The Destruction of the Kola Superdeep Borehole Tower - The Mountain Goats

Stick bright reflective tape to the collar of your shirt

Mind your business and you won’t get hurt

Be true to the things you said you’d be true to

Always keep your objective in view

Keep two working contacts among your effects

See the tall poppies with their tender fragile necks

Solomon in all his glory not arrayed like these

Bending in the wind like pilgrims on their knees

Those who came to learn these lessons

Left no trace of their presnce

Always have a flashlight, just in case

Show th world your true face

Burn such fuel as you need to burn

Learn to wait your turn

Count the heads in the bunks before you turn in for the night

Lace your boots up tight

Secure the rope to the pole

Keep a sense of wonder when you finally reach your goal

Those who came to learn these lessons

Left no trace of their presence

Leave nothing behind

Keep a positive thought in your mind

If you can’t find anything nice to say

Drift away

Retain a sense of grace when it’s time to cut the cord

Crack through the crust, fall to your knees, and praise the Lord

Listen for the voices calling out from down below

Steady as you go

What will they say back home about you

Who always kept your objective in view

Whose effects included contacts that finally got found

Inside the Arctic Circle, scattered on the ground

Those who came to learn these lessons

Left no trace of their presence