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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
AWOLNATION
AWOLNATION
Performer
Rise Against
Rise Against
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jim Moginie
Jim Moginie
Songwriter
Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett
Songwriter
Rob Hirst
Rob Hirst
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aaron Bruno
Aaron Bruno
Producer
Eric Stenman
Eric Stenman
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Out where the river broke
The blood-wood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty-five degrees
[Verse 2]
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
[Verse 3]
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back
[Verse 4]
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
[Verse 5]
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
[Verse 6]
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes in forty-five degrees
[Verse 7]
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
[Verse 8]
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back
[Verse 9]
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
[Verse 10]
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent now
To pay our share
[Verse 11]
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back
[Verse 12]
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Written by: MOGINIE, Martin Rotsey, Peter Garrett, Peter Gifford, Robert Hirst

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