Midnight Oil - Renaissance Man lyrics

Well I told you about the forest and trees and the chlorophyll green

Yes I told you the birds will endure flutter wings dance on leaves

Hold onto dreams, hold onto dreams tonight

Well I told you about the high pressure cell coming down on the breeze

And I know that the things you can't see they are hard to believe

Hold onto dreams, hold onto dreams tonight

A new world order has been formed

Between the cheque book and the dawn

A new renaissance man is born

Renaissance man are you ready

Renaissance man

Renaissance man are you ready

See what a world that you can make

Well I heard about the spirit of life is it flickering still

Yes I heard that the dark bellied angel's come running up the hill

Hold onto dreams, hold onto dreams tonight

Smash and grab the women and child

All the souls are growing wild

Stripped so bare well the universe stares

It's so close to home that we got to share with you

So many genuine things surround you

Wild weather man well it still confounds you

Cast away the greed and death machine and bytes

And abacus and lights and hold onto your dreams tonight

So you found a hard won friend

To hold your hand and hold your head

A new renaissance to defend

Hold onto dreams, hold onto dreams tonight

Where are we going to be, in 3033

What's spinning round your brain

Are you a renaissance man or are you a renaissance woman

If you jump out an angel will give you wings

(Moginie/Garrett/Rotsey)