Not in My Name Lyrics

(Intro)
(Verse 1)
Lately I've been losing all my faith in humanity
And to think I am a part of it's embarrassing
I read the paper and I keep up with the news
I can't recognise what we do is even human
It's out of wack, out of balance, out of control
The lies told and the attitude that unfold
This f**king country has a rotten bitter hard soul
These are laws of the land that the Crown stole
I hear them talk, talk, talking on the radio
They spit fever pitch panic on what they oppose
I read the columns, the letters and opinion pieces
At every pub everybody's got prepared speeches
Misunderstanding all the pain in the politics
They only want a scapegoat and kept promises
And all the anger and the fear and resentment grows
The brutality of lucky country village folk
It's not enough to turn back a bunch of leaky boats
It's not enough to kill their dreams then we kill their hope
It's not enough to deprive them of their human rights
It's not enough, until somebody loses their life
Dark shadows gather history will judge us hard
One day you'll ask yourself "did I do enough?"
And how much cruelty did we allow to be dealt
To a group of desperate people asking for some help
(Chorus)
How does it sit with you?
How do you sleep at night?
Does it worry you at all occupy your mind?
I hang my head, heavy heart, I am so ashamed
It's in my backyard, but not in my name