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Midnight Oil The Dead Heart Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [2 votes]Album: Diesel and Dust / Original Release Date: 1987-06-22Genre: RockSong Duration: 5 min 11 sec
The Dead Heart
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
MIDNIGHT OIL
- The Dead Heart LyricsWe don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
Know your custom, don't speak your tongue
White man came took everyone
We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
White man listen to the songs we sing
White man came took everything
We carry in our hearts the true country
And that cannot be stolen
We follow in the steps of our ancestry
And that cannot be broken
We don't need protection
Don't need your land
Keep your promise on, where we stand
We will listen we'll understand
Mining companies, pastoral companies
Uranium companies, collected companies
Got more right than people
Got more say than people
Forty thousand years can make a difference
To the state of things, the dead heart lives here
Don't serve your king
Know your custom, don't speak your tongue
White man came took everyone
We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
White man listen to the songs we sing
White man came took everything
We carry in our hearts the true country
And that cannot be stolen
We follow in the steps of our ancestry
And that cannot be broken
Don't need your land
Keep your promise on, where we stand
We will listen we'll understand
Mining companies, pastoral companies
Uranium companies, collected companies
Got more right than people
Got more say than people
Forty thousand years can make a difference
To the state of things, the dead heart lives here
Facts about The Dead Heart
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The Dead Heart is written by Richard Heacock, James Arthur Mcnally, Neill Maccoll, George Forbes Taylor.
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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 5th track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Midnight Oil's 'The Dead Heart' passionately addresses the dispossession and marginalization of indigenous peoples, using the metaphor of a 'dead heart' to symbolize the essential loss of both their cultural identity and their ancestral lands. The song calls for recognition and respect for indigenous heritage and rights. The dead heart lyrics mostly emphasize social issues while they show empowerment through their portrayal of personal inner thoughts and their expression of anger and their quest for freedom. The song emphasizes that people must resist colonization while preserving their cultural identity and heritage and their spiritual relationship with their land and their resistance to external control and corporate exploitation. The lyrics contain themes of historical and cultural conflict, which may be complex and intense for younger audiences. The content requires a mature audience because it uses strong language to discuss serious historical injustices and the effects of colonization.
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The Dead Heart falls under the genre Rock.
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The Dead Heart song length is 5 minutes and 11 seconds.
Who wrote The Dead Heart lyrics?
The Dead Heart is written by Richard Heacock, James Arthur Mcnally, Neill Maccoll, George Forbes Taylor.
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When was The Dead Heart 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 5th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind The Dead Heart lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Midnight Oil's 'The Dead Heart' passionately addresses the dispossession and marginalization of indigenous peoples, using the metaphor of a 'dead heart' to symbolize the essential loss of both their cultural identity and their ancestral lands. The song calls for recognition and respect for indigenous heritage and rights. The dead heart lyrics mostly emphasize social issues while they show empowerment through their portrayal of personal inner thoughts and their expression of anger and their quest for freedom. The song emphasizes that people must resist colonization while preserving their cultural identity and heritage and their spiritual relationship with their land and their resistance to external control and corporate exploitation. The lyrics contain themes of historical and cultural conflict, which may be complex and intense for younger audiences. The content requires a mature audience because it uses strong language to discuss serious historical injustices and the effects of colonization.
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Which genre is The Dead Heart?
The Dead Heart falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song The Dead Heart?
The Dead Heart song length is 5 minutes and 11 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Richard Heacock, James Arthur Mcnally, Neill Maccoll, George Forbes Taylor
Record Label(s): 1987 Midnight Oil Ents Pty Ltd
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