Cast aside my foolish pride for this is all I know Contemplated suicide it’s not the way I’m sure Many times I pushed aside what others held so dear Now at least I recognise I don’t belong down here No place for me down here Every time I look around they just don’t seem to care People slowly drowning as they gasp for toxic air Like frogs in pots oblivious accepting all the same How can I just stand here And watch the world go down the drain Toxic rain The rainbow has been overcome by darkness and despair Morality and empathy have vanished in the air Gifted people everywhere with talents gone to waste And if I had my time again I wouldn’t come back to this place Tragic human waste Like many who have come before I yearn for yesteryear For in my soul are memories behind my bitter tears I burst onto this modern stage but now I want to leave For all my deeds are shackled and I can’t find any peace I’ve broken into pieces So many little pieces So many little pieces

The greatest power known to Man, trade-marked democracy And don’t you try and tell it any different Tentacles around the world, and deep under the sea Ancient Rome reborn and resurrected We follow U.S. footsteps, regardless where they lead We do and say exactly as commanded Like when under the Union Jack, fell at Gallipoli All slaughtered on the shore right where we landed We bash down doors in Baghdad and we kill in Kandahar Fighting wars Americans invented Fighting for excessive wealth and the comfort of the few While searching for insurgents dressed as peasants We shove them up against the wall, then strip them to the floor Looking for small arms for their resistance Then rob them of all decency, respect and dignity While terrifying wives and little children Yankees, Diggers side by side, weapons either hand Implements of murder in possession People scattered, bodies splattered, blood upon the ground Death must be the ultimate intention We send young kids with rifles in our name and in our place To shoot at old men riding older donkeys Missions we commission, that keep changing year to year I thought that we were looking for Osama We tell the world Saddam Hussein had WMDs A massive lie, all guilty of collusion A bid to get our hands on all the oil from overseas Any fool can tell the real intention For weapons of destruction, were nowhere to be found We were sent there anyway, just as expected By U.S. corporations who all have the final say Who pay for presidents to be elected We talk in solemn sombre tones, of courage under fire Of boys returning home in wooden boxes Then tell the world of sacrifice and why they had to die Far away in someone else’s borders Patriotic vomit, we’re exposed to every day Splashed on telescreens and gossip papers What Orwell wrote as fiction, is reality today Everywhere I look I see his pages Politicians either side, all share the common view Of lobbyists, of miners and of bankers Who swim around like hungry sharks, all waiting for the kill Economy not people is their mantra Corporations bleed us dry, we never stand a chance Our rights have disappeared, just as predicted Have a look around you and see the fascist State Occupy not likely, all evicted When did you as voter, say that we will go to war When did you say that fracking was essential When did you say miners and the banks could have it all When did you say “Economy” not “people” Why do you bother voting, when you have nothing to say Why vote for those you know will make you poorer Why listen to the voice of vested interest every day Come on everyone, you should know better We turn around the crowded boats of desperate refugees Who come here seeking shelter and asylum Shelter from the bullets, from the wrath of our marines Shelter from our foreign occupation We trap them inside razor wire, then watch them suicide Watch them lose all hope and lose their families Cage them up like animals, then leave them there to die Hitler did much similar from memory

How long must I wait Yes I need to know It seems to me to be the right time And the right place Yes I need to know How long how long I’ve been fooled before Something I believed in was a lie I hope I’m not repeating all my previous mistakes How much of my trust will you take How much of my future’s at stake I don’t care cause I always thought you were special No you can’t blame me for being in love with you You’ve changed so much since the last time that I saw you I’m feeling good knowing I’m in love with you I think it’s time to make my move I need to know where you stand I need to recognise some of those feelings that you hide I need to know where I stand Is this the right place to stand I don’t care cause I always thought you were special No you can’t blame me for being in love with you You’ve changed so much since the last time that I saw you I’m feeling good knowing I’m in love with you How long must I wait

