Manic Street Preachers - Australia Lyrics






I don't know if I'm tired and I don't know if I'm ill
My cheeks are turning yellow
I think I'll take another pill

Praying for the wave to come now
It must be for the fifteenth time
I've been here for much too long
This is the past that's mine

I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
In Australia

Praying for the wave to come now
It must be for the very last time
It's twelve o'clock till midnight
There must be someone to blame

I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
In Australia

Australia, in Australia
I want to fly and run till it hurts
Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
In Australia
In Australia
In Australia





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  1. F.... W....

    The Renford Rejects brought me here 💛

  2. S.... ....

    Chooooooon

  3. S.... ....

    Renford Rejects... ahhh memories

  4. V.... m....

    Great song

  5. R.... R....

    James, Shaun, and Nickys finest moment.

  6. K.... W....

    Anyone listen in Australia?

  7. W.... E....

    Such a pity that Australia would have been a terrible place for Richie to chose to hide from the bullshit of modern life...

  8. M.... M....

    My 1996. favorite song!

  9. x.... D....

    Goal of the Month! aaah, the beautiful memories of seeing this live and bouncing like a loon.

  10. J.... I....

    My first time on a plane, at 21, alone, to Australia. I listened to this as we were taking off ✈

  11. S.... E....

    RENFORD F*****G REJECTS!!!

  12. D.... B....

    Renford Rejects

  13. o.... s....

    probably their greatest song. possibly the best pop/rock song of all time.

  14. S.... S....

    Song is written after Ritchie Edwards disappeared, Nicky wire wanted to just escape to the farthest place. Australia being the farthest place from the Wales & UK... 🇦🇺. So song not directly about Australia. But Nicky's escaped from grief

    S.... S....

    James dean bradfield said the song was related to sightings of edwards in australia. So. Someone is lying.

  15. I.... J....

    Gw kesini gara2 ariel ama qibil😊

  16. s.... 6....

    . Pls come back to new zealand . You love us .

  17. M.... W....

    The best Manics song of all. Love it

  18. A.... T....

    Pay the minute?

  19. M.... W....

    Times up gotta go in sort of rush but going nowhere reallyhow about u*** I really fuckin think the world of this band and its members

  20. M.... W....

    Here's a boy

  21. M.... S....

    What a band!! End of!!

  22. D.... M....

    What an absolute fucking anthem.

  23. J.... M....

    Fuckin brilliant band

  24. M.... �....

    so many of these mvs are blocked in america it can be a real pain in the ass to use a vpn

  25. P.... C....

    All top tunes, top band.

  26. S.... D....

    The Manics!!!

  27. A.... M....

    Love you and Austrália too!

  28. J.... D....

    I thank the man above, he watched over me and answered my prayers 7 years ago , and moved me from Birmingham England,to Beautiful Australia 🇦🇺, I'm a lucky bugger, hey?

  29. A.... C....

    Last time i seen them they taken this out the set list absolute tragedy lol

  30. a.... d....

    Endsleigh league football extra brought me here

  31. r.... l....

    It's my favourite song😘😘

  32. A.... S....

    Nyong igen deleng video kiye,pancen maer lagune
    Aku masih lihat video ini,memang bagus lagunya,
    I still see this video, it's really a good song,

  33. c.... b....

    Renford rejects

  34. R.... D....

    2019, still nice song

  35. P.... M....

    now ever for the world

  36. �.... �....

    Greece is more beatiful than Australia.COME TO GREECE!

    �.... �....

    Do you honestly believe the bullshit that comes out of your mouth?.

  37. M.... P....

    One of the best songs ever, always loved The Manics Xxxx

  38. F.... P....

    I from indonesian and i like it

  39. Y.... ....

    What an absolute belter this is

  40. R.... R....

    Best English band ever!

    R.... R....

    Welsh Band

  41. M.... A....

    All time favorite

  42. C.... T....

    What an album

  43. B.... H....

    Manics catchy song.

  44. C.... J....

    December 2018

  45. S.... ....

    Tiiiiuuuuuunnnneeees

  46. �.... I....

    ...and he just smile & gave me vegemite sandwich !

  47. K.... T....

    Video needs more koalas.

  48. �.... ....

    2018 still listening

  49. E.... U....

    Gara-gara Ariel dan Qibil Changcuters gw kesini

    E.... U....

    Sama. Gua nyari nyari selama ini. Hahahaha

    E.... U....

    @Rizky Ramadhan hahahaha abis lagu nya bikin semangat bro

    E.... U....

    Iya. Jauh beda dengan musik sekarang, bored.

  50. K.... B....

    What I find insulting about this song is how few people know it's meaning.

    K.... B....

    what do you mean kevin ?

  51. F.... K....

    Favorit👍

  52. a.... a....

    I feel young again

  53. S.... ....

    Predobra stvar.

  54. s.... c....

    2018 and loving it x

  55. G.... P....

    🇮🇩

  56. C.... G....

    2018😉

  57. p.... k....

    Great tune

  58. P.... P....

    Love this song

  59. J.... L....

    After all these years still love you guys love from wales

  60. d.... F....

    Ariel & Qibil (Cholesterol Band) concert bring me here 😁👍🤘

  61. B.... d....

    gara2 ariel gua loncat ksini 😂😂😂😂

    B.... d....

    Sama bro

  62. X.... O....

    2018 still listening here

  63. K.... ....

    Why is this not the Australian national anthem?

    K.... ....

    @Δ Is The NΔME ha ha no back in the UK they're from a small country that's next to England

    K.... ....

