Put Down That Weapon – English Lyrics

• By: Midnight Oil
• Album: Diesel and Dust

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(upbeat rock music)

♪ Under the waterline ♪

♪ No place to retire ♪

♪ To another time ♪

♪ The eyes of the world now turn ♪

♪ And if we think about it ♪

♪ And if we talk about it ♪

♪ And if the skies go dark with rain ♪

♪ Can you tell me, does our freedom remain ♪

♪ Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone ♪

♪ You can't hide nowhere with the torchlight on ♪

♪ And it happens to be an emergency ♪

♪ Some things aren't meant to be ♪

♪ Some things don't come for free ♪

♪ Above the waterline ♪

♪ Point the finger, yeah, point the bone ♪

♪ It's the harbor towns ♪

♪ That the gray metal ships call home ♪

♪ And if we think about it ♪

♪ And if we talk about it ♪

♪ And if the sea goes boiling black ♪

♪ Can you tell me what you'll do about that ♪

♪ Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone ♪

♪ I must know something to know it's so wrong ♪

♪ And it happens to be an emergency ♪

♪ Some things aren't meant to be ♪

♪ Some things don't come for free ♪

♪ They keep talking about it ♪

♪ They keep talking about it ♪

♪ They keep talking, they keep talking, talking about ♪

♪ You can't hide away, away, away ♪

♪ And it happens to be an emergency ♪

♪ Some things aren't meant to be ♪

♪ Some things don't come for free ♪

♪ Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone ♪

♪ I must know something to know it's so wrong ♪

♪ And it happens to be an emergency ♪

♪ Some things aren't meant to be ♪

♪ Some things don't come for free ♪

♪ Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone ♪

♪ You must be crazy if you think you're strong ♪

♪ 'Cause it happens to be an emergency ♪

♪ Some things aren't meant to be ♪

♪ And some things don't come for free ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
weapon /ˈwepən/ B1	noun - an object used to harm or kill people
emergency /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/ B1	noun - a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the condition or right of being able or allowed to do whatever you want without anyone controlling you
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ B1	verb - to continue to exist or be in the same state
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something or someone in a place where they cannot be seen or found
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	verb - past participle of go adjective - no longer present; lost
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say things to someone; to have a conversation
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have an opinion or idea
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - objects, items, or matters
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward someone or something
mean /miːn/ A2	verb - to intend to convey or express
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally ill; foolish or wild
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having great physical power or strength
point /pɔɪnt/ A2	verb - to direct someone's attention to something by extending a finger
boiling /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ B1	adjective - very hot; reaching the temperature at which a liquid boils
dark /dɑːk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
torchlight /ˈtɔːrtʃlaɪt/ C1	noun - light produced by a torch