Still Life lyricsFrom Frontline (1984), On The Frontline (1984), If You Don't Fight You Lose (1985), Against The Grain (2004), The Essential Redgum (2011) and as a single B-side (1984)
Still Life (Verity Truman) The axe is swift and reckless Feel the grain and split it wide Cut away to build the mansions Of banks and boards in distant hands The axeman looks to the sun Covered eyes, blind to silence. The future is eroding, The sacred past destroyed No damning feats of progress Comfort the unemployed. The earth is shred and skun Fortune seekers hit and run. Barren earth, poisoned skies, Wasted seas, Will we see the light Through the trees, Before the last axe falls. A sweet breeze of rage is blowing, From the forest to the town. Slowly the tide is turning With love the seed is sown. No time for feeling helpless, We’ve change to make, While there’s still life. Lessons learnt too quickly fade, From memories, Will we see the light through the trees As the last axe falls |
From "On The Frontline" at Sydney Entertainment Centre, April 24 1984
1984 Frontline album version
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