Story Behind The Song
This song is a complaint to those world leaders who follow unethical policies supposedly in the name of their citizens. Some of the details are quite specific to the Howard era in Australian politics but most would apply to many Western leaders equally well.
| Song Length |
3:38 |
Genre |
Rock - Funk, Rock - General |
Lyrics
When I look around me
I see a world that is hurting
I see you do such injustices
And I see you do them in my name
The world is suffering
From poverty and hunger
I remember all your promises
But all you do is cause more pain
In my name
In my name
In my name
I see you do such injustices
In my name
In my name
In my name
Don?t you do injustices in my name
When I look around me
I see a world that is burning
With the anger of the dispossessed
Should hatred make the world go round?
The American alliance
Means nothing but compliance
With the global village idiot
Who could raze it all down to the ground
In my name
In my name
In my name
He could raze it all down to the ground
In my name
In my name
In my name
Don?t let him raze it all down in my name
In my name
In my name
In my name
He could raze it all down to the ground
In my name
In my name
In my name
Don?t let him raze it all down in my name
Then I see my government
Deny our black history
Lock up desperate refugees
And bleed the Timorese oil dry
We pay for our affluence
With the sweat of the poorest
And the blood of soldiers and civilians
No, I won?t let you have them die
In my name
In my name
In my name
No, I won?t let you have them die
In my name
In my name
In my name
I won?t have anybody die in my name
In my name
In my name
In my name
I see you do such injustices
In my name
In my name
In my name
I see you do such injustices
Don?t you do your injustices
I won?t let you do your injustices
In my name