    Because it's about someone failing to cope with the suicide of one of their best friends and wanting to run away as far as possible.

    It's hardly a catchy fucking slogan now, is it!?!

    K.... ....

    James Meade but what about New South Wales eh?

    K.... ....

    @Phil Yates yeah I know, but still, whenever I listened to it I always felt hopeful. Maybe it's the counter of the lyrics versus the instruments.

    K.... ....

    John Farnham - The Voice

  64. F.... W....

    Very poignant; from a guy who ran away to Australia

  65. a.... ....

    I don't know if I'm tired and I don't know if I'm ill
    My cheeks are turning yellow
    I think I'll take another pill

    Praying for the wave to come now
    It must be for the fifteenth time
    I've been here for much too long
    This is the past that's mine

    I want to fly and run till it hurts
    Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
    I want to fly and run till it hurts
    Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
    In Australia

    Praying for the wave to come now
    It must be for the very last time
    It's twelve o'clock till midnight
    There must be someone to blame

    I want to fly and run till it hurts
    Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
    I want to fly and run till it hurts
    Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
    In Australia

    Australia, in Australia
    I want to fly and run till it hurts
    Sleep for a while and speak no words in Australia
    In Australia
    In Australia
    In Australia

  66. M.... 1....

    kesini karena Qibil, Erik, Ariel, dan Uki bawain ini di konser 😁👍

  67. F.... S....

    Most underrated song ever... fight me about it

  68. W.... ....

    "Like" if the moment this song winds down, you're already hearing JDB inhale at the beginning of "Interiors."

  69. x.... D....

    Goal of the Month

  70. n.... ....

    most underrated group of the 90s

  71. A.... A....

    Still Renford Rejects Supporter #1 Fan !!! September 2017

  72. a.... L....

    Renford Rejects! love how many comments here are referencing the show! what a throw back memory!

  73. S.... M....

    What an underrated song

  74. H.... G....

    Australian Manics fan here, this song is one of my favourites :)

    H.... G....

    FELLOW AUSSIE MANICS FAN HERE. Love it!

    H.... G....

    The relevant song for now is *if you tolerate this, then your children will be next* with the Muslims overtaking and for Britain it's about brexit as well.

    H.... G....

    Half of* the* middle east came in 1 wave.

    H.... G....

    hannah ...i am from melbourne - and i have every reason to believe this song was written about me

    H.... G....

    ​@Tempa T You should see if you can get some of this stuff published. I felt like I was reading Shakespeare or Blake.

  75. D.... R....

    Takes me back his one the Manics were one of the most underrated bands in the uk during the `brit pop/indie` era they are still as relevant now as they were back then

  76. A.... 2....

    gak tau knapa...gue inget banget sisi gelap this song...there are part of dark side in my experiance successfully drew by that song. .he...he...he

  77. G.... I....

    boring assembly line faux britpop that only 15 year old girls think are cutting edge and thoughtful... yawn... how do these shit nothing bands get so popular

    G.... I....

    15 year old girls have excellent music taste then

    G.... I....

    theebondetamp27 Acheived more than you shit for brains .

    G.... I....

    theebondetamp27 who cares about cutting edge?

  78. e.... s....

    ariel and qibil brought me here...

    e.... s....

    haha sama bro

    e.... s....

    kalo saya tau lagu ini dari papa

  79. V.... T....

    one of my favorite piece of Manics!!! just great! Waiting for a concert in Romania as soonest!

  80. l.... k....

    Love the Manics great tune.Puts the shite of today to shame.

    l.... k....

    lion king amen

  81. p.... k....

    always preferred these to oasis so powerful go dudes

  82. M.... W....

    Isn't this song written about Richey Edwards? x

    M.... W....

    Shannon Carr Awww. Thank you for your reply, I always wondered x

  83. J.... _....

    2017 still listening 💪🏻

    J.... _....

    Johnnyafc _ 2018 still listening👍

    J.... _....

    John Yates 2019 still listening👌🏻

  84. C.... H....

    watching record rejects as a kid

  85. H.... L....

    this song would need to get played around 3,000 times before getting there y'kno
    kino like em like gold but not as well

  86. K.... C....

    I tried to get into Australia once, they asked if I had any criminal convictions. I said 'yes, I truly believe shoplifting is a victimless crime'.

    K.... C....

    One of my friends (pre 9/11) was asked if she had any convictions whilst entering Australia she replied "Didn't realise it was mandatory anymore?"

    K.... C....

    Dddssssssssssssssss

  87. l.... R....

    All of their songs are really awesome!! But did they write a lot of songs from 1997 to 2002? I knew much of them a few days when i was hearing the song : (If you tolerate this then your children will be next) The fist time i listened it was in 2004 or 2005 and i thought it was a classic video from 80's Until i realized it was in 1998 so i appreciate the powerful voice,lyrics and bits.really loved that maniacs song Today i feel in a time machine when i hear the songs : (Motorcycle emptiness, Little baby nothing, Stay beautiful etc ) from 1992 when i was 6 years old , these songs are new for me but they're really classic videos and i felt nostalgic as if it always was known

  88. A.... B....

    inget jaman SMA...,

  89. J.... M....

    Brilliant.

  90. G.... M....

    Reminds me of a friends story xx ❤️️

  91. m.... ....

    such a great song

    m.... ....

    50 pence

  92. E.... F....

    This is the only song I liked from Manic Street Preachers - Me and only 1,099 other people! I always knew I was part of a small elite :D

  93. M.... A....

    Bruno Di Gradi