Now the land is bare and brown And the wind blows empty cross the plains I have walked these plains for the whole memory of my soul
And the soul of my mothers And the soul of my father’s fathers We have been the life of these plains, ghosts on these plains The wind once full The grass once green There were plants in our hands The time seems so long ago, now Where is the rich dark earth brown and moist? Where is the smell of rain dripping from gumtrees?
Everything familiar is gone Everything I counted on I can’t run I can’t swim away from this land Where is the rich dark earth brown and moist? Where is the smell of rain dripping from gumtrees? Where are the billabongs? The long legged birds? Where are the rivers, they used to flow clear Now they’re eaten by mud Who will save us? From the rabbits?
[00:15.586] Now the land is bare and brown [00:23.652] And the wind blows empty cross the plains [00:33.703] I have walked these plains for the whole memory of my soul [00:46.461] [00:57.066] And the soul of my mothers [01:06.430] And the soul of my father’s fathers [01:16.839] We have been the life of these plains, ghosts on these plains [01:32.581] The wind once full [01:41.293] The grass once green [01:45.982] There were plants in our hands [01:54.711] The time seems so long ago, now [02:08.691] Where is the rich dark earth brown and moist? [02:20.122] Where is the smell of rain dripping from gumtrees? [02:32.544] [02:57.252] Everything familiar is gone [03:05.891] Everything I counted on [03:14.834] I can’t run [03:18.217] I can’t swim away from this land [03:27.452] Where is the rich dark earth brown and moist? [03:39.468] Where is the smell of rain dripping from gumtrees? [03:51.124] Where are the billabongs? [03:56.038] The long legged birds? [04:01.402] Where are the rivers, they used to flow clear [04:10.133] Now they’re eaten by mud [04:17.608] Who will save us? [04:37.125] From the rabbits?
