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Lines Are Drawn

by Matt Reiner and the Aunt Sallys

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1.
Goyder's Line 03:45
lyrics
I look to the north in this heat and the sweat I contemplate what we are on this cigarette Is this our time? Is this our Goyder’s Line? South of the line is safe and is free But north is a question - and uncertainty Is this our time? Is this our Goyder’s Line? I can’t entertain the thought of demarcating you Lines are drawn and lines are crossed But not in case of you Delicately drawn and sensitively kept These lines that are drawn they begged to be stepped Is this our time? Is this our Goyder’s Line? Visions of optimism and visions of hope Of what lies ahead in the scheme and the scope Is this our time? Is this our Goyder’s Line? I can’t entertain the thought of demarcating you Lines are drawn and lines are crossed But not in case of you
2.
Back With You 03:08
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We have returned - older, wiser, new We’ve come so far yet we have misconstrued That old business exposed for what it is And now it comes snapping at our heels In the silence then it comes You feel panic it makes you want to run Yeah I’m back with you Never thought it true Yeah I’m back with you Never wanted to ‘29 - the Crash - the memories You’d think we’d learned But history now repeats Other things worthy of regard History can bite Stay awake, keep watch, on guard In the silence then it comes You feel panic it makes you want to run Yeah I’m back with you Never thought it true Yeah I’m back with you Never wanted to
3.
With a Glance 04:11
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I watch the telly, read the papers I listen to the radio I’ve read some books I think I’m clever They say ‘Be alert but do not be alarmed’ Would you know With a glance I think I know you Oh I put you in a box A little box Then look away I look away With a glance I think I know you Oh I put you in a box Watch for beards and for moustaches The hijabs’s on the radar too Years and years of education Compassion, tolerance are all now swept away Would you know With a glance I think I know you Oh I put you in a box A little box Then look away I look away With a glance I think I know you Oh I put you in a box Then look away I look away And now we look towards our leaders And look at what we have become We thought they would represent us And not twist the truth to suit their policies Would you know With a glance I think I know you Oh I put you in a box A little box Then look away I look away With a glance I think I know you Oh I put you in a box Then look away I look away
4.
Change 04:45
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I feel different A change of season There is something a little strange I must change A gradual creeping A final dawning Dark nights will be swept away With a change As sure as the sunrise today There is a change And it’s coming for me Change I will change I will grasp the nettle yeah in exchange For change I will change It feels good to me The time is ripe for change General or local Resistance is futile Escape plans are not in range For change Acceptance, Patience, Trusting, Silence These are extraordinary days For change Change I will change I will grasp the nettle yeah in exchange For change I will change It feels good to me The time is ripe for change
5.
Special Place 02:15
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Let’s escape let’s get away Let’s retreat to Encounter Bay Pack the car and take the kids Away from noise and city streets Let’s reclaim some stolen time and quit the race Once a year let’s go to our special place Let’s play cards and let’s play chess Sing our songs Then sleep and rest Build sand castles on the beach And dream our life could be like this Let’s reclaim some stolen time and quit the race Once a year let’s go to our special place
6.
Two Friends Drinking 04:26
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Bottoms up here’s looking at you Bottoms up here’s looking at me Let’s have a drink maybe two Let’s have a drink just me and you Words that are said only say so much Some speak more with a glance or a touch And for us this seems to be true Over a glass or over a jar Downing Black Arthur or Pinot Noir Let’s drink to us just me and you Down at the beach on the sand Or travelling by train maybe on the Ghan You name the time you name the day Two friends drinking - a grand soirée Words that are said only say so much Some speak more with a glance or a touch And for us this seems to be true Over a glass or over a jar Downing Black Arthur or Pinot Noir Let’s drink to us just me and you
7.
Traversing the Fields 03:08
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As you’re driving towards the interstate I’ll be traversing the fields I’m lost the place towards which I am travelling No time to give in or to yield The fields are wide and the land is a mystery The shades and the shadows are here Of intrepid explorers like Burke and Wills Etched into time to endear It’s better for me if I pack up and go It’s better this way can’t you see And I saw an eagle fly off into the mallee I hear you call out to me from the roadway But further and further I go Until there’s no sign of the life that I used to live Nothing but wood, dirt and stone It’s better for me if I pack up and go It’s better this way can’t you see And I saw an eagle fly off into the mallee Sitting down in a brown dusty landscape My fist meets the crease of my brow Twig in hand and poking at embers Of a life that is far from me now It’s better for me if I pack up and go It’s better this way can’t you see And I saw an eagle fly off into the mallee
8.
Safety Net 02:04
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If you fall I will catch you Nothing bad will happen to you You will fall straight into my arms I’ll keep you safe and free from harm I will be your safety net As you soar on life’s trapeze There are ups and there are downs For you and me I will wipe away your tears Reassure when things are unclear I will hold you through the night I won’t let go until there is light I will be your safety net As you soar on life’s trapeze There are ups and there are downs For you and me Sometimes it gets so hard it’s blue I’ll be there Don’t you know I will help you get through If you fall I will catch you Nothing bad will happen to you You will fall straight into my arms I’ll keep you safe and free from harm I will be your safety net As you soar on life’s trapeze There are ups and there are downs For you and me
9.
Simple as That 03:15
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This is our manifesto It is simple and direct It speaks of protest and non-violence And disobedience Peter Lalor at Eureka Took up arms and made a fight This is not what we subscribe to The proclamation starts tonight We say oh no Oh no Oh no! We say oh no Oh no Oh no! It’s simple as that This is our time to stand up if we see what is not right Pushed as in the national interest To win election night We look to Gandhi And to Mandela And to Martin Luther King To inspire and to teach us That violence never wins We say oh no Oh no Oh no! We say oh no Oh no Oh no! It’s simple as that
10.
Change (Instrumental Reprise) 01:29
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'Lines Are Drawn' is the debut album by Matt Reiner and the Aunt Sallys who hail from Adelaide, Australia.

The album has been released on the boutique indie label quiet pop as QPCD002.

Contact quiet pop at www.quietpop.com for more info.

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released May 1, 2010

Recorded at NB 201, Adelaide, Australia.
Engineered and mixed by Damian Jolly.
Damian Jolly appears courtesy of Sleepless.
Mastered by Craig Lewis at Mixmasters, Adelaide, Australia.
Cover Artwork by Steve O'Connor.

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