I love the Beat to this song! Its about a young guy getting a job in a mine, somewhere in Australia. He needs some money, so why not work the mines? Seems logical. But then he dreams of the Sacred place which he and the company are intruding on. This "Sacred Place' is a Spiritual site for the Aboriginal people of Australia. So the guilt builds up and he is plagued by these dreams, seeing faces of the ancestors of the aboriginal people and the spirits of the land. So when he is sacked, he's relieved that he is not part of this Company Sin.
This song is very deals with a BIG issue in Australia. The treatment of aboriginal sacred land is an issue that is pushed to the side by the government and all the one's before it. Some pieces of land have been 'given' back to them, such as Uluru (Ayres Rock), but the majority of land they hold sacred, is used for mining, development, tree plantations etc. Alot of the places they really want back are out of the question. Could you imagine John Howard handing over Port Jackson??
Just a couple of lines need editing in the Lyrics:
"Dont ask him why" then its: "he can't explain"
After T"he screaming of the Old.......Young" there is a repeat of the pre chorus "Dont ask him why...."
I love the Beat to this song! Its about a young guy getting a job in a mine, somewhere in Australia. He needs some money, so why not work the mines? Seems logical. But then he dreams of the Sacred place which he and the company are intruding on. This "Sacred Place' is a Spiritual site for the Aboriginal people of Australia. So the guilt builds up and he is plagued by these dreams, seeing faces of the ancestors of the aboriginal people and the spirits of the land. So when he is sacked, he's relieved that he is not part of this Company Sin.
This song is very deals with a BIG issue in Australia. The treatment of aboriginal sacred land is an issue that is pushed to the side by the government and all the one's before it. Some pieces of land have been 'given' back to them, such as Uluru (Ayres Rock), but the majority of land they hold sacred, is used for mining, development, tree plantations etc. Alot of the places they really want back are out of the question. Could you imagine John Howard handing over Port Jackson??
Just a couple of lines need editing in the Lyrics:
"Dont ask him why" then its: "he can't explain"
After T"he screaming of the Old.......Young" there is a repeat of the pre chorus "Dont ask him why...."