Our Country
Illy
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Yeah, this track is dedicated To the Indigenous people of Australia And the soldiers and the firefighters who protect it Yeah, yeah The strong stood silent, much harder men wept Pollies broadcast live from the parliament steps City slickers watched on, bush cousins held breath Hell on their doorstep and only half of them left I fell asleep that night and dreamt the arsonist bled And woke up to cries of ""Off with their head"" soon drowned By the sight of the nation standing proud, lockstep Made me feel there's some issues to address like Those who don't agree with my freedom or choices Should at least respect here they got the freedom to voice it Media hype, sensationalised poison Divide by our difference, not build common points But all from Bagdad to Britain Ain't feelin' our lifestyle of livin', pack your bags, good riddance Can't question our morals, can't query our spirit 'Cause we know the fire come heroes come with it, like And this is my country, flaws and all Still what our boys overseas at war for So I'm not hearin' we ain't doin' it right 'Cause it's easy to criticise, it's easy to divide But this is our country, young and free We the sum of all nations, some of all creeds Yeah, we unified, knowin' when it's crunch time We the sum of our people combined, come together, right Yeah, we rise to the problems We're Australian, the size of our hearts stretch the size of our wallets From guys on the front lines to guys in the office To the firefighters tryna stop it, we ain't perfect There's flaws, but in times of crisis we drop it Count the losses, look to the Southern Cross And pray to whatever God we believe in to offer Respite to those left worse off from it Uh, so each Anzac and Australia Day We celebrate black, white, doesn't your race Whether it's dawn services or barbies with your mates I wonder if diggers knew the pride in country they'd create State to state, coast to coast There's hand on heart recitin' the oath, it's a hand off To lighten load, it's that fair go attitude That says more than anything presidents spoke And this is my country, flaws and all Still what our boys overseas at war for So I'm not hearin' we ain't doin' it right 'Cause it's easy to criticise, it's easy to divide But this is our country, young and free We the sum of all nations, some of all creeds Yeah, we unified, knowin' when it's crunch time We the sum of our people combined, come together, right Yeah I love hearin' Europeans talk like we lie beneath 'em 'Cause our culture ain't built on galleries and museums But put us in arenas, or a put us on a beach Or talk freedoms, ain't no motherfucker gon' beat us now I'm nothin' special, I just rhyme kinda decent, kids Look to ANZACs for what a leader is The lucky country, home of the brave Bastards who stand up, fight, and punch out their weight class This an ode to my home, one love for those Who strength they can't replicate in a photo For souls in Gallipoli, one love from home And one love for those who shot back on Kokoda I'm over the anti-Oz vibes, let 'em slide I'm ashamed as the next man by the race riots But I bleed Aussie, so till the planets collide I'll be a proud motherfucker with my flag raised high And this is my country, flaws and all Still what our boys overseas at war for So I'm not hearin' we ain't doin' it right 'Cause it's easy to criticise, it's easy to divide But this is our country, young and free We the sum of all nations, some of all creeds Yeah, we unified, knowin' when it's crunch time We the sum of our people combined, come together, right Yeah Now I'm not sayin' we're perfect, we're far from it Sometimes the bullshit gets in the way of Us seein' how good we've actually got it They wouldn't call it the lucky country If it wasn't, mate Yo
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Written by: ALASDAIR DAVID GEORGE MURRAY, JAN JOSEPH SKUBISZEWSKI
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