Lyrics and translation Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart

The Dead Heart

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(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
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We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
Know your custom don't speak your tongue
White man came took everyone

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
White man listen to the songs we sing
White man came took everything

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

We carry in our hearts the true country
And that cannot be stolen
We follow in the steps of our ancestry
And that cannot be broken

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
Know your custom don't speak your tongue
White man came took everyone

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

We don't need protection
Don't need your hand
Keep your promise on where we stand
We will listen we'll understand

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! (Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

We carry in our hearts the true country
And that cannot be stolen
We follow in the steps of our ancestry
And that cannot be broken

We carry in our hearts the true country
And that cannot be stolen
We follow in the steps of our ancestry
And that cannot be broken... broken!

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Mining companies
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Pastoral companies
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Uranium companies
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Collected companies
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Got more right than people
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Got more say than people
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) More say than people
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) More say than people
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) More say than people
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Forty thousand years can make a difference to the state
Of things

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) The dead heart!
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) The dead heart!
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) The dead heart!

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) The dead heart!
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) The dead heart!
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) The dead heart lives here!

Le Cœur Mort

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

On ne sert pas ton pays
On ne sert pas ton roi
Connais tes coutumes, ne parle pas ta langue
L'homme blanc est arrivé, a pris tout le monde

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

On ne sert pas ton pays
On ne sert pas ton roi
L'homme blanc écoute les chansons que nous chantons
L'homme blanc est arrivé, a pris tout

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

Nous portons dans nos cœurs le vrai pays
Et ça ne peut pas être volé
Nous suivons les pas de nos ancêtres
Et ça ne peut pas être brisé

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

On ne sert pas ton pays
On ne sert pas ton roi
Connais tes coutumes, ne parle pas ta langue
L'homme blanc est arrivé, a pris tout le monde

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

On n'a pas besoin de protection
On n'a pas besoin de ta main
Tiens ta promesse sur où nous nous tenons
On écoutera, on comprendra

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais ! (Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

Nous portons dans nos cœurs le vrai pays
Et ça ne peut pas être volé
Nous suivons les pas de nos ancêtres
Et ça ne peut pas être brisé

Nous portons dans nos cœurs le vrai pays
Et ça ne peut pas être volé
Nous suivons les pas de nos ancêtres
Et ça ne peut pas être brisé... brisé !

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Sociétés minières
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Sociétés pastorales
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Sociétés d'uranium
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Sociétés collectées
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Ont plus de droit que les gens
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Ont plus à dire que les gens
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Plus à dire que les gens
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Plus à dire que les gens
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Plus à dire que les gens
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais !

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Quarante mille ans peuvent faire une différence pour l'état
Des choses

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Le cœur mort !
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Le cœur mort !
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Le cœur mort !

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Le cœur mort !
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Le cœur mort !
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Le cœur mort vit ici !