[Intro] B|-----2-----3---5------------| G|-------2------------2----0--2---| A|------------| (x3) |------------| [Verse 1] I I was I was shaken down in a toy town He he’s out there You know it’s Kennedy’s shadow from White Cross to Michigan ATMs in the air Oh yeah machines they are spinning out everywhere The speaker is speaking can you hear the sound? The listener is listening as he hits the ground The medium or the message but there’s no-one around [Chorus] I couldn’t believe I couldn’t believe the stars of Warburton Were waiting for me [Verse 2] We were dancing we were dancing on the plain Were looking through the window didn’t see any buffalo there We got our pipe dreams they went up in smoke dreams Burn it clean in the climate control of your hypermart malls Don’t want to talk about Elvis Presley Don’t want to see his white shoes walkin’ Around and around and around and around over here The press baron’s acting up the mainframes are down The newspapers crawling around on the ground The medium or the message still there’s no-one around [Chorus] I couldn’t believe I couldn’t believe the stars of Warburton Were waiting for me [Bridge] Over the hills and mountains we go So far so far away For the ring of the axe on the ironbark For the smell of the wallaby stew From the golden reefs to the sandstone cliffs Came the sheep pens of the mallee plain The wind blew the soil to the Orient We’ll be shouting to the skies again [Chorus] I couldn’t believe I couldn’t believe the stars of Warburton Were waiting for me I couldn’t believe I couldn’t believe the stars of Warburton Were living in me raining down on me I couldn’t believe I couldn’t believe the stars of Warburton Were washing down on me [Outro] (repeat and fade out)

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un mélange d'images et de réflexions sur la société moderne, entre la nostalgie et un sentiment d'étonnement face à des réalités du monde actuel. Elle parle d'un voyage à travers des lieux symboliques et des souvenirs, tout en soulignant l'absurdité de certaines situations, comme la superficialité de la culture de consommation. L'idée des « étoiles de Warburton » symbolise un espoir ou un rêve inaccessibles, créant un contraste avec les préoccupations quotidiennes. Le contexte pourrait être une critique de la désillusion face à un monde où les promesses de progrès et d'innovation ne comblent pas les attentes de celui qui les attend. Les références à des époques passées, comme l'image d'Elvis Presley, renforcent ce sentiment de nostalgie et questionnent notre rapport avec le passé.