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Kosciuszko Lyrics
Older than Kosciusko
Darwin down to Alice Springs
Dealers in the clearinghouse
The settlements explode
High up in the homelands
Miners drive across the land
Encounter no resistance
When the people block the road
Old than Kosciusko
Dry white seasons years ago
Darkness over Charleville
The fires begin to glow
No end to the hostility
Now they wanna be somehwere else
No stranger to brutality
Now they'd like to be someone else
Older than Kosciusko
Driven back to Alice Springs
Endless storms and struggle
Now the figes begin to rage
High up in the homelands
Celebration 'cross the land
Builds up like a cyclone
Now the fires begin to rage
Call off the ultimatum
No don't turn away
Call off the ultimatum until yesterday
Call off the ultimatum, no don't turn away
Bind up the brokenhearted
No don't turn away
Call off the ultimatum until yesterday
Darwin down to Alice Springs
Dealers in the clearinghouse
The settlements explode
Miners drive across the land
Encounter no resistance
When the people block the road
Dry white seasons years ago
Darkness over Charleville
The fires begin to glow
Now they wanna be somehwere else
No stranger to brutality
Now they'd like to be someone else
Driven back to Alice Springs
Endless storms and struggle
Now the figes begin to rage
Celebration 'cross the land
Builds up like a cyclone
Now the fires begin to rage
No don't turn away
Call off the ultimatum until yesterday
Call off the ultimatum, no don't turn away
Bind up the brokenhearted
No don't turn away
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like most of midnight oil's songs, i'm guessing it has something to do with the plight of the aboriginies of austrailia. arguably their best song. they play it great live.
As much as I love Polish heroes, this song is about Aboriginal plight in Australia, how their heritage is older and stronger than our highest peak and that should be respected, they shouldn't be abused or driven off their land by miners (for Chinese mining companies now own a lot of the Northern Territory) or anyone else.
Love this!
this is 1 of my favourite Midnight oil song. i just love the tune to it and so should all of you!
It's about an uprising. Kosciusko was a Polish rebel hero. There's a mountain in Australia named after him.
Yes, Kosciusko is the highest peak in Australia, obviously formed ages ago (first line). Not sure what uprising it refers to. Eureka stockade? land rights demo's?
"Older than Kosciuszko" ... older than the hills........ the same struggle over and over again. the rights of the people exploited by corporations. irrespective of their colour. And the movement for revolution building against it. A very powerful album this one.