Naar aanleiding van Ton en Ineke met hun verwijzing naar de Australian hymne, wil ik graag het volgende nog inbrengen. Namelijk de lyrics Hear no Evil van de Australische rock groep Hunters&Collctors. Een Australische vriend van mij is van mening dat deze tekst eigenlijk het Australische volkslied zou moeten zijn.
Hear no evil, Hunters and Collectors, Album Cut
From far across the ocean you can hear the sound of thunder
I listen closely but I hear no evil
Just the sounds of cities crashing as they fall into the ocean
No need to worry, it's just time and motion
It's nothing at all, nothing I can't handle
Oh but I, I hear no evil
Everything I trust I hang onto for a while
By my trembling hand as I turn the world to silence
Everything changes... all resistance is crushed
As I ride the infidel... grind his face into the dust
It's nothing at all, nothing I can't handle
Oh but I, I hear no evil
Oh but I, I hear no evil
No need to worry, there's no information
Give me total control, and I'll give you salvation
Everyone's an expert so let nature take it's course
And when I get to heaven, trace the poison to it's source
Every hero is helpless, only history's keeping score
But I keep my passion burning, watch the infidel withdraw
Oh, it's nothing at all, nothing I can't handle
Oh but I, I hear no evil
Oh but I, I hear no evil
I hear no evil
Nothing's wrong... I can't count the cost
My head is fine but my sensations are lost
I hear
I hear no evil
"Hear No Evil" may be one of the best lyrical pieces Mark Seymour had ever done.
