Barest Degree
Barest Degree: Unraveling Life's Depths in Midnight Oil's Anthem
Lyrics
I am gone, can't waste more time
I have departed, cannot waste any more time.
I said, not quite joking
I mentioned, perhaps not entirely in jest.
The fire has gone the big trees stand
The passion has faded, but the large trees remain.
The underground is smoking
The hidden or subversive aspects are active.
Remember nothing you've been told
Recall that nothing told to you has significance for me.
Means anything to me
None of the information presented matters to me.
And everything you hold is mine
Everything you possess is under my control.
In the barest degree
To the smallest extent, it all belongs to me.
I walked up to the park
I strolled into the park.
The lion rock was weeping
The prominent rock displayed sorrow.
I walked on to the grave
I proceeded to the burial site.
The lizard king was sleeping
The influential figure, the Lizard King, was in repose.
Remember nothing you've been told...
Remember that nothing told to you has significance for me...
The day's draw long, too long to count
The days seem endless, too numerous to quantify.
Cushioned by the wasting
Comforted by the gradual decline or deterioration.
Restless age, the rusted temple
A restless era, the deteriorated temple of my own creation.
A place of my own making
A location fashioned by me.
No matter what else you've been told
Regardless of what others have informed you...
It's still all up to me
Ultimately, the responsibility lies with me.
And everything you own, is mine
Everything you possess is under my control.
In the barest degree, in the barest degree
To the smallest extent, it all belongs to me.
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