MIDNIGHT OIL

BEDS ARE BURNING

SANDRA DEYANIRA GAMARRA NIETO
ENGLISH III
MIDNIGHT OIL IS
AN AUSTRALIAN
ROCK BAND
RECOGNIZED FOR
ITS
CHARACTERISTIC
HARD-ROCK
SOUND AND
INTENSE LIVE
PERFORMANCES
 "Beds are Burning" is a
world hit single from
1987/19881 by the Australian
rock band Midnight Oil,
being the first song of their
album Diesel and Dust.
It is a political song that talks
about returning the land to
the native Pintupi
Australians, who were among
the last of all to come from
the desert.
 Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
Out where the river broke The western desert lives and breathes
The bloodwood and the desert oak In forty five degrees
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels The time has come
Steam in forty five degrees To say fair's fair
The time has come To pay the rent
To say fair's fair To pay our share
The time has come
To pay the rent A fact's a fact
To pay our share It belongs to them
The time has come Let's give it back
A fact's a fact How can we dance when our earth is turning
It belongs to them How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Let's give it back How can we dance when our earth is turning
How can we dance when our earth is turning How do we sleep while our beds are burning
The time has come
How do we sleep while our beds are burning To say fair's fair
How can we dance when our earth is turning To pay the rent, now
How do we sleep while our beds are burning To pay our share
The time has come The time has come
To say fair's fair A fact's a fact
To pay the rent, now It belongs to them
To pay our share We're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep while our beds are burning