Story Behind The Song

Written as a tribute to Midnight Oil lead singer and activist Peter Garrett

Song Description

Wistful, melodic rock ballad.

Lyrics

ROCKING THE WORLD

I can see a man in the spotlight
And he's shouting out across the crowd
Standing like a rock sometimes
Then shaking around like a crazy man
Carved from a mountainside
Where the trees stand tall in a selfless land
The fire in his eyes heats up
Reaches out, and shakes you like a rag, man

I can see a fiery sky and its tumbling down upon this town
And standing on a hilltop now is the crazy man
And he's screaming out
The lights go out tonight and the rain comes down
But you hear him shout
He's beating on the shuttered doors and the crowd comes out
They're shaking like a train man

He's rocking the world right now, he's rocking the world around
He's rocking the world right now, he's rocking the world around
He's rocking the world right now, shake it to the ground man

There ain't no finish in sight now
The battle rides on the only ground
Might have been over by now if it hadn't been for the rocking sound
And it might be a little bit cooler
But the fire still burns in this angry man
He knows damn well he's gotta keep fighting
Keep on rocking up the world man

He's rocking the world right now, he's rocking the world around
He's rocking the world right now, he's rocking the world around
He's rocking the world right now, shake it to the ground man


Copyright Neil Robertson 1991