Lyrics Bass Priority - Andy White

There's an early version of the very first nation
Telling us something about our own situation
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Deep down sounds are felt not heard
For unspoken feelings forget the power of word
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They came across the ocean
Telling no one's story but their own
Bringing those who did not want to come

They offered worthless gifts in exchange for land
They slaughtered
And raised the flag over another island
Bigger this time
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And they will not walk this land
And they will not acknowledge its story
They will not give the rights that should be given
They will not learn from history
And the rise of the people
And the rise of the temperature
And the rise of the nation
Accept the wisdom of the Uluru Statement from the Heart
Turn back the extinction of the animals

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Forget antecedents predecessors historical inevitability
A predilection for colonisation
This is a dereliction of ethical consideration
Remember
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Remember
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We will remember
We will never forget
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Now

Deep down
Going way back
Deep down
To where the music lives
Deep down
In our soul

You cannot ignore

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