People, wasting away in paradise
Going backward, once in a while
Moving ahead, falling behind
What do you believe
What do you believe
What do you believe is true
Nothing they say makes a difference this way
'Cos nothing they say will do
Take all the trouble that you can afford
At least you won't have time to be bored
Oh the power and the passion
Oh the temper of the time
Oh the power and the passion
Sometimes you've got to take the hardest line
I see sunburnt faces around
With skin so brown
Smiling zinc cream and crows
Sundays the beach never a cloud
Breathing eucalypt, pushing panelvans, stuff and munch junk food
Laughing at the truth, 'cos Gough was tough till he hit the rough
Uncle Sam and John were quite enoughToo much of sunshine too much of sky
It's enough to make you wanna cry
I see buildings, clothing the sky in paradise
Sydney, where the nights are warm
Daytime telly, blue rinse dawn
Dad's so bad he lives in a pub, underarms and football clubs
Flat chat, Pin Gap in every home a Big Mac
And no one goes back, that's that
You take what you get and get what you please
It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees
The lyrics POWER AND THE PASSION of MIDNIGHT OIL is also present in the album 20,000 watt rsl - greatest hits (1997)
I Midnight Oil sono un gruppo rock australiano originario di Sydney, attivo dal 1972 al 2007. La formazione originale includeva Rob Hirst (batteria), Andrew James (basso) e Jim Moginie (tastiera/chitarra). Il nome del gruppo cambiò da Farm a Midnight Oil nel 1973 con l'ingresso di Peter Garrett (voce) e Martin Rotsey (chitarra). Conosciuti per il loro sound rock energico, le performance dal vivo coinvolgenti e i testi politici e ambientalisti, sono diventati uno dei gruppi più importanti dell'Australia. I Midnight Oil hanno pubblicato 10 album in studio, tra cui "Red Sails in the Sunset" (1987), "Diesel and Dust" (1987) e "Blue Sky Mining" (1990). I brani più rappresentativi includono "Beds are Burning", "Blue Sky Mine", "Read About It" e "Truganini". Il gruppo si è sciolto nel 2007, ma Peter Garrett ha continuato la sua carriera politica come membro del Parlamento australiano.
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