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Amanda Stewart

Amanda Stewart (born 1959) is a contemporary Australian poet and sound/performance artist. Amanda Stewart began writing and performing poetry in the 1970s and has since produced a wide array of sound, video and multimedia work. In the 1980s she worked for ABC radio as a producer. Amanda Stewart received the Åke Blomström Award in 1988. In 1989 she co-founded the performance ensemble Machine for Making Sense with Chris Mann, Rik Rue, Jim Denley and Stevie Wishart, and in 1995 started the trio Allos. She has toured Europe, the United States and Japan. She co-wrote and directed the 1990 film Eclipse of the Man-Made Sun about nuclear weapons in popular culture. Her opera The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, written with the composer Colin Bright, was performed as … more »

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I do things that I regret and I'm left here wondering why
Been digging up weeds by the family tree
Pulling up truth and lies
Got my daddy's grit and my momma's charm but I wear them just like a disguise
His recklessness, her passiveness are hidden behind these eyes
I built the fences, I cut the ties
Couldn't keep the distance
Lord knows I tried

Well I spent 30 years trying to run from my legacy but it can't be done
They planted the seeds
These roots run deep
Got the need to win in my blood
I'm in a fight that can't be won
It's got ahold of me
These roots run deep

Guess I'm just like my brothers
We share more than our name
Can't get a grip on the good
But we hold on to shame
When the fire gets to burning
And I can't stop the rage
I wonder if I'm strong enough
To not reach for a drink
I built the fences
I cut the ties
Can I keep the distance from what's inside

Well I spent 30 years trying to run from my legacy but it can't be done
They planted the seeds
These roots run deep
Got the need to win in my blood
I'm in a fight that can't be won
It's got ahold of me
These roots run deep

White lies
Stepping out
Numb the pain
Placing blame
White lies
Stepping out
Numb the pain
Placing blame

I spent 30 years trying to run from my legacy but it can't be done
They planted the seeds
These roots run deep
Got the need to win in my blood
I'm in a fight that can't be won
It's got ahold of me
These roots run deep

These roots run deep
These roots run deep
These roots run deep
These roots run deep
These roots run deep
These roots run deep
These roots run deep

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