Beds Are Burning (Original Version)

Written by: -
Garrett/Hirst/Moginie
 
General Song Notes: -
None.
 
Production Details: -
Produced by Warne Livesey and Midnight Oil. Engineered by Guy Gray. Recorded at Alberts Studios, Sydney.
 
Other Version-Specific Details: -
From the original Diesel And Dust album.
 
Track Time: -
4:17
 
Lyrics: -
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees

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

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

The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent now
To pay our share

Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The Western Desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees

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

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

The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent now
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
We're gonna give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
 
Versions: -
Original Version
Blackfella/Whitefella Video
Instrumental Ayers Rock Mix
Kintore East Mix
Kintoris Mix
Live
Luongo 7" Mix
Percapella Kangaroo Mix
Promotional Video
Single Version
Tamarama Mix
Yuendemu Percappela Mix