GOLDHEIST - Shame

I'm so sad and I'm so ashamed
the things you do in all our names

whatever happened to a fair go?
where did humanity and love go?
why has another three-year-old 
fallen victim to your stupid war?
how many Australians will it take
to say no more...

great men turning in their graves
all the lives you refuse to save

whatever happened to a fair go?
where did humanity and love go?
why has another three-year-old 
fallen victim to your stupid war?
how many Australians will it take,
political bargains will you make,
for this little family's sake,
to say no more.

"Shame" written and performed by GOLDHEIST.
Recorded and produced at Kingswood Studios.

Shame

REALM composed by Hester Fraser. Co-produced by Hester Fraser and Jonothan Holmes. Mastered by Darren Ziesing.

REALM

Realm

WILD THINGS music and lyrics written by Hester Fraser. Co-produced by Hester Fraser and Jonothan Holmes. Mastered by Darren Ziesing.

LYRICS
lost again in the jungles of my mind
a place I go when my thoughts I can not find
the day turns to night
turns to light, turns to dark
and still I'm losing ground

why do the wild things always know the way
are all the questions leading me astray
if we're living in a world of luck and chance
can the wild things teach me
teach me how to dance

I can not be anything to you
until I find the dreams to get me through
and the day turns to night
turns to light, turns to dark
and still I'm losing ground

why do the wild things always know the way
are all the questions leading me astray
if we're living in a world of luck and chance
can the wild things teach me
teach me how to dance

why do the wild things always know the way
are all the questions leading me astray
if we're living in a world of luck and chance
can the wild things teach me
teach me how to dance

Wild Things

LOSER music and lyrics written by Hester Fraser. Co-produced by Hester Fraser and Jonothan Holmes. Mastered by Darren Ziesing.

LYRICS
it didn't take long for me to see
you don't love me, you don't love me
and it's hard to let go
when I gave you all of me
but who's the loser now?
oh who's the loser now?
so I pick up the pieces from the kitchen floor
and I tell you - no more
and I try to walk away with my head held high
won't break down, won't just lay down and die
but who's the loser now?
oh who's the loser now?

and I, I will carry on, carry on without you
and my heart will be stronger because of you, 'cause of you
and I win, yes I win - but it doesn't feel like a victory yet
and you and I will sleep in peace in our own beds

and I, I will carry on, carry on without you
and my heart will be stronger because of you, 'cause of you
and I win, yes I win - but it doesn't feel like a victory yet
and you and I will sleep in peace in our own beds

it didn't take long for me to see
there are plenty other fish in the sea
but who's the loser now?
oh who's the loser now?

Loser

PLACE music and lyrics by Hester Fraser. Co-produced by Hester Fraser and Jonothan Holmes. Violin performed by Jennifer McCullagh. Mastered by Darren Ziesing.

LYRICS
you never know 'til you go away 
the things that you will miss
the magpies in the morning
the hills beneath the mist
and I could try to teach you
but you will never understand
because in your heart you'll always hear
the call of your home land

and we can close our eyes, compromise
we can laugh it all away
surely love alone should be enough to make you stay
but every time I see the stranger in your eyes
I know you must return to the place your heart resides

you never know 'til you go away
the things that you love best
the rivers and the mountains 
the sunsets in the west
and I could try to teach you
but you will never understand
because in your heart you'll always hear
the call of your home land

and we can close our eyes, compromise
we can laugh it all away
surely love alone should be enough to make you stay
but every time I see the stranger in your eyes
I know you must return to the place your heart resides

and we can close our eyes, compromise
we can laugh it all away
surely love alone should be enough to make you stay
but every time I see the stranger in your eyes
I know that you'll return to the place your heart resides

Place

NOT QUITE THE CASTLE music and lyrics by Hester Fraser. Co-produced by Hester Fraser and Jonothan Holmes. Mastered by Darren Ziesing.

LYRICS
you love this place like a mother loves her child
it's sewn onto the fabric of your heart
passed for generations down the line
a place you've always called your own

but it's veins are running darker than the night
and their bloodhounds are baying at the gate
but all the years of sweat and tears are no defence
and all your dreams are torn apart at the seams
but this land is yours to hold up to heaven, down to hell

and it's not quite the castle anymore
but we'll fight you all the same
brave hearts carrying the flame
and in between
we'll put the bread on your table
as you turn the other cheek
try to sell us up the creek
but no more

the gaping hole they've ripped across your home
every cut another wound that never heals
the gold that used to shimmer 'cross the plains
now lining pockets of the callous and vain

but it's veins are running darker than the night
and their bloodhounds are breaking down our gates
but all the years of sweat and tears are out defence
we are the keepers of the dreams and of the earth
and this land is ours to hold up to heaven, down to hell

and it's not quite the castle anymore
but we'll fight you all the same
brave hearts carrying the flame
and in between
we'll put the bread on your table
as you turn the other cheek
try to sell us up the creek
but no more

Not Quite The Castle

PLANET OF BROKEN HEARTS music and lyrics by Hester Fraser. Co-produced by Hester Fraser and Jonothan Holmes. Mastered by Darren Ziesing.

