45 BloodDiamond VORTEX (X3)
[Intro]
They don’t wanna tell you this part,
But the mob never gave up
Let’s talk truth—real resistance
[Verse 1]
Yeah, they rolled in with rifles, tried to take it by force
Thought the mob would bow down, but we changed the course
From Pemulwuy in the bush, yeah, he led that charge
Fighting redcoats in the night, left the empire scarred
Yagan in the west, head held high
Refused to be broken, never lived their lie
Jandamarra in the Kimberley, ghost in the scrub
Whitefellas came hunting, but he never gave up
Wave Hill walk-off, ’66, stand tall
Gurindji mob said, “You can’t have it all”
Marched for the land, sang for the right
Blackfellas fighting back, holding ground every night
Redfern riots—cops came, but the people stood strong
Spray cans and fists, mob still singing that song
From Palm Island to Tent Embassy, the struggle’s alive
Resilience in the blood, culture still gonna thrive
[Hook]
Fought back, never laid down, never stayed quiet
Mob stood up, turned pain into riot
Fought back, never lost pride, never lost soul
They tried to take it all, but the mob’s in control
[Verse 2]
They tried to silence the language, but the words survived
Carved in the trees, in the sand, in the eyes
They tried to burn the totems, but the spirits remain
You can’t kill a people with a lock and a chain
Briggs on the mic now, Baker Boy on the stage
New warriors with bars, still breaking that cage
Marches every year, flags in the air
Truth on our lips, let ’em know we’re still here
From the city to the desert, it’s the same old fight
For the kids and the elders, for the justice and rights
They wrote us out the books, but we write it in song
Mob still strong, been here all along
[Hook/Outro]
Fought back, never laid down, never stayed quiet
Mob stood up, turned pain into riot
Fought back, never lost pride, never lost soul
They tried to take it all, but the mob’s in control