Free West Papua Alice Springs Under the morning star we rise Waiting for the wise to recognize Liberate decolonize Legalize the West Papuan flag to fly for those that died under the guise of a world condoned, stolen not owned land acquisition, removed at gun point from your own home Military brutality, Australian trained troops, a reality Who’s counting the causalities As a mother cuts from her hand A finger for ever son that has died for his land And every daughter’s body violated In this weapon of war- genocide instigated But the bird of paradise will rise from the ashes Like a phoenix born again after violent clashes As villages burn, bare foot warriors return With poison blow darts to strike in the heart of oppression Jungle high lands to the coast A hand carved canoe is a float Across treacherous sea’s in a boat, undercover To the mother land from when we were still Gondwana And Australia was one with West Papua Now divided by Torres Straight and sea Bellow the wave of connectivity One people who’s dreamtime song line connected Like the surface of the sea and sky reflected Dreams to live in peace rejected By politicians with vested interest in minerals invested Just like Timor Leste Greed of multi national destruction fester And enforced by genocidal thoughts War crimes ignored in the international courts Free port battle fought Political prisoners life cut short… but strong Your resistance lives long beyond the bars Your song can be heard I’m listening… are you listening? Sung sweet as a Bird of Paradise
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:07:47 +0000
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