Blow it Up

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BilyaBeats' song "Blow it Up" is about the destruction of the 46,000 year old sacred site and cave at Juukun Gorge by Rio Tinto in 2020. "Blow it Up" protests the ongoing systemic injustice that allows the WA government the last say in wether or not First Nations' cultural heritage sites can legally be destroyed, rather than traditional owners.

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Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s in the way
Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s had its day
Forty-six thousand years, hold no sway
When you know there are profits to be made

Laws that undermine – the heritage of time
A long unbroken line – evidence of occupation
Gone with sorry blasts – hopefully the last
The laws made in the past – gotta change for this situation

There’s no way in this day and age
We can let things stay the same

Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s in the way
Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s had its day
Forty-six thousand years, hold no sway
When you know there are profits to be made

Well the laws are broken – and we’ve awoken
The tears are soaking the ground – ‘coz the shelters are gone
People are mourning – sites from culture’s dawning
And with the coming of morning – we’ll join together, make a change

Now’s the time, for the future’s sake
We gotta make, a better way

Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s in the way
Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s had its day
Forty-six thousand years, hold no sway
When you know there are profits to be made
 
Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s in the way
Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s had its day
Forty-six thousand years, hold no sway
When you know there are profits to be made

Gone are the days, of turning away
Gotta look reality in the face

Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s in the way
Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s had its day
Forty-six thousand years, hold no sway
When you know there are profits to be made

Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s in the way
Blow it up, blow it up, ‘coz it’s had its day
Forty-six thousand years, hold no sway
When you know there are profits to be made

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released April 5, 2024
David Rastrick - Vocals, guitar, mandolin, double bass, tap sticks, yiddaki (didgeridoo)
Rachael Colmer - Vocals

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David Rastrick Albany, Australia

David Rastrick is a trumpet player, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and arranger from between Kinjarling (Albany) and Kwoorabup (Denmark), Western Australia.

David plays in several bands - from jazz, to reggae, world fusion, blues-rock, swing, acoustic roots and more. ... more

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