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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
Performer
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy
Vocals
Tasman Keith
Tasman Keith
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tasman Keith
Tasman Keith
Composer
Rob Hirst
Rob Hirst
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Warne Livesey
Warne Livesey
Producer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Jim Moginie
Jim Moginie
Recording Engineer
Brent Clark
Brent Clark
Recording Engineer
Blain Cuneen
Blain Cuneen
Assistant Engineer
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
Assistant Engineer
Pat Salmon
Pat Salmon
Assistant Engineer
Daniel Hackett
Daniel Hackett
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Refrain]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
[Verse 1]
First nation, first nation
First to deserve an explanation
First nation, first nation
Last to receive an invitation
[Refrain]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
[Verse 2]
First nation, first nation
When we gonna start the conversation?
When we gonna start the celebration? (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo)
When we gonna end the exploitation? (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo)
When we gonna say the word "invasion"?
[Chorus]
Out loud
We're waiting
Still waiting
Nation within the nation
Still waiting
Nation within a nation
[Verse 3]
Earth black the church lacked the first fact
80 thou' turned demon days and a dirt nap
Generate the trauma that made a kid rage
Now the ment' capat' be filled with all that
Fall back
Why my cousin commit?
Why my uncle locked up?
Why my aunty forget how to put a glass cup down?
Fighting the fit
We done been brainwashed into fighting the temptay'
Fought Armageddon and I be out the next day
Of course I'm a get 'em till the spirit run empty
My corpse full of venom outcome of the invade
How dare you try to put me up in grave
[Verse 4]
Strong vision, tradition
No ticket, no admission
No government indecision
No token recognition
[Refrain]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
[PreChorus]
First nation, so ancient
[Verse 5]
Let's sit down and talk about appropriation (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo)
Let's sit down and talk about compensation (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo)
Let's sit down and talk about reconciliation
[Chorus]
Out loud
We're waiting
Still waiting
Nation within a nation
Still waiting
Nation within a nation
[Refrain]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
[Bridge]
Nation
Nation within a nation
Nation
Nation within a nation
Nation
Nation within a nation
[Outro]
When will the light switch?
24/7 in a crisis
White noise killed black thoughts I sense
There's a shift, it'll come by the nights end
When will the light switch?
24/7 in a crisis
White noise killed black thoughts I sense
There's a shift, see the ship sink like this
Written by: Rob Hirst, Tasman Keith

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