the invisibles

her hair is such a mess, and her clothes are not quite right

she looks directly at you but you’re not quite in her sight

the neighbours are freaking out, her music’s up so high

and no one seems to reach her no matter how they try

she assaults her cigarette and gets that all familiar stare

she looks but doesn’t see you, she’s gone and you wonder where?

i know I cannot help her I’m just someone that she knows

in a world that says she doesn’t fit, that’s just the way it goes

na na na na na na na na na

everyday is judgement day, a constant battlefield

when the dice is loaded, the hand is stacked, and her destiny’s been sealed

some days she feels that she should disappear without a trace

she’s a square peg trying to find some meaning in this place

no point in going to school, they don’t get him anyway

captain cook and jesus, his history’s been erased

“you’re just like all the others” that’s all they ever say

so he finds meaning in his friendships and the music that he plays

he takes off on his bike and sees them waiting down the block

“where you goin’, what’s your name?” the harassment never stops

when his skin becomes a prison and he can’t escape the hate

hanging out in redfern where it’s just another day

na na na na na na na na na

everyday is judgement day, a constant battlefield

when the dice is loaded, the hand is stacked, and his destiny’s been sealed

some days he feels that he should disappear without a trace

he’s a square peg trying to find some meaning in this place

she can’t quite get it right, what’s a girl supposed to be

“i see these perfect images and none of them are me”

she’s trying to please her parents and live the perfect world

love is girl meets boy and love is boy meets girl

and 20 years later, and nothing much has changed

she reaches for her hand but her partner pulls away

another angry insult, and people start to stare

she’s still going through the motions and still tryin’ not to care

na na na na na na na na na

everyday is judgement day, a constant battlefield

when the dice is loaded, the hand is stacked, and her destiny’s been sealed

some days she feels that she should disappear without a trace

she’s a square peg trying to find some meaning in this place