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Written at a time when the Australian Prime Minister was lying about refugees throwing their children overboard, Marty wrote this to beseech people to remember that refugees may, just possibly!, be human too.

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You're welcome to be here, stay for as long as you need to
It looks like you've been kicked around some
And that can't be good now for either of us
If we're here to ignore you when you won't go away

Like the voice in our heads that turns us all over
The sheets have been wet, sweat of confusion again
And little else, you're possibly human

It's all in the papers making the news
And we're breaking our arses to pretend the truth is some kind of a lie
You'd have us believe with your backs to the wall
That you had to leave with your children & all of little else, you're possibly human

And we don't have the room cos we don't have the time
To hear the things that we don't want to
Saint Peter won't mind all the children inside
Miles of razor wire & desert wind

You're welcome to be here, stay for as long as you need to
You look like you've been kicked around
And you won't go away, & we shouldn't let you
The pennance to pay for all that we've not said & done
And little else, you're possibly human

Now we've got something we don't want to talk about
Cos we've got something to all be ashamed about
And every day is a missed opportunity
A chance to make it right, make it right

Cos it's been a while long while
You can no longer be denied though we try

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from Sky Caves In, released April 1, 2004

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Comparisons to other bands have included Flaming Lips, Devo, Arcade Fire, Blondie, Black Sabbath, B52s, Hot Hot Heat, Queen, FooFighters, Smashing Pumpkins, The Clash, Green Day, Stereophonics, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Sex Pistols even Elvis Costello. ... more

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