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Sight Of Land
03:05
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well i pulled myself up from out of the rut eventually
like a broken, disenchanted soldier when they told him the war was over
after eons of hiding, i’ve had enough
with many hands helping me up
a little shaky but i’m on my feet
my voice busting out of my teeth
trying to find a new direction, a new road
with my map taken out of my hands
i nearly lost sight of land
i’ve been far from complacent to stand and stare vacantly at the place where i long to be
all their desires, thoughts and opinions expressed so easily
but i won’t stand at the back anymore
i’ll push to the front, get up off the floor
don’t wanna look, not gonna listen
i’m gonna shout, i want to see
‘cause i can’t rely on myself to decide when i’ll get goin again
i need a moment to brood and think everything through
and summon up the strength to begin
bursting to life via speakers and mic
the only method i understand
no longer confined to the back of my mind
but letting out as much as i can
the only method i understand
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The River
03:12
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I can remember how the water was so cold
And the river was so dark and swollen up the banks struggled to hold
We sent the bravest of us in
While the rest of us watched from above and drank the danger in
Long after midnight we would launch ourselves into the dark
And seconds seemed like years until we'd plunge into the Murray's murky heart
And somehow we survived
And though we wished it wouldn't end
We were all so bloody anxious to see what lay around the bend
And on mornings we would rise
Nurse our heads and turn our eyes
To where the snowy mountains rise
And where the rivers source resides
And wonder if we'll ever get that high
And as those last days of summer faded from green to gold
I knew they would never fade from my memory
As time stood still on the sunny shore
The current kept its steady course
Reminding us of moments yet to be
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Wasted Time
03:06
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i’ve been let down, i’ve been stranded on the roadside
a dusty cloud disappearing down the road
i walked for miles trying to find something familiar
lucky that i had you to ease the load
and it took my wounds a little while to close
the stitches weren’t strong enough to hold
when i wandered through the towns i’d been before
it just didn’t feel the same
i’ve wasted time, trying to get my shit together
except the wind kept blowing everything away
and i couldn’t find all the pieces that were missing
what hope had i they would ever be replaced?
but i made it back to where i started from
the dust had cleared, the aches and pains were gone
when i wonder why it took me so long
i have only me to blame
afraid that i might have left it too late
but it’s too early to tell
i could just sit here waiting for the next train
but i think it’s time i legged it there myself
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Steer Us Straight
04:05
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when prehistoric man saw a face in the sand
it ignited a light in his mind
and the earth through his eyes was a sizeable prize
so began the course of mankind
when we discovered we could create fire with wood
well the smoke started chokin the sky
and we found that the stuff in the ground was combustible
now its nearly been sucked dry
we built boats out of trees that could travel the seas
and we set sail into the unknown
and our ships came ashore upon coasts unexplored
that we boastfully claimed as our own
but the natives dismayed at our decision to stay
and the way that we used and abused them
but they could never succeed against guns and disease
another pitiful page in our history
well we looked to the sky and we learnt how to fly
and we landed as high as the moon
but despite our successes and thirst for progress
is our honeymoon over too soon?
we've been raping the earth of everything that its worth
so what happens when it all runs out?
we can reverse what we've done, we can change the outcome
instead of waiting around to find out
how low will we go until we discover
that we've strayed for too long on this track
that we went too far and there's no going back
but its not over, we've still got time to steer us straight
before we lose our way
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Brendan Lloyd Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne-based singer and guitar player.
I sing loudly and strum too hard.
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