John Schumann - Eyes On Fire (Official Video)
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2020
- John Schumann - Eyes On Fire (Official Video)
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Lyrics:
Out here on the western line, where the carriages bump and sway
And the aerials tag the skyline and the ragged children play
I lined up every morning, we were living from pay to pay
Eyes on fire
There are some things, mister, that I just don't understand
How the job I've had for 20 years has just moved to Japan
And I'm standing in a dole queue while my country's changing hands
Eyes on fire
Eyes on fire - and in the firelight
Non-one's taking anything more from here, without a fight
Eyes on fire
My shoes are made in Poland, I've got a pair from Singapore
These gloves come in from Shanghai, we don't make them anymore
And there's all these Kiwi shearers here I've never seen before
Eyes on fire
My radio comes from Taiwan, my car's made in Korea
My son was making car parts, but they closed the plant last year;
And it's not coming back, the company made that very clear
Eyes on fire
Eyes on fire - and in the firelight
Non-one's taking anything more from here, without a fight
Eyes on fire
So hold on, darling, it's a real rough ride
We'll make it out of here, to the other side
And while the sun still shines and the birds still sing
They can't take away important things from us
Like faith and hope and dignity
And eyes on fire
You can hear the changes coming like the rumbling of a storm
And under southern skies I see the breaking of the dawn
We didn't start the fighting, but we won't run from the war -
Eyes on fire
Eyes on fire - and in the firelight
Enough's enough - no more ground
Nothing more - without a fight
Eyes on fire
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Australian music at its best, hard , dusty and great
love it john music and lyrics well balanced love your sound !
I was lucky enough to grow up with this music through the late 70’s/80’s etc and feel these songs and the inspirations behind them are as important today as they were back then.
I missed redgum in the 80s England because i was playing the jam too much, but now i play redgum every day
Man we all need a song like this in the wake of the loss of our industrial knowhow. When we lost our local car manufacturing skills and the 100,000 plus jobs that went with it, the first thing I thought was your line from this song - “ENOUGH’S ENOUGH!! No more ground and nothing more.” We haven’t got anymore to give now. 😭 if only we had some leaders in parliament that have anguish in their hearts for the people of Australia who lost everything not just from tens of thousands of jobs lost in the past, but for the bleak future our kids now have to face. They’re the ones who will be made to carry such a huge burden long after I’m gone to dust.I’m 64 years old, and never in my life have I seen such turbulent and uncertain times we now face. 😢😢
Great song,
Powerful and inspiring.
Thanks for posting the vid, first time I've seen it.
A very important song, even now. I weep for the days I've never seen. Oh, and they took almost everything here without a fight. Faith, hope, and dignity are all but gone. Not entirely, but you can see it going.
Underappreciated bloke, little tip m8 put a pic of yourself on the account profile, makes kt easier to pick u out from the others