Midnight Oil - My Country Lyrics






Was it just a dream, were you so confused
Was it just a giant leap of logic
Was it the time of year, that makes a state of fear
Methods, were their motives for the action

And did I hear you say
My country right or wrong
My country right or wrong
My country right or wrong

Did you save your face
Did you breach your faith
Women, there were children at the shelter
Now who can stop the hail
When human senses fail
There was never any warning, no escape

And did I hear you say
My country right or wrong
My country oh so strong
My country right or wrong
My country right or wrong
My country going wrong
My country right or wrong

I hear you say the truth must take a beating
The flag a camouflage for your deceiving
Cause I know, (I know) I know, it's written on your soul
I know we all make mistakes

This is not a case of blurred vision, it's a case of black holes, pocket
holes, soul holes

And did I hear you say
My country right or wrong
My country oh so strong
My country right or wrong
My country right or wrong
My country going wrong
My country right or wrong

My country, my country, my country





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  1. B.... B....

    (Meu país) protesto contra políticos coruptos desumanos desleais. mundo afora...

  2. B.... B....

    Viajo sempre que ouço essa banda que faz parte da minha vida.

  3. d.... s....

    The next wave won't apologise for anything. You asked for it, you got it. Glorious it will be.

  4. J.... ....

    My country (Canada) going wrong

    J.... ....

    I'm Canadian too and as messed things are it's still a good home just ignore some of the crap and live free and roll one .....

    J.... ....

    Australia is the same bruvva. The story isn't finished yet though.

  5. 1.... ....

    18th April 1990 Stadthalle Offenbach: Peter made a special announcement from the stage: "Well, I see here a lot of big boys and little girls. May I ask the big boys to step back a little, so that the little girls won't get squeezed?"

  6. L.... M....

    Oils are two good I'm speechless

  7. C.... P....

    My country's going wrong. Lies travel the world before the truth gets on it's trousers.

  8. A.... M....

    I’m reading this stoned and I’m looking at the lyrics. I nevered noticed the part ablout oil wells. That’s deep, bru!

  9. P.... M....

    greatest song.  jak bych řekl česky super song !!!!!

  10. n.... ....

    Greatest band ever in the 80's and 90's.Devasated i missed them in Alice Springs last September.Got back from Bali the same day and sson had Bali Belly so couldn't go

  11. A.... C....

    Very good song

  12. E.... M....

    just heard these guys a few yrs back,but dam they are good.thankyou.2018.toronto.

  13. K.... T....

    Love the piano on this track

  14. T.... E....

    the oils are incomparable....dont even try

  15. C.... M....

    In this album, Midnight Oil rock for...earth, sun and moon!!...

  16. l.... n....

    👏👏👏👏👏👏

  17. e.... 1....

    Played this album to death :-) love it!! This song is great to play along to on guitar too.

  18. P.... S....

    viagem no tempo show sem palavras...

  19. J.... W....

    "
    I hear you say the truth must take a beating
    The flag a camouflage for your deceiving" ..... brilliant!

    J.... W....

    you're right Jon

  20. S.... M....

    I realize they are Australian, but this is perfect for the U.S. now

    S.... M....

    It was written about American jingoists during Desert Storm

  21. C.... D....

    Amoooooo

  22. J.... G....

    This song come out in 1993. Why haven't we changed? Cause we are stupid. We deserve everything that coming our way.

  23. D.... G....

    i love this song im only a little child messaging on my gmail acount

  24. s.... o....

    ALBUM NUMBER ONE

  25. S.... M....

    this song speaks volumes about the U.S.A. right now

    S.... M....

    excellent observation.

  26. W.... ....

    Cause Nothin's As Precious As A Hole In The Ground

  27. F.... C....

    hairs on neck ,tune.

  28. A.... m....

    Not bad.

  29. d.... ....

    What a wonderfull piece of music.
    can't belive i only known them for 'beds are burning' for so long.

  30. a.... l....

    dig it !

  31. E.... S....

    Peter is a great one, he's got the heart on the right place !

    E.... S....

    Just so good the comments, Americans adopt this song, when they don't have a clue what it's about.

    E.... S....

    Emmanuel Stoecklin agreed your smart

  32. R.... M....

    MIDNIGHT OIL THE BEST. ESTE TEMA ME ENCANTA. Y EL ÁLBUM FUE DE LOS MEJORES QUE GRABARON.

  33. A.... s....

    This really is a great song, one of my favourites.

    A.... s....

    @Adam smith But why they many times censured original video--it's awesome!!

  34. d.... ....

    The Oils with yet another very danceable political track that pulls no punches lyrically.  Has there ever been a better band that melded musicality, commentary and rhythm better than this band?  The Clash have some very strong songs that you can really groove too, but the Oils just dare you to stay in your seat (try sitting through "Power and the Passion" off of probably their best album - "10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1")  with music that at first might not sound heavily musical because you are listening to the words (this song here is a great 'anti-nationalist' song, in the best possible sense), but let's face it - this band had no weak link in their delivery and ability.  Their harmony vocals are indelible.  The Clash are untouchable overall, but that "overall" is made up of many specific categories.  In this category,  the Oils just burned it.

    d.... ....

    @dropway9 Yep, fantastic stuff! Love the exuberant melody in this and their 90s stuff in general. Magnificent jangly guitar too, which is a specialty of the best Aussie bands like the Oils and The Church.

    d.... ....

    d9: "10,9,8" is probably THE OILS' 4th best album---after (in this order) "D&D," "BSM," and "Red Sails." Mystifies me when people think their 1st good album is their best! Alas, PG's vocals are an acquired taste, somewhere between a bleating goat and Jagger's Aussie cousin; they WERE the weak link until... say... "10,9,8."

    d.... ....

    They are a fantastic band  no doubt

  35. J.... L....

    MILITARY AS AN EXCUSE is no excuse!

  36. a.... m....

    Good drive in this

  37. o.... ....

    Powerful Lyrics!!!!

  38. J.... R....

    We used to have this along with all my parents' favorite music on a cassette tape in our car when I was a kid, brings back so many childhood memories of our roadtrips...

  39. 9.... ....

    how could i never heard of this guys? this is awesome

  40. f.... ....

    incribilou! incredible!

  41. M.... ....

    The Oils are much, much better than U2!

  42. m.... d....

    Australia's U2- awesome!

    m.... d....

    Natasa Goati, I agree, and Peter Garrett never had to fly back home before a concert just to get his sunglasses. The Oils rock!

    m.... d....

    I think more Australia's R.E.M.

  43. G.... H....

    Black holes ..pocket holes ...soul holes ...

  44. k.... ....

    This was the song that made me an Oils fan, and even the first mature band I ever loved, at the age of 11 in 1993

  45. L.... M....

    Just Brilliant!!! =)

  46. M.... G....

    Ainda é muito bom e atual ouvir essa banda

    M.... G....

    @Guilherme Gamer que legaaal q vc curte essa banda e esse som tão antigo. Isso que vc parece ser bem novo ainda 😃😃

  47. I.... ....

    best Oils song ever!

    I.... ....

    Que viagem boa no tempo

  48. M.... P....

    i like that a much

  49. h.... ....

    :o) may life be the love and being we all are :o) ~

  50. R.... F....

    sn brvssm