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Searching for Belonging: Midnight Oil's Quest for Home
Lyrics
There is a place I was born
Refers to the speaker's place of birth.
It is a place I've never seen
Expresses that the speaker has never physically seen their birthplace.
Don't even know where it is
Highlights the lack of knowledge about the location of the birthplace.
Don't even know my name
Indicates a lack of self-awareness, possibly a feeling of lost identity.
Where is home, where is my home?
Ponders the concept of home and expresses the speaker's search for it.
I'm searching far and wide
Conveys the speaker's extensive search for home.
It's a bastard song
Describes a song that is difficult or challenging.
It is the feeling that everything's wrong
Associates the song with a feeling of everything being wrong or out of place.
We are alive, we that have wings
Speaks of being alive and having capabilities represented by wings.
We have devices can do anything, I say
Refers to advanced devices that can accomplish anything.
Where is home, where is my home?
Reiterates the search for home and the speaker's emotional struggle.
I hear my spirit cry
Expresses the emotional turmoil, with the spirit crying out.
If you're out of transmission, way out on the road
Describes a situation of being disconnected or distant from communication.
If you're out of commission I can, give you the code
Offers help in the form of a code if someone is out of commission.
Darkness is coming and it's in your command
Warns of impending darkness under someone's command.
Time to be moving, time
Suggests the need to move or take action as time is running out.
There is a town I was born
Refers to another town associated with the speaker's birth.
Now there's a place I've got to call home
Expresses the speaker's acknowledgment of a place to call home.
Where is home, where is my home?
Repeats the question about the location of home, emphasizing the search.
I'm searching far and wide, oh yeah
Continues the intense search for home.
Where is home, where is my home?
Reiterates the question, suggesting a continued struggle with finding home.
I hear my spirit cry
Repeats the emotional turmoil expressed earlier with the spirit crying out.
It's in the clear blue sky
Associates the search for home with the clear blue sky, possibly symbolizing hope.
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