Credits

Recorded by Joe Panetta Mixed and mastered by Joe Panetta Produced by Joe Panetta and Phil Monsour Wavelength Recording Brisbane 2012

The Phil Monsour Band: Jonathon Lloyd: Drums Ian Kimber: Bass and vocals Graham Jackson: Lead electric, acoustic guitar and vocals Phil Monsour: Lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars

Musicians Tom Mason: Keyboards Joe Panetta: Percussion

Backing Vocals Ghosts of Deir Yassin: Simon Monsour, Marina, Njemere, Elsha, Angelique, Edie, Anisa, and Aleea.

Album Art Direction: Teresa Jordan and Mirjam Stevens Artwork: Teresa Jordan – www.teresajordan.id.au Photography: Mirjam Stevens

Everything but stop
They can move a mountain /Make a baby born /They can turn the sun on /They kick the moon
They do everything but stop /They do everything but stop
Make the tallest buildings /Count all your genes /Most powerful army /The worlds ever seen
They do everything but stop /They do everything but stop
Unyielding insistent /The logic of a train wreck /Persistent resistant /They can’t stop
They design for obsolescence /So everything is new /Make all your choices /Seem like they’re made by you
They do everything but stop /They do everything but stop
Unyielding insistent /The logic of a train wreck /Persistent resistant /The logic of a train wreck
Unyielding insistent /The logic of a train wreck /Persistent resistant /They can’t stop /Everything but stop

Fires are burning
Where the fires are burning /And the people say /We will never stop believing /In the better day
Where our land was stolen /Freedom’s song was forbidden /Where it is rewritten /Sung again anew
Blood red rivers run red /They wash away the stains /Guns are not enough /They can only kill me
We are never turning back /On the road to victory /And freedom
Where the hearts are hungry /And the belly’s are empty /Where the prisons are full /And it’s this idea that is the crime /Where the time is coming /And the waiting is over /When the people stand together /They make a mighty roar
Blood red rivers run red /They wash away the stains /Guns are not enough /They can only kill me
We are never turning back /On the road to victory /And freedom

Ghosts of Deir Yassin
They pretend that it’s forgotten /But somewhere small flowers grow /On the weathered stones of destroyed homes /Somewhere the light’s still in the window
You see that we are rising our day is surely coming /No longer in the shadows /Of the ghosts of Deir Yassin
They change the names on the signs /But it’s in our hearts these words are written /Of the children who don’t know their homes /They will walk the streets from which they are forbidden
You see that we are rising our day is surely coming /No longer in the shadows /Of the ghosts of Deir Yassin
Of the old ones now passed on /But it’s their blood our hearts are pumping /They will walk with us when we return to their towns /Whose names will live again
You see that we are rising our day is surely coming /No longer in the shadows /Of the ghosts of Deir Yassin
You see that we are rising /You know the fear is gone /We will return
You see that we are rising our day is surely coming /We are no longer in the shadows /Of the ghosts of Deir Yassin
You see that we are rising our day is surely coming /No longer in the shadows /Of the ghosts of Deir Yassin

I left my heart in Palestine
Standing at the checkpoint /You were coming home from work /Our eyes met we laughed about how the soldiers talked /A smile of quiet dignity in that cage of shame /Determination in your eyes I might never see again
I left my heart in Palestine
We were people of no consequence quietly crying on the bus /Staring into the distance as we drove back through the dust /A spirit gently bending in this hope we trust /Nothing on our skin makes them better than us
I left my heart in Palestine
Dark hair falling gently in the soft light of the dusk /As the setting sun reflected off the Dome of the Rock /Crackling like a gunshot a distant call to pray /Someone praising God and saying we’re still here
I left my heart in Palestine
Smiling at the words etched upon the wall /Standing in its shadow dreaming of its fall /Our hopes met like thunder in our arms entwined /Cradling the stories of those we leave behind
I left my heart in Palestine /I left my heart in Palestine

Dark tunnels
Nothing I say /Nothing I do /How far I travel /Brings me closer to you
But we are connected never apart /Through the dark tunnels /Connecting our hearts
A burning desert /To walk through /A tall high wall /Between me and you
But we are connected never apart /Through the dark tunnels /Connecting our hearts
A poisoned sea /A ring of steel /A blanket of silence /You can actually feel
Crumble the lies /Crumble the shame /And I will walk with you /One perfect day
We are connected never apart /Through the dark tunnels /Connecting our hearts

