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The Fool's Black Gold

from Let No​-​one Be Left Behind by The Same Boat

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In the frenzy to extract the fool's black gold
The highest bidder wins the day
Now a gigantic gash, as barren as their souls
Scars the place where our hearts used to lay

Yellowbacks and gliders and dugongs disappear
As the "patriots" bleed country dry
200 years and an ocean of tears
The "dreaming" and the "nightmare" collide

At night the children are restless in bed
And the sandman is stricken with grief
The coat of arms is turned on its head
As the clock runs down on the reef

Pacha mama unleashes her fearsome temper
We're reaping what the powerful have sown
Avenging those who dared to offend her
Now waves crash into our homes

And while she falters and struggles to heal
The polar bears die by the week
There are those who find profit has much more appeal
And have mastered the art of double speak

In the corridors of power great deals are done
That fatten the pockets of the few
And for a mess of pottage they'll sell off the farm
Is this really the best we can do?

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from Let No​-​one Be Left Behind, released March 8, 2016
Words: Lewington Music: Allen 2015

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