As the memories come
And the call to know
Becomes too urgent
To ignore.
I am there for you
As your heart descends
To the underworld
Where the childhood went
You couldn't see.
I am there for you
As it's harder now
With so many chances to know
When you fell through the hole
To learn.
I am there for you
When you push the truth away again
And the weight bears down
Beyond your capacity
To resist.
I am there for you
As wails and purging begin;
You were a slave
But you feel you enslaved
Those you loved.
I am there for you
As you start to realize
How you had to divide
Or be divided
To survive.
I am there for you
As the rage must fall
So gentle and unappeaseable
To the surface
Of the floor.
I am there for you
As you draw new breath
As though it's the first
And you've finally forgotten
Death.
I am there for you
How the beginning
Is an end
And it never will end
Except together.
For the brave people of Australia
