Rise

Lyrics

[Intro] An error of judgement, a Sydney court's been told That's what prompted a Sydney musician to flash himself on the ARIAs red carpet Well, Kirin Callinan has a reputation for being provocative He claims the stunt wasn't meant to shock, but it did And now he's been ordered to rein in his bad behavior There's no arguing that Kirin Callinan is a showman Kirin, how are you feeling? The musician usually likes to wear less clothing than he had on today And it was his dare to bare attitude that got him into trouble on the red carpet at the ARIAs in November It was an error of judgement, he did it in a jovial mood He didn't do it to offend anybody, his lawyer said I could be wrong or I could be right But it was offensive, and he was charged with willful and obscene exposure I could be wrong or I could be right [Verse 1] I could be wrong, I could be right I could be black, I could be white I could be right, I could be wrong I could be white, I could be black The time has come, your second skin The cost so high, the gain so low All through the valley The written word is a lie [Chorus] May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you [Interlude] "Apparently you are someone well known, but not to me," the magistrate said. "You are not special. Any suggestion you are, the court will reject." [Verse 2] I could be wrong or I could be right I could be wrong or I could be right I could be wrong, I could be right I could be black, I could be white I could be right, I could be wrong I could be black, I could be white They put a hot wire to my head 'Cause of the things I didn't said Made these feelings go away Model citizen in every way [Chorus] May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you [Interlude] It's still unclear why Callinan did it His own manager warned him to behave himself that night The court heard he was egged on by the paparazzi to flash himself as he walked along the red carpet Lucky for Callinan, the charges were dismissed But he was told to behave himself for the next 12 months [Verse 3] I could be wrong or I could be right I could be wrong or I could be wrong I could be wrong, I could be right I could be black, I could be white I could be right, I could be wrong I could be white, I could be black Your time has come, your second skin The cost so high, the gain so low All through the valley The written word is a lie