Mosquito March
March of Liberation: Exploring Freedom in Midnight Oil's Mosquito March
Lyrics
When they march
Reflecting on the act of marching
When they march over fields of green
Describing the march over fertile and untouched landscapes
When they march
Repetition emphasizing the marching action
When they march over fields of green
Continuation of the description of the march over green fields
When they march
Reiteration of the march, emphasizing its significance
When they march over fields of green
Continuation of the image of marching over fields of green
walking in the wilderness
Describing a journey in a natural and untamed environment
No future to the question
Suggesting a lack of future prospects or certainty
You might get a simple answer
Highlighting the simplicity of potential answers
Get a simple answer
Encouraging the listener to seek straightforward solutions
walking in the wilderness
Returning to the journey in the wilderness
You're naked now just skin and sand
Symbolic portrayal of vulnerability, being exposed and bare
You'll get a smile answer
Anticipating a positive response or resolution
Get a smile answer
Repetition emphasizing the expectation of a positive answer
see the king see the king of happiness
Observing a figure associated with joy and contentment
See the king
Reiteration of seeing the king of happiness
See the king of happiness in the light
Associating the king of happiness with light and visibility
In the light you can see him crawl
Describing the king's movement in the light
See the king
Repetition emphasizing seeing the king
See the king of happiness
Reiteration of the king of happiness
walking in the wilderness
Returning to the wilderness journey
No future to the question
Reiterating the lack of a clear future in the wilderness
You might get a simple answer
Highlighting the possibility of receiving a simple answer
Get a simple answer
Encouraging the pursuit of straightforward solutions
walking in the wilderness the endless distance
Extending the journey into the endless distance
You don't need to get a smile answer
Asserting independence from needing positive responses
Get a smile answer
Repetition emphasizing not requiring a smile answer
past the point of no return
Expressing a sense of irreversible progression
Your like a dog without a bone
Comparing oneself to a dog without direction or purpose
So get a simple answer
Emphasizing the need for a simple answer in this state
Get a simple answer
Repetition emphasizing the call for a simple answer
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