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TURN AROUND
Words and music by Lachlan Irvine
[A] All that was solid now is [E] crumbling,
[E] All is obscure that once was [A] known;
[A] I once was assured but now I'm [D] fumbling,
[E] The best laid plans have now been [A] blown.
What was [D] up is down, what was [A] right is wrong;
We've got to [D] turn around,
[E] We've got to sing a new [A] song.
[A] There's been a backward step from colour, to black and [E] white,
[E] The outside is in and the inside [A] out;
[A] So much now is heavy that once was [D] light,
Can [E] someone tell me what it's all a-[A]-bout?
What was [D] up is down, what was [A] right is wrong;
We've got to [D] turn around,
[E] We've got to sing a new [A] song.
[A] There's a new blindness where there once was [E] sight,
[E] Freedom is given up for [A] fear;
There's [A] darkness where the future seemed so [D] bright,
Wish [E] I could tell you where we go from [A] here.
What was [D] up is down, what was [A] right is wrong;
We've got to [D] turn around,
[E] We've got to sing a new [A] song.
What was [D] up is down, what was [A] right is wrong;
We've got to [D] turn around,
[E] We've got to sing a new [A] song.
[E] We've got to sing a new [A] song.
[E] I hope we can find a better [A] song.
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This is one of my earliest songs, written when Tony Abbott was Prime Minister (yes, that really happened!). Now it feels
like a more general plea for a better way of doing politics.
To hear my home-made recording of this song, go to:
TURN AROUND
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