It is all about greed. It is all about the destruction of our land. It is all about an entirely preventable cataclysm that is not being prevented. It is about the perverted movements of our society focused on an addiction to wealth. It is about giving up trying to prevent further destruction.
The task is too overwhelming.
The task is too overwhelming.
i must say
you know you’re so angry
of course i understand
of course i understand
everything works out the same
ohhhh
you know you’re so angry
of course i understand
of course i understand
everything works out the same
ohhhh
Corruption in certain areas of regional Australia leaves communities starved of essential funding, forcing the environment and infrastructure in these areas to rapidly decay and leaving regional communities in a state of disarray. In these areas, there are no opportunities for youth to find work. In these areas, there are no pathways from education for children. Children and families have no choice but to move to other areas if they want to prosper, leaving the older, retired folk who lived in these areas all their lives to stay back and endure.
The term "Granny Lands" came to me here because the vast majority of the population here is well into their adulthood, residing in desolate lands perpetuated by greed. Greed is what will destroy these lands.
How would you even begin to fix something like this?
The term "Granny Lands" came to me here because the vast majority of the population here is well into their adulthood, residing in desolate lands perpetuated by greed. Greed is what will destroy these lands.
How would you even begin to fix something like this?
stand
bring me back to the plants
take me home to simple goals, wanting food and digging holes
give yourself a dirty job, let it take your time
bring me back to the plants
bring me back to the plants
take me home to simple goals, wanting food and digging holes
give yourself a dirty job, let it take your time
bring me back to the plants
take the black from the bight.
undersea, it's turning white.
won’t your kids die alone?
will they find a tribe?
undersea, it's turning white.
won’t your kids die alone?
will they find a tribe?
To those turning 50 - do you reflect on the last 50 years of your life?
Do you think about what could've been done? Do you blame yourself?
Do people often wonder if they could've done more?
Do you think about what could've been done? Do you blame yourself?
Do people often wonder if they could've done more?
bridge:
from afar, you see the things you left out thoughts you bottled in and kept to yourself high above, you feel the freest one soaring on and on or falling down? 6/8 chorus (on beat): [rest] and i say please, there’s no way you could just be leaving here. 6/4 now you’ll have time, you can find you inner mind, you can see which way you jump when you have to choose a side and i say there’s no way that i won’t miss you like my father |
bridge:
what’s my youth become? 50 years of growing up put yourself before your God you’ll become a plant what a waste of time we should’ve turned the tides instead, guiltyhead “maybe not today.” 6/8 chorus (on beat): [rest] and i say please, there’s no way you could just be leaving here. i know i know i know i know |
have you found gold yet?
you still excavate?
muted microphone, burn the dial-up pigeon notes.
could you curb that trend?
speeding through, skip through the countryside
see all the weeds, bursting through the solarium
grin like a daisychainchain, murdering the poppyfieldsyfields.
suck away their health.
you still excavate?
muted microphone, burn the dial-up pigeon notes.
could you curb that trend?
speeding through, skip through the countryside
see all the weeds, bursting through the solarium
grin like a daisychainchain, murdering the poppyfieldsyfields.
suck away their health.
Of course, it can all be a lot. It is very easy to give up in the face of it. It can be all too much to deal with. It is a natural reaction to run away and pretend the problem is not happening. To not be overwhelmed. To convince yourself that something far less important is a larger priority. To deal with it when the energy rushes back to you later. Everybody leaves eventually. That's okay.
I know.
What’s my youth become? 50 years of growing up,
Put yourself before your God and you’ll become a plant.
What a waste of time, we could’ve turned the tides.
Instead, your guilty head’s played it down again.
'Granny Lands [ft. Sydney Miller]' is to be released on April 28th 2022.
Presave: Put yourself before your god and you'll become a plant.
Presave: Put yourself before your god and you'll become a plant.