Beds Are Burning

Out where the river broke

ˈaʊt ˈwɛr ðə ˈrɪvɚ ˈbroʊk

The bloodwood and the desert oak

ðə ˈblʌd ˈwʊd ənd ðə ˈdɛzɚt ˈoʊk

Holden wrecks and boilin’ diesels

ˈhoʊɫdən ˈrɛks ən ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˈdizəɫz

Steam in forty-five degrees

ˈstim ˈɪn ˌfɔrɾiˈfaɪv dɪˈɡriz

The time has come to say fair’s fair

ðə ˈtʰaɪm ˈhæz ˈkʰʌm ˈtʰu ˈseɪ ˈfɛrz ˈfɛr

To pay the rent, to pay our share

ˈtʰu ˈpʰeɪ ðə ˈrɛnt | ˈtʰu ˈpʰeɪ ɑr ˈʃɛr

The time has come, a fact’s a fact

ðə ˈtʰaɪm ˈhæz ˈkʰʌm | ə ˈfækts ə ˈfækt

It belongs to them, let’s give it back

ˈɪt bɪˈlɑŋz ˈtʰu ˈðɛm | ˈlɛts ˈɡɪv ˈɪt ˈbæk

How can we dance when our earth is turnin’?

ˈhaʊ kən ˈwi ˈdæns ˈwɛn ɑr ˈɝθ ˈɪz ˈtʰɝnɪŋ ‖

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin’?

ˈhaʊ ˈdu ˈwi ˈslip ˈwaɪəɫ ɑr ˈbɛdz ˈɑr ˈbɝnɪŋ ‖

How can we dance when our earth is turnin’?

ˈhaʊ kən ˈwi ˈdæns ˈwɛn ɑr ˈɝθ ˈɪz ˈtʰɝnɪŋ ‖

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin’?

ˈhaʊ ˈdu ˈwi ˈslip ˈwaɪəɫ ɑr ˈbɛdz ˈɑr ˈbɝnɪŋ ‖

The time has come to say fair’s fair

ðə ˈtʰaɪm ˈhæz ˈkʰʌm ˈtʰu ˈseɪ ˈfɛrz ˈfɛr

To pay the rent now, to pay our share

ˈtʰu ˈpʰeɪ ðə ˈrɛnt ˈnaʊ | ˈtʰu ˈpʰeɪ ɑr ˈʃɛr

Four wheels scare the cockatoos

ˈfɔr ˈwiɫz ˈskɛr ðə ˈkʰɑkəˌtuz

From Kintore, east to Yuendemu

frəm ˈkʰɪn ˈtʰɔr| ˈist ˈtʰu ˈjʌŋdəbʊ

The Western Desert lives and breathes

ðə ˈwɛstɚn ˈdɛzɚt ˈlaɪvz ən ˈbriðz

In forty-five degrees

ˈɪn ˌfɔrɾiˈfaɪv dɪˈɡriz

The time has come to say fair’s fair

ðə ˈtʰaɪm ˈhæz ˈkʰʌm ˈtʰu ˈseɪ ˈfɛrz ˈfɛr

To pay the rent, to pay our share

ˈtʰu ˈpʰeɪ ðə ˈrɛnt | ˈtʰu ˈpʰeɪ ɑr ˈʃɛr

The time has come, a fact’s a fact

ðə ˈtʰaɪm ˈhæz ˈkʰʌm | ə ˈfækts ə ˈfækt

It belongs to them, let’s give it back

ˈɪt bɪˈlɑŋz ˈtʰu ˈðɛm | ˈlɛts ˈɡɪv ˈɪt ˈbæk

How can we dance when our earth is turnin’?

ˈhaʊ kən ˈwi ˈdæns ˈwɛn ɑr ˈɝθ ˈɪz ˈtʰɝnɪŋ ‖

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin’?

ˈhaʊ ˈdu ˈwi ˈslip ˈwaɪəɫ ɑr ˈbɛdz ˈɑr ˈbɝnɪŋ ‖

How can we dance when our earth is turnin’?

ˈhaʊ kən ˈwi ˈdæns ˈwɛn ɑr ˈɝθ ˈɪz ˈtʰɝnɪŋ ‖

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin’?

ˈhaʊ ˈdu ˈwi ˈslip ˈwaɪəɫ ɑr ˈbɛdz ˈɑr ˈbɝnɪŋ ‖

The time has come to say fair’s fair

ðə ˈtʰaɪm ˈhæz ˈkʰʌm ˈtʰu ˈseɪ ˈfɛrz ˈfɛr

To pay the rent now, to pay our share

ˈtʰu ˈpʰeɪ ðə ˈrɛnt ˈnaʊ | ˈtʰu ˈpʰeɪ ɑr ˈʃɛr

The time has come, a fact’s a fact

ðə ˈtʰaɪm ˈhæz ˈkʰʌm | ə ˈfækts ə ˈfækt

It belongs to them, we’re gonna give it back

ˈɪt bɪˈlɑŋz ˈtʰu ˈðɛm | ˈwɪr ˈɡʌnə ˈɡɪv ˈɪt ˈbæk

How can we dance when our earth is turnin’?

ˈhaʊ kən ˈwi ˈdæns ˈwɛn ɑr ˈɝθ ˈɪz ˈtʰɝnɪŋ ‖

How do we sleep while our beds are burnin’?

ˈhaʊ ˈdu ˈwi ˈslip ˈwaɪəɫ ɑr ˈbɛdz ˈɑr ˈbɝnɪŋ ‖

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