The National
Laura Mvula
DOPE LEMON
Damien Rice
Joan As Police Woman
Kurt Vile
Sam Amidon
Dermot Kennedy
Paul Kelly
Martha Wainwright
Petit Biscuit
Dan Sultan
Pomme
Julia Stone
Shahzad Ismaily
[Verse 1]
Out where the river broke
The blood-wood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty-five degrees
[Pre-Chorus]
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
[Chorus]
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?
[Post-Chorus]
The time has come, to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
[Verse 2]
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees
[Pre-Chorus]
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
[Chorus]
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?
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?
Beds Are Burning was written by Jim Moginie & Peter Garrett & Rob Hirst.
Julia Stone released Beds Are Burning on Sun Feb 16 2020.
In a March 2021 interview with Polish radio Wyspa.fm, Julia talked about the song:
When I recorded that song, I was extremely moved by what was happening in Australia. I was in London at the time. My mother had been evacuated from Lake Conjola and she had sent me photos of her on the freeway with c...