The other side
The shadows are lifting from over my heart /The fires are burning deep in my soul /Now the hiding is over /Step into the sun /For tomorrow a change it will come
The light of the day washes over me /The new morning it will come
I have no concerns for what will happen to me /Like anyone I would like to live long and free /But I am lucky I have found the key /For love has come and love has taken me
The light of the day washes over me /The new morning it will come /For I have been to the top of the mountain /I have seen the other side
And I have no fear /Nothing will turn us around
I don’t know what will happen now /There are so many many difficult days ahead
But I am lucky I am already free /For love has come and love has taken me
The light of the day washes over me /The new morning it will come /For I have been to the top of the mountain /I have seen the other side
The light of the day washes over me /The new morning it will come /For I have been to the top of the mountain /I have seen the other side /I have no fear

Reading between the lines
It’s been a while /Since I’ve been waiting like this /Watching the time /Waiting for words from you /Watch the clock /Counting back in time /Losing my sense /Of what’s day and night
Reading between the lines /Reading between the lines
It’s been a long time /It’s been a lifetime
Words I say to you /Words you say to me /Words that hold us back /Words that set us free
Watching for signs /Listening for voices on the wind /Opening a door /Hoping that you’ll step in
Words I say to you /Words you say to me /Words that hold us back /Words that set us free
Reading between the lines /Reading between the lines /Reading between the lines /Reading between the lines /It has been a lifetime

Who locked the door
Maybe you thought that you could fly /Like a white bird free in the sky /What did you think did you hold your breath /Did you clench your fist before you leapt
Who locked the door /Turned the key /Did they think of you /So far from home all alone /In an odd place in a strange time /To whom did you belong did you have a choice /In the first place was all as it seemed
Who locked the door /Turned the key /Did they think of you /Who locked the door /Turned the key
What did they say to you /Who was waiting /For the dollars that you earned /Who did you feed and did they hear your silence /As the wind rushed past your ears /As you met the earth what impression was left
Who locked the door /Turned the key /Did they think of you Who locked the door /Turned the key /What did they say to you

No distance only time
Who I am /Not how this paper defines me /I won’t fall /Over the edge of your flat earth /Counting time
No distance only time /Here we cry everyday /No distance only time /So close to you so far away
I know I stand /In the shadow of your facts on the ground /I know it’s a reality /I must walk around /Counting time
No distance only time /Here we cry everyday /No distance only time /So close to you so far away
Bored and angry /You’re barking like a dog /Ruling with your machines /Your machines rule you You’re building your cages /You’re building your walls /Your walls surround us /But they surround you too
No distance only time /Here we cry everyday /No distance only time /So close to you so far away

Gods of men
Newspapers and rubbish swirling in the wind /And stick to the earth in the rain /T-shirt sellers and champion wrestlers /And TV presenters that all talk the same
Powerful words of hope and change /And things that we just want to be /Echo in the air in a parallel world /Questions seem to haunt me
I bottle my smile the cheers and the cries /And hang my tears out to dry /Listen to their words I know they’re all lies /But I can’t see the clouds for the sky
Powerful words of hope and change /And things that we just want to be /Echo in the air in a parallel world /Questions seem to haunt me
In the shadows of the gods of men /We cannot help ourselves from doing it again /Still believing in what we can’t see /And all that is must be
We stand and we cheer /We lend them our ears /They turn to statues before our eyes /So little faith in ourselves
Counting your coins as the new era dawns /The story printed on the very last tree /Each drip of oil mixes with soil the stains are all you can see
In the shadows of the gods of men /We cannot help ourselves from doing it again
Still believing in what we can’t see /And all that is must be

The last time
This is the last time I want to be /Watching the world like a fly on a wall /This is the last time I want to say /The way I feel means nothing at all
Now I’m not counting /I’m not waiting /This bird has flown
This is the last time I want to be /Moulding hope from sticky red clay /This is the last time I want to be /Shading in ghosts with brushes and paint
Now I’m not counting /I’m not waiting /This bird has flown
This is the last time /This is the last time
And for the first time I can see /Less and less of what I hoped I would be /For the first time I can see /More and more of what was not meant to be
This is the last time /This is the last time /This is the last time

Big Country small heart
Are we animals We are in your cages /We are seekers We are far from home /This country is big its heart is small
We are aching /We are counting time /No one sees our eyes gets close enough /Time suspended all our hopes are gone /No one sees our eyes gets close enough
This country is big its heart is small
We burning our cages tearing our playgrounds down /Dancing with madness our hopes and despair Already in prison we are forgotten /So little is seen through the wire
The gates are locked /A hungry ocean calls /Out of sight our of mind /Our lives their game Keepers play us like a ball /Out of sight our of mind
This country is big its heart is small /This country is big its heart is small /This country is big its heart is small /This country is big its heart is small