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Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam at forty-five degrees
The time has come to say "Fair's fair"
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say "Fair's fair"
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore, east to Yuendemu
The Western Desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees
The time has come to say "Fair's fair"
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say "Fair's fair"
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, we're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam at forty-five degrees
The time has come to say "Fair's fair"
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say "Fair's fair"
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore, east to Yuendemu
The Western Desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees
The time has come to say "Fair's fair"
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say "Fair's fair"
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, we're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
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I can not BELIEVE some of the racist comments coming from people. It obviously mean's you are uneducated about Indigenous culture. I am 16 year's old doing research for a school report and some of the stereotypical remarks about Aboriginal people being the cause of most crime, got me all chocked up. Hopefully now, 6 to 5 years later you all have a better understanding. My Great Grandmother and Great Grandfather was apart of the stolen generation which by the way would not have even happened if white settlement did not occur. It is Aboriginal land and the reason Indigenous area's can be run down and full of crime is because they were dumped in missions and didn't have access to education, the same education that some people ^^ take advantage of. For the key board warriors up the top who are bagging out my culture, I double dare you to go ahead and say what you have got to say to one of our faces and see how it all pans out. Read a book or do some research and learn a little more so I don't have to see comments like this again. Cheers.
DAMN RIGHT!!! I TOTALLY AGREE!!! I personally are not from indigenous descent butu some of my best friends are and a lot of my family are. I totally agree with you. Some people are so ignorant of their own history, it's not funny! Some of the things that come out of people's mouths nowadays still, are so disrespectful that I've flared up to the point of... well, let's just say they got what they deserved. I strongly believe it should be compulsory for every person to go through the history of their OWN country and understand what terrible things went on. It's sad that they don't, to be honest. Sorry, I'm ranting again but I can get so worked up about rascism against the indigenous population. Er... yeah so... just wanted to say, I agreed with you full heartily!!
Ah how refreshing it is to hear intelligent opinions like yours Denika, on a song from 1987. You show a better understanding of the meaning of the song even though you weren't born until 9 years after its release! I'm glad and appreciative, that our future is in the hands of people like you.<br /> <br /> Music is such an amazing medium, some people sing all the words and have no idea what the song is about, which is perfectly fine! Then others can comprehend exactly what the musicians are trying to convey through their songs! <br /> <br /> Music is politics people, music is the universal language....
No apostrophe in words like "year's" and "mean's". Nice education there champ. Did you go to a State school pleb?
@Hoffies so out of their whole post that is what you focus on? "Forest from the trees"