In this age of darkness we have blotted out the sun Worshipped our creations and what we’d become In our narrow-mindedness with blinkered, shortened sight We praised the works of Ahriman and followed him We gathered up the minerals, built juggernaut machines To look for God inside what we created Atoms we collided at humanities expense Costly wars, agendas and experiments When will we learn You’ve been gone so long and you’re still far ahead of your time Gone so long, still one hundred years ahead of your time Years before your time you showed a way out of the maze To homeless souls, despondent and disheartened Revelations poured through every word you had to say You told them of the future, those who listened With every generation a new leader has to come To guide the few to higher ground when danger comes Those who jeered and criticized ignored the prophets call They will be the ones who will need saving When will we learn You’ve been gone so long and you’re still far ahead of your time Gone so long, still one hundred years ahead of your time You’ve been gone so long and you’re still far ahead of your time Gone so long, still one hundred years ahead of your time You’ve been gone so long and you’re still far ahead of your time Gone so long, still one hundred years ahead of your time You’ve been gone so long and you’re still far ahead of your time Gone so long, still one hundred years ahead of your time

And I will sacrifice myself for you And I will sacrifice a rose of loyalty And I will sacrifice myself for you And I will sacrifice a rose of loyalty And I will give all I have to give And I will find a rose just for you A rose for you, a rose for you I will sacrifice a rose for you A rose for you, a rose of loyalty Of loyalty, of loyalty, rose of loyalty And I will sacrifice myself for you And I will sacrifice a rose of loyalty And I will sacrifice myself for you And I will sacrifice a rose of loyalty And I will surely do whatever must be done For you and I will leave this world as one Under the Sun, under the Sun, there is no place left to hide Under the Sun, we are as one, side by side We are as one, under the Sun, a rose from the Sun And I will sacrifice myself for you And I will sacrifice a rose of loyalty And I

Long before the motorcar or telegraphic wires When England not just ruled the waves but ruled over our lives California fever had spread around the globe A rush to waiting sailing ships ‘ye travellers all aboard’ Destination a southern nation across the southern seas A land where rivers gleamed with gold, a land of hope and dreams Where poverty and bitterness could all be left behind Foreign men with nothing but fortunes yet to find some day Some day, some day Ballarat on early morn’ Eureka days of old A story true and moving tells of courage I am told When just a hint of dawn began to spread across the sky A motley crew of miners took a stand prepared to die And swore under the Southern Cross to fight for liberty To stand for justice one and all and set the nation free Against all odds, against the laws, oppressive to extreme The miners swore under the stars and paid in blood to dream That day, that day, that day Troopers slaughtered all who dared to claim democracy They cut down every living soul who tried to even flee Surprised and overrun by forces loyal to the Crown To no avail the miners stood their ground, most everyone Among the brave and bleeding soon to count among the dead A nameless man with mortal wounds inflicted to his head Had held his pike, had held against King’s horses and King’s men Had held his pike defiantly right to the bitter end That day, that day, that day The Pikeman, let us call him John, he tried to hold the line With other men of courage who now knew that it was time As bullet, bayonet and sword all found their chosen mark As forces loyal to royalty laid siege in morning dark And as the nameless pikeman lay there dying on the ground His only friend beside him, just a scruffy little hound Who howled and growled at any who did dare to take away His master and a hero, who took his final breath That day, that day, that day The tiny dog, a terrier, cried out so plaintively A loyal friend right to the end, for God and all to see He sat upon his master’s chest, his howls were heard by all Right on the spot where on that day courageous men did fall And soon after John’s body had been tossed upon a cart Piled upon the many who’d been stabbed right through the heart Man’s best friend then leapt aboard, for none could drag away The dog right by his master’s side, a legend born that day That day, that day, that day No one ever saw or heard the pikeman’s dog again No one ever named the graves of all the fallen men Most likely put down in cold blood with graveyard digger’s spade The bravest little Terrier beside his master’s grave December three, lest we forget, in eighteen fifty four Liberty and justice finally made it to our shores Political decrees of greed, of power and of Kings Had forced the miners to rebel, a stockade bunkered in That day, that day, that day On quiet nights when all the stars are spread across the sky The Southern Cross still shines on all the souls of those who died In unmarked graves, not far from where democracy was born Not far from where they swore an oath of loyalty at dawn For every little thing we have was fought for years ago By those who dared to stand up for the freedoms that we know What fragments of democracy we boldly call our rights We owe a debt of gratitude to those who held the pikes That day, that day, that day What does it take, to take a stand, and march against the tide Of apathy and ignorance, the mark of modern times Some of us remember, shame on those who do forget Shame on politicians who’ve not learned the lesson yet Shame on all the people who don’t recognise the flag Yet bask in all the glory and the benefits they have Eureka is our history, don’t let it slip away For once again we’re ruled by iron fist as on that day That day, that day, that day That day, that day, that day