LYRICS
well we talked about the world
when I met you backstage
a generation apart
found ourselves on the same page
and though the years have rolled on by
it seems to me that nothing ever changes
when oh when will the world learn?

that you can't win peace with a bullet
and peace is more precious than gold
you can't make frightened people feel safe
with media vitriol
and with every drop of blood
another heart is breaking breaking
'til all that's left is a planet of broken hearts and broken love

a thousand miles across the sea
another mother's anguished cry
a family flee in search of a new life
where their children can roam free
a place of choice and opportunity
can you tell me - who wouldn't want that?

but you can't win peace with a bullet
and peace is more precious than gold
you can't make frightened people feel safe
with media vitriol
and with every drop of blood
another heart is breaking breaking
'til all that's left is a planet of broken hearts and broken love

and who are you, who are you
to sit there and talk semantics while people die
and how is it ok to play God
well did no one ever tell you

that you can't win peace with a bullet
and peace is more precious than gold
you can't make frightened people feel safe
with media vitriol
and with every drop of blood
another heart is breaking breaking
'til all that's left is a planet of broken hearts and broken love

Planet Of Broken Hearts

I'LL RIDE WITH YOU music and lyrics by Hester Fraser. Recorded live by Hugh McDonald. Co-produced by Hester Fraser and Jonothan Holmes. Mastered by Darren Ziesing.

LYRICS
train lines, tear tracks
cold fear attacks
Newtown to Martin Place
oh brother, I'll ride with you
hold your breath, hold your space
Kings Cross to Martin Place
the demons haunt us equally
oh brother, I'll ride with you

and when the night is darkest the stars shine bright
for life and love and freedom we will fight
and united we will stand if you need to take my hand
I'll ride with you

mind your bag, mind the gap
hold your baby on your lap
Stanmore to Martin Place
oh brother, I'll ride with you
hide your terror, hide your face
Burwood to Martin Place
show your courage, show your grace
oh brother, I'll ride with you

and when the night is darkest the stars shine bright
for life and love and freedom we will fight
and united we will stand if you need to take my hand
and we won't let fear decide who is wrong and who is right
and with reason we will rule, won't let the horror make us cruel
and we'll teach our kids that love's the only way

for when the night is darkest the stars shine bright
for life and love and freedom we will fight
so if ever you're in need you can always count on me
for when the night is darkest the stars shine bright
for life and love and freedom we will fight
and united we will stand if you need to take my hand
I'll ride with you
I'll ride with you

I'll Ride With You

PLACE music and lyrics by Hester Fraser. Recorded by Hugh McDonald and Jonothan Holmes. Co-produced by Hester Fraser and Jonothan Holmes. Guitar performed by Hugh McDonald. Mastered by Darren Ziesing.

Place (acoustic)

WAYFARER

I am a stranger in my own land
I have the power to change this in my hand
in my hand
I thought I knew what it was all about
I thought I understood the fires floods and drought
a country girl at heart

but on the road I realise I've so much more to see
I'll pack my bags and won't look back
and I won't look back...

and I...I'm going to be, I'm going to be
a wayfarer
I...I'm going to see this country
through a wayfarer's eyes

tell me your story and I'll tell you mine
these are the stories that will bond us down the line
down the line
the more I travel the more I see
ancient history from the mountains to the sea
our shared humanity

and every day a new horizon changing as we go
well pack your bags and don't look back
and don't look back

and I...I'm going to be, I'm going to be
a wayfarer
I...I'm going to see this country
through a wayfarer's eyes

and don't look back, don't look back
don't look, don't look back
don't look, don't look back...

and I...I'm going to be, I'm going to be
a wayfarer
I...I'm going to see this country
through a wayfarer's eyes

Wayfarer

Love Letter to a Year Most Bizarre

when I don't know how to spend my day
I go to Bunnings and spend my government pay
buying flowers that I can't afford
to make my garden pretty
I watch the butterflies and the bees
the white-cheeked rosellas in the trees
as they dance the merry waltz of spring
and we all put out face-masks on

and roses don't understand social distance
I can't recall freedom like that
and will there ever come a time
when crowds don't make me nervous
and elbows are replaced with lips again

when I've too much time to sit and think
I pull out some paper and a bottle of ink
and write letters to all my friends 
the old-fashioned way
all the pages and all the folds
every word and every marking holds
the friendship that I can't extend
the way I used to

'cause love-letters understand social distance
they've bridged the gap in times gone by
and there will come a time
when crowds don't make me nervous
and elbows are replaced with lips again
and I'll kiss you

Love Letter to a Year Most Bizarre

Where words fail, music speaks - a mantra which is encapsulated in the work of GOLDHEIST (aka Hester Fraser), charming audiences as a Finalist for two years running in the Toyota Busking Championships at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and Winner of the prestigious People’s Choice Award in 2016. 
 
But it’s not all singing in the streets for GOLDHEIST. Her songs tell stories of love, life and adventure, painting vibrant pictures of the Australian bush, current affairs and events, not to mention a few broken hearts. In early 2014, she toured NSW with her debut release Dust, raising funds and awareness for drought in rural areas. This lead to further drought relief performances through Centacare New England North West, followed by appearances at the Quirindi Music Festival, RAW Visionary Melbourne, and a mini-tour to Byron Bay and Murwillumbah. She was the winner of BalconyTV Producers Pick for her live video performance of Wild Things on the rooftop of Sydney Harbour YHA, and in 2015, two GOLDHEIST songs were included in the soundtrack for independent feature film Beijing Being, which was selected for the 39th  Montreal World Film Festival and the NYC Independent Film Festival.
 
Following the death of her grandfather, the late Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, she wrote and released The Camellia Tree, a musical tribute to his life and legacy. The subsequent media campaign, widespread radio play, and performance on The Morning Show helped to raise funds and awareness for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. This is an ongoing project to which GOLDHEIST lends her voice and her art, contributing to the call for changes to Australia’s controversial policies towards displaced peoples seeking asylum.

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