Midnight Oil
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“Rising Seas” is a 2021 single by midnight oil, released as a preview to their upcoming 2022 album “Resist”. The song is a critique of governments, political figures and businesses who, despite the already disastrous consequences of climate change so far, refuse to take meaningful and strong action...
[Intro]
Every child put down your toys
And come inside to sleep
We have to look you in the eye and say we sold you cheap
Let's confess we did not act
With serious urgency
So open up the floodgates
To the rising seas
[Verse 1]
Temperature rising
Climate denying
Fever is gripping
Nobody's listening
Lustre is fading
Because nobody's trading
Wall Street is jumping
Still, the music keeps pumping
[Pre-Chorus]
If you can't decide (Can't decide)
Between wrong and right (Wrong and right)
If you can't see through (If you can't see through)
All that you hold true (Hold true)
[Chorus]
Queen of the Firmament
Lord of all beneath
Masters of the Universe
We're all refugees
And in many countries they adore celebrities
Open up the floodgates
To the Rising Seas
[Verse 2]
Dinosaur stories
Reliving past glories
Lusting for gold
F-f-fishing for souls
They said it was coming
We knew it was a-coming
[Pre-Chorus]
If you lift your game (If you lift your game)
Put your toys away (Toys away)
Well it looks like rain (Well it looks like rain)
On that Western plain (Western plain)
[Chorus]
Queen of the Firmament
Lord of all beneath
Masters of the Universe
We're all refugees
And in many countries they adore celebrities
Open up the floodgates
To the Rising Seas
Rising Seas was written by Jim Moginie.
Rising Seas was produced by Warne Livesey.
Midnight Oil released Rising Seas on Fri Oct 29 2021.
Jim Moginie:
“Rising Seas” has been burning a hole in our pockets ever since we started tracking it two years ago. The climate crisis calls for a real sense of urgency so we decided not to wait any longer to share it.
Peter Garrett:
We encourage everyone to make their voices heard in their own wa...
Jim Moginie:
It’s a hypothetical reality, a glimpse into the future. The water levels have risen. The captains of industry and the rich have abandoned the ship for higher ground. The poorest countries will be the ones left at or below sea level. It’s already happening across the Pacific. Government...