Blood Diamond Vortex 45
[Intro]
Yeah, this one’s for the Awabakal
This one’s for the Gubbi Gubbi
Two mobs strong, still here, still proud
Listen up
[Verse 1 – Awabakal Country]
Awabakal land, where the salt meets the sand
From the lakes to the ocean, that’s the mob, that’s the clan
Newy to Lake Mac, yeah, the songlines run deep
Caves full of stories, spirits never sleep
First fire on the shore, first words in the breeze
Knowledge in the ochre, healing in the trees
Taught me how to fish, taught me how to read the tide
Taught me how to listen when the ancestors guide
Colonisers came, tried to wipe the name
But the Awabakal mob still standing just the same
Language coming back, kids learning in the schools
Culture never died, just hidden from the fools
Pay respect to the elders, pay respect to the land
Every sunrise over Awaba, that’s the law of the sand
[Hook]
Awabakal, Gubbi Gubbi, two mobs alive
Carrying the songlines, keeping culture in stride
Awabakal, Gubbi Gubbi, strength in the blood
From the mountains to the coast, we survive, we rise up
[Verse 2 – Gubbi Gubbi Country]
Kabi Kabi, Gubbi Gubbi, that’s the name in the north
Sunshine Coast mob, where the Bunya nuts brought
Mobs from all around, for the feast and the yarn
Ceremony in the trees, footprints in the palm
Glass House Mountains, watchin’ over the crew
River runs deep, stories older than you
Colonisers came, cut the forest, burned the ground
But the Gubbi Gubbi mob, yeah, they’re still around
Language still spoken, kids still dance
Paint up for the Dreaming, give the future a chance
Respect to the ancestors, wisdom in the stars
Every scar on the land, every story in the bark
From the Mary to the Maroochy, from the sand to the rock
Gubbi Gubbi mob still standing, still strong
[Hook]
Awabakal, Gubbi Gubbi, two mobs alive
Carrying the songlines, keeping culture in stride
Awabakal, Gubbi Gubbi, strength in the blood
From the mountains to the coast, we survive, we rise up
[Bridge]
It’s the law of the land, it’s respect for the tribe
It’s the fire in the heart, it’s the spirit inside
Two mobs, one pride, never gonna fade
Awabakal, Gubbi Gubbi, never gonna break
[Outro]
Raise your hands for the old ones, for the knowledge they gave
For the language, the land, for the culture they saved
Awabakal, Gubbi Gubbi, say it with pride
Still here, still strong, with the ancestors beside
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