Ancient Connection - Banora Point High School 2022

This song was written and produced by Banora Point High School workshop participants and One Vision Productions.

Thanks to Lara Hatton, Sam Check, Jess Dreyer from Banora Point High School and Aunty Joan for your presence. Also, gratitude to Nicole Rotumah, Tina Pidcock and everyone at Minjungbal Museum & Cultural Centre / Tweed Aboriginal Co-operative.

Finally big-ups to the One Vision team on this workshop; Rangimarie Ferguson, Jamieson MacKenzie, Diana Castanheira, Andy Bowles, Chris Liddell, and OneVision CEO Mark Robertson.

~~ LYRICS ~~
It’s the day and the night
The rich and the poor
The black and the white
The peace and the war
We should be free not following the law
Cause the lore of land is what governs us all
They say its the darkest before the dawn
Happiness is the key to unlock the door
When I turn the music on, it helps me explore
To open the door to something more
Culture helps us, understand
Where we’re from on this sacred land
Put your feet in the sand, feel the warmth
Soak the sun in our hands, Hear Nature’s call
So everybody listen when Nature talks,
(why? a wise ancient force)
So everybody listen when Nature talks,
(why? a wise ancient force)

CHORUS
Let nature take its course
We listen to the ancient calls
We’ll dance under the storms
and let nature take its course

We are all locked in a prison of isms
You are trying to tell us something we isn’z, we’re winners
We’re no longer playing the victims
We’re breaking down the system
The same organisms, We’ve come to stop division
No matter what our pigment, put it aside
Be proud of your bloodline, black or white
We embrace the differences that we all share
We all have our own flare
And we want you to care
But I’m not sure if you’re aware
That we went from a dreamtime to a nightmare
We couldn’t wake up from this darkness
We couldn’t escape from the heartless
But when our eyes open and we saw the light
We wanted to be free, we’re ready to fight
They declared war, we wanted peace
They wanted to cease the language we speak

CHORUS
Let nature take its course
We listen to the ancients talk
We’ll dance down by the shore
And watch nature take its course

Jingi walla, this is bundjalung
we speak Yugembeh, were glad you’ve come
This is the place where our story began
From the mountain through the rivers, meet the sand and the sun
What you call respect we call gurrama
whether close or far we’re under the same stars
We are all unique like goanna marks
And nature inspires us to make our art
Stop pulling us apart with your negative thoughts
Cause we don’t accept what you claim as yours
We have traditions and ancient wisdom
the stories we tell are our sacred scriptures
when our elders speak our minds paint the pictures
and we get to explore as we sit and listen
We Enter inside the dreamtime story
Where we get to discover the ancient library
Where we choose to make culture priority

CHORUS
Let nature take its course
We listen to the ancient calls
We’ll dance under the storms
& let nature take its course
Let nature take its course
We listen to the ancients talk
We’ll dance down by the shore
And watch nature take its course