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Being Human
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Jen Cloher
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[Verse 1] Hey, my words What I say Heavy as clay Hey, my hands What I make falls through like sand How to stay open When everyone is closing Hearts and minds How to keep speaking When everyone wants to move on [Chorus] Come on, come on, come on, come on, oh Come on, come on, come on, we all know Sovereignty never ceded so Land back or we gotta go [Pre-Chorus] Don't turn away from the flames Don't turn away from the pain Being human is learning how To let go of what you think you know Staying human is listening, listening, listening [Chorus] Come on, comе on, come on, come on, oh Come on, comе on, come on, we all know Sovereignty never ceded so Land back or we gotta go [Verse 2] I was born on Wurundjeri land Everything I know, everything I have Is because of what they lost 'Common wealth’ came at their cost I was taught on Kaurna land But I never heard of them At my school we only learned How to bury what we burned I got paid on Gadigal land Everything I made, everything I am All my opportunity A genocidal legacy I am Māori, Pākehā In so called Australia As an uninvited guest On stolen land I can't possess I stand in solidarity My Tūpuna, they stand with me As Tāngata Whenua Tino rangatiratanga [Pre-Chorus] Don't turn away from the flames Don't turn away from the pain Being human is learning how To let go of what you think you know Staying human is listening, listening, listening [Chorus] Come on, come on, come on, come on, oh Come on, come on, come on, we all know Sovereignty never ceded so Land back or we gotta go Come on, come on, come on, come on, oh Come on, come on, come on, we all know Sovereignty never ceded so Land back or we gotta go
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