A slight waft of winter gently carries leaves to the ground It feels more like autumn, deep amber in colour is found Not much of a winter, Mother Russia would freeze you to the bone Just cold enough not to stay out all night on your own Out on a raft on a pitiless sea, the great Southern Cross is your guide Sail through the mist and gather your strength You’ll find all the answers inside Journey of discovery Surrounded by water Antarctica snaps at her heels For thousands of years she has been here, do you know how she feels Coldness is not just a factor of winter and snow It can come from a heart that can freeze all the love that you know Envy the seed as it lies far below, snug in its own little mould It will bring with it treasures and secrets from seasons That a long time ago have been told Envy the seed as it lies far below, snug in its own little mould It will bring with it treasures and secrets from seasons That a long time ago have been told Seed of discovery

Life is not the same as I hoped that it would be Chasing after dreams when I had reality You came into my life like a sparkle on a stream Been right through my heart, an essence of you Will never leave me, no, never leave me, no A karmic love connection, built on trust and honesty Of silent deep devotion, all I wanted it to be A karmic path connection, built on trust and honesty Of silent deep devotion, all I wanted it to be Now something I want you to hear You know I never wanted to leave you What we had was smooth and silky sweet You know I never wanted to hurt you I never thought I would lose you I didn’t see the warning light that was flashing in front of my face Warning light I didn’t see the warning light that was flashing in front of my face Warning light Life is not the same as I hoped that it would be Chasing after dreams when I had reality You came into my life like a sparkle on a stream Been right through my heart, an essence of you Will never leave me, no, never leave me, no I didn’t see the warning light that was flashing in front of my face Warning light I didn’t see the warning light that was flashing in front of my face Warning light

Well I had a hole in my heart and you filled it up I could fit all my precious things in a paper cup I watched the Moon pass overhead and it guided me To where I knew I should have been instead to my destiny See my destiny from the other side I saw the seasons come and go still you hung around Even when all covered by the snow nothing to be found Winter shone a light into our souls in the dead of night And all sought some shelter from the cold to be out of sight See right through the night from the other side Spring flowers bloom they tell the world of a mystery That even when our bodies are destroyed throughout history We keep coming back to see the world from the other side For souls journey on and all our deeds we can never, ever Ever, ever, ever hide See the mysteries from the other side Close your eyes and look into the Sun You’ll be mesmerised For many beings are working there as one What a big surprise What gives us life through night and day is no accident I don’t buy what science has to say biased ignorance Look into the Sun from the other side I dreamt that a dragon swallowed whole all humanity I woke up to see all those enslaved a reality I saw autumn leaves torn from the trees by a bitter wind To settle with the homeless on the streets of Economies See reality from the other side See reality from the other side See reality from the other side See reality from the other side

A shiver in my bones tells me something is changing I don’t know what it is Anyhow it’s looking good for sailing, clear skies and easterly breeze This boat five years in the making, she shines like pure gold Slip away for the ocean is waiting, I’m ready so here we go Seven days way out on the ocean, clouds forming way up high It looks to me as if the weather is changing, I see it but I don’t know why I wish I knew how to fix my radar, as well as my radio The wind is stronger and the sky much darker, I’d better go down below All alone, far out to sea, one hundred mile an hour winds are blowing across my face The wind, the tearing rain, fear too much to feel the pain I’m going nowhere Do I go I do not know, there is no place that I can feel at home is far away from land my boat is thrown from side to side, close to drowning Then the air falls still All alone far out to sea One hundred mile an hour winds are blowing Across my face