This Is Australia by Marrugeku
This Is Australia Content Warning: this video contains depictions of violence, racial abuse, and police, border security and juvenile justice system brutality.
Lyrics, Vocals, Recording: Beni Bjah Directors: Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain - Marrugeku Producer: Gillian Moody Cinematographer: David Tran Choreography: Dalisa Pigram with Jurrungu Ngan-ga cast 2021 Music Production: Dazastah, Sam Serruys and Paul Charlier Editor and Colourist: Darrin Baker Additional Vocals: Zachary Lopez Main Cast: Ses Bero, Emmanuel James Brown, Chandler Connell, Luke Currie-Richardson, Issa El-Assaad, Ashleigh Musk, Bhenji Ra, Macon Escobar Riley, Feras Shaheen
Filmed in the Kimberley on the lands of the Bunuba people in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia
Originally by Childish Gambino. A remake to “This is America”
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Lyrics:
We just want a barbie
Crack a can or two
put upon your thongs
Aussie day is due
Oh Lest we forget
The footies on tonight
can’t you just get over it
You know she’ll be right
We just want a barbie
Crack a can or two
put upon your thongs
Aussie day is due
Oh Boundless space to share
Somethings gotta give
Can’t you just go home
Find a place to live
This is Australia
Look how I’m killing ya
Locking your children up
Filling my prisons up
This is Australia
Look how I’m fearing ya
Locking your children up
Filling my prisons up
This is Australia
Look how I’m treating ya
Say there’s no room for ya
Quick to forget your name
This is Australia
Cops in my area
Locking ya up
Cause white man we scared of ya
Yeh yeh Im’a go into this
Ah ah forgetting our history
Yeh yeh locking up refugees
Ah ah oh how the irony
Yeh yeh showing their fear in us
Na na not knowing who we are
Yeh yeh chuck you in Manus cause
This is Australia
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh, tell somebody
You go tell somebody
Grandma told me “Get your land back”
Get your land back, Black man
Get your land back, Black man
Get your land back, Black man
Get your land back, Black man
This is Australia
Look how you’re killing us
Locking our children up
Filling them prisons up
This is Australia
Look how I’m fearing ya
Locking our children up
Filling your prisons up
Take the pulse of my nation
You can see the fear (fear)
So casual with the racism
You’re in denial here (here)
Walk around with your face screwed up
We can see it clear (clear)
You want us all locked up hood strapped
Don Dale style brother can you hear (what)
We ain’t be asking for much (na)
Just want our land back a bunch (yeh)
Media stay on the hunt (ah)
Spreading that fear over brunch (daily)
Djabugay, Bunuba, Noongar Man
Wiradjuri, Anangu, Yawuru Man
They want us all in the lock up
Or getting shot by the copper
Blow
This is Australia
Home of the young and free
sailed over seven seas
labelled a refugee
This is Australia
Fear of the unknown
What we don't understand
We wanna send home
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh, tell somebody Australia,
the Pacific Solution killed us and you mothafuckas owe us!
Grandma told me
Get your land back, Black man
Get your land back, Black man
Get your land back, Black man
Get your land back, Black man
- Beni Bjah 2020
Copyright - Marrugeku Inc. 2022
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SOVTRAX INVASION MIXTAPE
Yaama // Sovereign Trax Invasion Mixtape Jan 26 2017 from contemporary and experimental Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists featuring new 🔥 sov releases from NITV collab, Emily Wurramarra and v mobness pre-release preview from Beni Bjah and DJ Sadge.
Tracklist:
1. Steady - Deep
2. NITV - Change The Date ft. Nooky, Birdz, Urthboy, Thundamentals, L-Fresh the Lion, Tasman Keith, Ozi Batla, Kaylah Truth, Coda Conduct & Hau
3. Johnny Gee - Here I Stand ft. Big Dingo
4. Paul Gorrie - JAN26
5. Emily Wurramarra - Hey Love
6. Beni Bjah - Cruel Country
7. Jamahl Ryder - Throw Em Up
8. Lucky Luke - Welcome To Country
9. Caprice Quinn - No More Silhouettes ft. Kaylah Truth & Elena Maria Wangurra
10. Kuren - 16 Nowhere St.
11. A.B. Original - January 26 ft. Dan Sultan
12. Ziggy. - Black Thoughts
13. Provocalz - Behind Enemy Lines ft. Ancestress
14. DJ Sadge - Bunjil's Child ft. Josh Muir and Chamika Sadler
15. Thaylia - Need 4 Greed
16. Jumunjibeats - Ilanways
17. Alice Skye - You Are the Mountains
18. Kiah Atkinson - Yahna Garruna
Cover art by Kate Ten Buuren from @this_mob
Mixed by DJ SOVTRAX
www.sovereigntrax.com
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