Taking Charge
We come from down under
With a voice of thunder,
Yet stunned into wonder
By the things we say.
Throw down past failure
On the shore of Forgotten,
Stand tall as a captain,
Shove off with a shout!
Free wheel's in our grabbers,
Fierce wind's in our favor;
Cut loose every anchor
And sail with a smile!
Hear the waves roaring now,
Feel how they buffet now,
Plunging us down again,
Lifting us high!
Life is the sea of us;
We're not afraid of it!
Sweet the salt brine of it,
Onward we go!
Hail to the lightning there,
We're up for fighting there!
Reefs all about us, bare;
Now we attack!
Breasts are now laboring,
Death is not favoring;
Strike for your life-love,
Stretch for your goal!
On through the wave-crash
Of wishes and mindlessness,
On through the hatred
Of men that can't do;
Steer through the foolishness,
Rush through the madnesses,
Wade through the bubbles
On up to the beach!
Isle that's awaited us,
Be not afraid of us;
Souls of Atlantismen
Come here to stay.
Home of the sea of us,
Life of the deeds of us,
Smile of the style of us----
We, who are free!
We come from down under
With a voice of thunder,
Yet stunned into wonder
By the things we say.
Copyright © Brian Faulkner | Year Posted 2008
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