Rain Man - Australian Story lyrics

[Intro/Sample] {Vocals} If I thouht you'd ever change, you're wrong You're wrong You're wrong [Bridge/Hook] This isn't some hidden mystery - this is recent history This isn't some hidden mystery - this is recent history [Verse 1] This white fella drops topics at the top of his esophagus About issues of prominence across this stolen continent A consequence of considering endless sentiments Expressing discontent has turned me into a dissadent But this event isn't necissarily negative I'll take these things and flip em', turn them into a positive That's why I feel we need to try and heal this wounded space This landscape aches from what's taken place This isn't some hidden mystery, this is recent history Listen you can hear its echo lingering And it'll remain when little has changed All we do is pa** the blame for these indelible stains Like "It wasn't me", "I didn't do it", "It's not my problem" "I've had it hard, I've made it far, it's up to them to solve it" True in a sense but whose institutions who we live in? Who's schools? Who's legal system? And who's clinic? Who educates, who legislates and evaluates Who desicrates, who appropriates and dominates Colonisation isn't finished with, it's just so imbedded we're missing it One of many white privilege's [Chorus] I've got a million words, if you could feel the hurt If I could change (YOUR MIND...) I'd shout everyone a round, yeah everyone in town If I could change (YOUR MIND...) I'd throw a speech at all I meet, like a preacher in the street If I could change (YOUR MIND...) I'd be down the backyard waving round a placard If I could change (YOUR MIND...) [Verse 2] I'll be the first to say this country is a great place But if we call it 'home' there's a few things we must face This is a nation made from murder, the theft of land And the denial of rights we must understand Yeah, they call it "Black Armband" but these things are facts and it's time to Acknowledge what's happened Cos tomorrow songs are made from today's sounds Today's cacophony - of course it has a background In savage ma**acres, protection acts and dispossession Missions and reserves, cultural repression The colonial legacy - a cycle of violence The political strategy - denial and silence And it's a white wash that works wonders on sane citizens It wipes away what our hearts have been whispering But more are giving in, hearing and listening It's time to realise who's country it is we're living in [Chorus] [Bridge/Hook] This isn't some hidden mystery - this is recent history This isn't some hidden mystery - this is recent history This isn't some hidden mystery - this is recent history This isn't some hidden mystery Listen... You can hear its echo lingering...