Yothu Yindi - Treaty 2015 lyrics

[VERSE 1: JIMBLAH] From the top of the [?] Let me clear my throat Half of these cats ain't know... Bred by the system to crush our hopes A young black king come and claim his throne Take what's mine to the back of boat [??] For real, I tried to be nice, but damn Peace spoke cuz I'm gonna take mines back [??] Save for life, for the talk and the tokenism And the politics. And the white supremacists Navigate Yeah, I heard that. Let's be real. You hear me… See I been quiet and I been torn between both worlds And I been at war Where the front line is your picket fence Where my battlefield is your privilege I said… If this the price of genocide Do you expect me to just walk up Live a lie Forget it all? Well our country is war torn, our all, your ore I bring them walls down like Jericho Show ‘em what we fightin' for, I said A YO I let you hear that War Cry Treaty (3x) [VERSE 2: NOOKY] I just awoke from a sleep Smallpox on my sheet Took a sip from Myall creek, look at me I'm Australia's nightmare Every lie Every truth I'm the freedom I'm the news, why hide from the proof? I'm the blood The earth, sea, the fight, the fuel, the dream So who wanna Waltzing Matilda with me? Young, black and angry I dare you to doubt me Put my life on the line and pay Pemulwuy's bounty Take a handout? I'd rather cut off both hands And let my blood flow back to the land Rejuvenate the bones upon which we stand Overthrow regime Turn castle to sand Too many promises be broken fam, and I'm f**in' fed up I'm sick of hearing these lies That's why this anger inside has got me feelin' like Crashing the Freedom Ride into the side of parliament I don't know where to start (I don't know where to start) It's hard to reach out (It's hard) Coz we're worlds apart I got a heavy heart That's why my broken past is stuck in the dark with the Stolen children I don't want a part of this hopeless system The beds are burning The world is turning I carry that burden ‘till the day that I die Treaty (3x) [VERSE 3: JIMBLAH] From a place where the fire protects To the end of the earth, Imma let that burn Put a system in check, that's my word See the government, schools, TV, laws All of it white, the f** you thought they'd Become dignified in the ma**es of war Corrupt unjust and leave this cause? Freedom's gone. You hear our call? That's your flesh and blood We at war Front page now we tearin' it down Media trynna play that sh** out I feed them lies to the fire inside I look to the stars and I rock smoked signs Terra forms like that old landscape Like days before, gonna bring that change Unified, frightens us both black and white Coz we are one [BRIDGE: ELLIE LOVEGROVE] Sing to save our soul, tomorrow came Heaven knows it's far too late If this life of mine ain't worth the price Take these chains of mine Give it back (Treaty 7x)