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This Country's A Bomb

from Magiclands LP by Blackbirds FC

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THIS COUNTRY’S A BOMB (Jeremy Gronow)
Verse 1
The sky is all red tonight. And I can’t breathe the air
We can’t see, to get out, but we know we can’t stay here
This ain’t the way we planned it, if it will be, so it shall be
All the tankers and TV crews are heading for the beach
Chorus
This country’s a bomb, this country’s a bomb, this country’s a bomb.
Verse 2
The fire’s a vengeful spirit, burning a thousand miles long
All of the planes from California, cannot stop what’s going on
Why do we laugh at science, as the hail destroys our homes?
When we live in our own wasteland, who’ll be left to get the oke?
The wind’s a storm of embers, each ridge is cavalry
Chorus
This country’s a bomb, this country’s a bomb, this country’s a bomb.
Verse 3
I know it doesn’t make a difference, do we think we have a choice
We can hear the axe is swinging; must we wait until it cuts?
What if the jobs all come to nothing and we cannot feed ourselves?
What if the future we were promised, turns out to be a myth?
Do we think that we know better? Do we think we can resist?
Chorus
This country’s a bomb,
Day light, we’re trapped down on the camp ground
This country’s a bomb,
Phones out, and no-one knows what’s going on
This country’s a bomb,
Red eyes, waiting for the rain
This country’s a bomb,
This fire, nothing can control it
This country’s a bomb,
Clear truth but no-one wants to own it
This country’s a bomb,
Eyes shut and hope it goes away

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from Magiclands LP, released November 18, 2022

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Blackbirds FC Melbourne, Australia

BLACKBIRDS FC

Featuring members of The Hollowmen, Helvelln, and the Vanda’s Blackbirds FC play their own brand of alt. country rock inspired by the Go-Betweens, The Church and Wilco. 

Formed in 2017, the band released the EP Life Sciences in 2018, the LPs Field Recordings in 2019 and Magiclands in 2022.

They are now working on their their third long player for release later in 2024. ... more

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