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In the Valley

Midnight Oil

Earth and Sun and Moon

1993

My grandfather went down with the MonteVideo
The rising sun sent him floating to his rest
And his wife fled south to Sydney seeking out safe harbor

her heritage
Visit her fam she American
Want the same things ain't no difference
Damn, how your own people a hinderance?
How your own people be

So ahh, where ya from, originally?
Sri Lanka via the west of Sydney
But if you wanna know someones cultural heritage or identity 
Then that's

as the cold era, cold era I’ve been very suspicious
Plus i can’t be touched, heritage listed
Started from scratch like an ancient inscription
The patient is

a clone a gold mine bitch please
Need a home alone in Sydney
You ain't home you won't be there quickly
Still think this shit is flown by Disney
I think my

At Rose Tree Park
Paid for
A Sydney sendoff brings me back to the shore
The women and children stop to ask for more
Now I dwell and I sell a different kind

In 1794, the magistrate sent me away
Seven years hard labor for my crimes I would pay
To the land down under; headed down Sydney way
But they didn't

reason

For me
Who with me
Your dollars
They with me
My music in Sydney
Every single place is for me

You know that
I'm stronger
You see that
I'm wiser
You

on me like the first fleet
Seen a lotta death but i don’t weep
If you do me wrong then we don’t speak 
Couple stripes so I’m all sweet 
Trick her out

to beat
There's a fleet trying to claim
Their three inches of beach
The dream is in reach
Feel your feet on the pebbles
You found sand? Ooh, you lucky

Upon arrival the known survivors of our entire human race tread upon their new environment
The initial developments for the heritage of our existence

it's mystifying
Often misdefined myself
To narratives from people whos heritage
Is based in comparative, disparaging
Arrogance, failed marriages
Yet

As the presidential
Messages
From the aliens
Our alias
The fleets of the chariot
Will retreat
To Ezekiel's Wheel
Like Jesus
We needed him still
Yet he will reveal

Lavender Bay

Kaurna Cronin

Southern Loss

You led me into Sydney rain 
With nothing but your name
High on hills where moments fleet
The harbour at your feet
The stairways down are twisted

Walking through your door time to put you on the fuckin floor
Watch the life fleet from your eyes like can I get some more?
So make peace with that

of a
Highly advanced civilization
With all the intelligent management
Of the Earth resources become the common
Heritage for humanity
Behold the new world where