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Midnight Oil Beds Are Burning Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 9.50/10 [6 votes]Album: Diesel and Dust / Original Release Date: 1987-06-22Genre: RockSong Duration: 4 min 15 sec
MIDNIGHT OIL
- Beds Are Burning Lyrics / with translationsOut where the river broke
The blood wood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent, now
To pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty five degrees
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent, now
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
We're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The blood wood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent, now
To pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent, now
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
We're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Facts about Beds Are Burning
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Beds Are Burning is written by Martin Rotsey, Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, James Moginie, Peter Gifford.
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It is first released on June 22, 1987 as part of Midnight Oil's album "Diesel and Dust" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, the song 'Beds Are Burning' of the band Midnight Oil states distinctly that the issue of the Indigenous people in Australia being taken advantage of and the lands being unrightfully occupied needs to be dealt with without delay. The lyrics reflect a threefold approach to the situation: the need for acknowledgments, the return of lands and the making right of the wrongs both in terms of the Environment and the society. The metaphor 'our beds are burning' portrays the situation, not only of the Indigenous Peoples at the Great Sandy Desert, where the coal miners' actions and the government's support of the injustices are rightly called a 'burning issue,' but also of many stakeholders standing by (dancing and sleeping). Thus, the whole world feels the urgency of action and accountability. The song's lyrics mostly evoke social commentary, empowerment, anger, angst, and introspection. With that, the song also underlines the necessity of nature's preservation and human rights. The lyrics are, however, clean from profanity, adult themes, and violence. They tackle the social and environmental matters in a manner fit for the whole family.
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Beds Are Burning falls under the genre Rock.
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Beds Are Burning song length is 4 minutes and 15 seconds.
Who wrote Beds Are Burning lyrics?
Beds Are Burning is written by Martin Rotsey, Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, James Moginie, Peter Gifford.
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When was Beds Are Burning released?
It is first released on June 22, 1987 as part of Midnight Oil's album "Diesel and Dust" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Beds Are Burning lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, the song 'Beds Are Burning' of the band Midnight Oil states distinctly that the issue of the Indigenous people in Australia being taken advantage of and the lands being unrightfully occupied needs to be dealt with without delay. The lyrics reflect a threefold approach to the situation: the need for acknowledgments, the return of lands and the making right of the wrongs both in terms of the Environment and the society. The metaphor 'our beds are burning' portrays the situation, not only of the Indigenous Peoples at the Great Sandy Desert, where the coal miners' actions and the government's support of the injustices are rightly called a 'burning issue,' but also of many stakeholders standing by (dancing and sleeping). Thus, the whole world feels the urgency of action and accountability. The song's lyrics mostly evoke social commentary, empowerment, anger, angst, and introspection. With that, the song also underlines the necessity of nature's preservation and human rights. The lyrics are, however, clean from profanity, adult themes, and violence. They tackle the social and environmental matters in a manner fit for the whole family.
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Which genre is Beds Are Burning?
Beds Are Burning falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Beds Are Burning?
Beds Are Burning song length is 4 minutes and 15 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Martin Rotsey, Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, James Moginie, Peter GiffordRecord Label(s): 1987 Midnight Oil Ents Pty Ltd
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