First Nation

Lyrics

[Refrain] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo [Verse 1: Peter Garrett] First nation, first nation First to deserve an explanation First nation, first nation Last to receive an invitation [Refrain] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo [Verse 2: Peter Garrett] First nation, first nation When we gonna start the conversation? When we gonna start the celebration? (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) When we gonna end the exploitation? (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo) When we gonna say the word "invasion"? [Chorus: Peter Garrett & Jessica Mauboy] Out loud We're waiting Still waiting Nation within the nation Still waiting Nation within a nation [Verse 3: Tasman Keith] Earth black the church lacked the first fact 80 thou' turned demon days and a dirt nap Generate the trauma that made a kid rage Now the ment' capat' be filled with all that Fall back Why my cousin commit? Why my uncle locked up? Why my aunty forget how to put a glass cup down? Fighting the fit We done been brainwashed into fighting the temptay' Fought Armageddon and I be out the next day Of course I'm a get 'em till the spirit run empty My corpse full of venom outcome of the invade How dare you try to put me up in grave [Verse 4: Peter Garrett & Jessica Mauboy] Strong vision, tradition No ticket, no admission No government indecision No token recognition [Refrain] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo [Pre-Chorus: Jessica Mauboy] First nation, so ancient [Verse 5: Peter Garrett & Jessica Mauboy] Let's sit down and talk about appropriation (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) Let's sit down and talk about compensation (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo) Let's sit down and talk about reconciliation [Chorus: Peter Garrett & Jessica Mauboy] Out loud We're waiting Still waiting Nation within a nation Still waiting Nation within a nation [Refrain] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo [Bridge] Nation Nation within a nation Nation Nation within a nation Nation Nation within a nation [Outro: Tasman Keith] When will the light switch? 24/7 in a crisis White noise killed black thoughts I sense There's a shift, it'll come by the nights end When will the light switch? 24/7 in a crisis White noise killed black thoughts I sense There's a shift, see the ship sink like this