In the red dust heart where the wild winds howl
We stand tall like gums against the southern gale
From Bondi waves to the Alice's burning plain
We've whispered secrets to the river's endless chain
They tried to chain the sun, dim the harbor's light
But mateship's fire burns through the endless night
Oh, Southern Cross, light our rebel road
We're the voices rising, breaking the heavy load
For the freedoms carved in stone, in our blood and bone
Down under we roar—let the tyrants hear our tone!
No more shadows, no more lies we swallow
Australia awake, tomorrow we follow
Freedom's call, it's echoing wide
We fight for the free, with the stars as our guide!
From the coalfields black to the Great Barrier blue
We've danced with dingoes under a boomerang moon
They built their walls high, with rules like iron bars
But we smash 'em down with our scars and our stars
The kids in the streets, the elders with fire in their eyes
We're the dreamers unbroken, under endless skies
Oh, Southern Cross, light our rebel road
We're the voices rising, breaking the heavy load
For the freedoms carved in stone, in our blood and bone
Down under we roar—let the tyrants hear our tone!
No more shadows, no more lies we swallow
Australia awake, tomorrow we follow
Freedom's call, it's echoing wide
We fight for the free, with the stars as our guide!
Hear the didgeridoo wail for the lost and the found
The kangaroo leaps where the chains hit the ground
No surrender to the storm, no kneel to the crown
We're the heartbeat of this land, we won't back down
From the reefs to the ranges, let the anthem resound—
United we stand, on this sacred ground!
Oh, Southern Cross, ignite our rebel flame
We're the thunder crashing, rewriting the game
For the freedoms etched deep, in our soul's wild stream
Down under we rise—like a victory dream!
No more shadows, no more chains that bind
Australia eternal, leave the darkness behind
Freedom's roar, it's shaking the tide
We fight for the free, with the stars by our side!
(Fade out with echoing chants: "Australia awake... freedom's awake")