Intro – Smooth Vocal Sample]
Yeah…
From the red dirt to the coastline…
This one for the old ways… the new generation…
Roots run deep…
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[Verse 1]
Barefoot running through the red sand,
Stories from the elders passed hand to hand,
Smoke in the air while the firelight glow,
Learning where we come from so we always know.
Didgeridoo crying through the night sky,
Dreamtime spirits in the stars up high,
Strong bloodline, never fade away,
Carry our culture every single day.
Mumma taught us strength, Pops taught pride,
Keep your people close and your spirit alive,
From the riverbeds out to the sea,
This land in our soul for eternity.
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[Pre-Chorus – Melodic]
And no matter where the road might go,
The old songs still live in our bones,
Hear the clapsticks, feel that beat,
Our roots run deep…
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[Chorus – Big R&B Hook]
Roots run deep, deep in the earth,
Carry the pain and carry the worth,
Still standing tall through the hard times too,
Never lose where you came from, stay true.
Hands to the sky, let the whole world see,
Our culture lives on through you and me,
From the old days right here to the streets,
Our roots run deep… roots run deep.
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[Verse 2 – Rap Flow]
Yeah, grew up hearing stories by the fire flame,
Now the young ones singing out the family name,
Survived every storm, every scar, every chain,
Still we rise up strong through the hurt and pain.
Corroboree nights got the whole ground shaking,
Heartbeat rhythm got the whole crowd waking,
Ancestors walking every step that we taking,
Real ones know this culture unbreakin’.
City lights or the outback roads,
Still carry country anywhere we go,
Blackfella pride, let the whole world know,
Strong spirit people and the love still grows.
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[Bridge – Emotional Sung Part]
Hear the voices in the wind tonight,
Guiding us beneath the stars so bright,
And every child that learns the ways,
Keeps the dream alive for another day…
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[Final Chorus – Anthem Style]
Roots run deep, deep in the earth,
Carry the pain and carry the worth,
Still standing tall through the hard times too,
Never lose where you came from, stay true.
Hands to the sky, let the whole world see,
Our culture lives on through you and me,
From the old days right here to the streets,
Our roots run deep… roots run deep.
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[Outro]
Yeah…
From the desert sand to the ocean breeze…
Culture never dies…
Roots run deep.
