Ballarat is a city in Victoria, Australia. Around this time Evan Dando spent a lot of time in Australia writing & connecting with other musicians. Parts of this song could be literal observations of Ballarat, but there doesn’t seem to be an explicit connection to the city.
(Dee Dee, I feel us getting together
Dee Dee, I feel us getting together
Dee Dee, I feel us getting together
Dee Dee, I feel us getting together right now)
(C'mon, let's do it!)
Divide my head
You're barking up the right tree
I tied my rope
Unhook me
I lay down my tracks
I make the laws here
Give me all of your fear
Give me all of your fear
I looked down the mountains
There's a hole
There's a tired old fountain
There's a soul
The time draws near
Give me all of your fear
Give me all of your fear
Yeaahhhhh
I don't have to justify myself to you
I just gotta do what I wanna do
Don't be scared it's just a song
Don't be scared just to sing along
Gotta remember
Your middle finger
Unhook me
Unhook me
Unhook me
Unhook me
Unhook me
I chopped up nine homes
My god, I killed everyone
Now what?
Now what?
You've seen them now I'm turning in
I lay down the tracks
I make the laws here
Give me all of your fear
Give me all of your fear
Ballarat was written by Evan Dando.
Ballarat was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie.