Help open up the closed minds and let the truth pour in

Down isn’t up and up isn’t down
In the American underground
The size of the lie will not make it true
The clouds don’t make the sky less blue
When it comes to the truth we don’t mess around
In the American underground