Back to political comment!

A lot of my earlier music was political protest - albeit usually in a tangential kind of way.  The current state of Oz politics (and the refugee detention in particular) has inspired this one. Give it a listen here "Judgement Day".

Australia's detention policy regarding refugees is a national disgrace, with two self-immolations in one week (one fatal) in a detention centre on Nauru. The Minister currently responsible is Peter Dutton, an ex police officer - who continues the shamefully cruel approach of the previous minister, Scott Morrison towards refugees. There's not a lot I can do personally about this situation except write a song. This is for P.D. "Judgement Day" refers in the first instance to the upcoming national election (although the other main political party appears to have the same attitude to refugee detention), but also to the biblical judgement day of course. Interestingly, these politicians profess to having strong christian beliefs - amazing! It's a slow bluesy kind of song with obtuse words, but I think you'll get the meaning.

Lyrics:

Judgement Day ©2016 Neil Porter 

Big fella’s got a good view waiting for the judgement day 
You know he’s gonna see you waiting for the judgement day 
On the judgement day 
Yeah there’s a judgement day 
Big guy blue sky pigs fly gonna be a judgement day 

Talk back, brain hack, back track you take my breath away 
I wouldn’t want to be you waiting at the pearly gates some day 
On the judgement day 
Yeah there’s a judgement day 
Big guy blue sky pigs fly gonna be a judgement day 

Stop boats, blue notes, get votes you locked them all away 
No voice, no hope, no choice you took their lives away 
On the judgement day 
 Yeah there’s a judgement day 
Big guy blue sky pigs fly gonna be a judgement day 

Hard as steel and cold as ice you’ll never get to paradise 
I really hope you get what’s coming on the judgement day 
On the judgement day 
Yeah there’s a judgement day 
Big guy blue sky karma’s gonna get ya on the judgement day

Karma’s gonna get ya On the judgement day