Reconciliation

Verse I Fm I want you to imagine that you’re a child again, small and black G7 F Frightened, bewildered and alone Fm Because yesterday an alien race to your childhood dreamtime place G7 F Took you from the only life you’ve ever known Bb C F And your ears still ring to the sound of your mother’s cries Bb C F As they tore you from her helpless arms Bb C F And your scared and angry father shouting "why, why, why?" Bb C F Imagine that – if you can Fm G7 F It’s the shame – shame – of a nation Fm G7 F And it’s time – time – for reconciliation Verse II Fm I want you to imagine this – the mission’s school with alien fists G7 F Is clothed by the Christian’s velvet glove Fm Where they preach about sin and teach you shame, steal your past and change your name G7 F And all they claim in the name of their God’s love Bb C F So, when they tell you you’re an orphan you believe it to be true Bb C F For they’re the ones with the bibles in their hands Bb C F And the last small hope dies deep inside of you Bb C F Imagine that – if you can Fm G7 F It’s the shame – shame – of a nation Fm G7 F And it’s time – time – for reconciliation Verse III Fm Imagine people so advanced in their pride and arrogance G7 F No culture has value but their own Fm And only they, the just and strong, can judge what’s right and right what’s wrong G7 F What truth shines on them and them alone Bb C F So, when the light of their truth falls on you one day Bb C F And all that you are is judged and damned Bb C F When for their own good they take your children away Bb C F Imagine that – if you can Fm G7 F It’s the shame – shame – of a nation Fm G7 F And it’s time – time – for reconciliation