Name: Asylum
Duration: P00H03M26S
Description: This song is about the deplorable treatment of asylum seekers and refugees by the Australian government.

Asylum

from Demo by Rick Grimm's Illa Turba

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This song is about the deplorable treatment of asylum seekers and refugees by the Australian government.

lyrics

(Verse 1)
An empty night a crowded cell
Gripped bare on barbed wire hell
They sit and rot all by themselves
We sit out here and won't let them out

(Chorus)
Apathetic to the slaughter
We drown them at the border
Face down in the water
Asylum is a human right

We hear it in the whispers
Their pain sits in the distance
Our Government has tricked us
Asylum is a human right

Subjected to the violence
Refuse to give asylum
Why do we deny them
Asylum is a human right
(Verse 2)
No roof sits above their head
Rain drips into blood soaked beds
Shedding tears almost every night
This degradation is just not right!
(Chorus)
(Break)
Hoping and searching for a solution
Pleading and praying for retribution
Dying, dissenting, stitching their lips shut
Fleeing and drowning for the hope of asylum…
Asylum… Asylum…
Asylum is a human right
(Chorus)

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from Demo, released September 26, 2014

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Rick Grimm's Illa Turba Melbourne, Australia

The band started out as a way for frontman and guitarist Rick to let out his creative soul but quickly developed. Forming in early the group quickly released a demo and set upon gigging. Due to some unfortunate circumstances the band had to undergo a lineup change before it could make any traction. However, they are on their feet again and about to change people's lives! ... more