Great Southern Land Icehouse

[Verse 1]
Standing at the limit of an endless ocean
Stranded like a runaway lost at sea
City on a rainy day down in the harbour
Watching as the grey clouds shadow the bay
Looking everywhere 'cause I had to find you
This is not the way that I remember it here
Anyone will tell you it's a prisoner island
Hidden in the summer for a million years

[Refrain]
Great southern land
Burned you black

[Verse 2]
So you look into the land, it will tell you a story
Story about a journey ended long ago
Listen to the motion of the wind in the mountains
Maybe you can hear them talking like I do
They're gonna betray you, they're gonna forget you
Are you gonna let them take you over that way?

[Chorus]
Great southern land
Great southern land
You walk alone
Like a primitive man
And they make it work
With sticks and bones
I see their hungry eyes
It's a hungry home