The Great Australian Silence

The window was set up
To never show what spoils the view
A quadrant's been ignored
And never seen by me or you
And now that small percentage
Climbs towards a paltry third
And we pat ourselves upon the back
For sticking to our word
Yeah right

You feed a daily Insta page
With another booty call
But all these butts are chugging
Is a bitter pill that's all
Time to get beneath the surface
Start a call to action there
Because the art of doing selfless stuff
Might close the gaps somewhere

Nothing gets solved with a cheque
Time to turn and head back
Spend some quality time on the lower deck
Forget about funding selfie hits
And start working on
Real relationships
The Great Australian Silence:
Too loud, too long
Let's replace it with song

The Great Australian Silence
Still pretty quiet here to me
Make a noise now for my people
Be heard in 2023

Time to get beneath the surface
Start a call to action there
Because the art of doing selfless stuff
Might close the gaps somewhere

Nothing gets solved with a cheque
Time to turn and head back
Spend some quality time on the lower deck
Forget about funding selfie hits
And start working on
Real relationships

The Great Australian Silence:
We're set, we're poised
To replace it with noise
The Great Australian Silence:
No truth, just lies
Too many innocents died
The Great Australian Silence
Too loud, too long
Let's replace it with song

Let's replace it with songlines
Let's replace it with song
Let's replace it with songlines
Let's replace it with song
Let's replace it with songlines
Let's replace it with song

Be heard in 2023