Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Midnight Oil
Canonical path: /midnight-oil/lost-at-sea
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Lost At Sea
Read Lost At Sea lyrics by Midnight Oil on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Lost At Sea
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
In the age when the loudest voices win, words are now worth less than silence
In these days of so much suffering, it's the punch you don't see coming starts the violence
We could hear the shoreline pounding in the distance, for a moment we were free
Then the sons of white Australia came with guns, and pushed us back to sea
We were lost at sea
We were lost at sea, wondering where the world could be
Well the power of the sea can move your soul, eventually it takes control
We were in the ocean drifting, started listing, then the boat began to roll
And the coastline rose in front of us, each one of us was moved to pray or yell
Then the sons of white Australia came with guns, and took us to an island Hell
Lost at sea
Lost at sea
We were lost at sea (lost at sea)
We were lost at sea (lost at sea)
We were lost at sea (lost at sea)
Wondering where the world could be (world could be)
Wondering where the world could be (world could be)
We were lost at sea
Are the ghosts of white Australia still among us?
Are the ghosts of white Australia still around us?
Are the ghosts of white Australia in our boardrooms
In our bedrooms, in our chambers and our churches
In the cities and the deserts that surround us?
We gotta breathe out there
In the wild salt air
And the storms rose high
And it raged all night
Lost at sea
Lost at sea
We were lost at sea (lost at sea)
We were lost at sea (lost at sea)
We were lost at sea (lost at sea)
Wondering where the world could be (world could be)
Wondering where the world could be (world could be)
I wonder where the world could be? (World could be)
Where that world could be
When you're lost, when you're lost, when you're lost, when you're lost
When you're lost, when you're lost, when you're lost, when you're lost
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Lost At Sea"?
Midnight Oil performs "Lost At Sea", and this lyric page sits inside the Midnight Oil catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Lost At Sea"?
Yes. The related section below points to Armistice Day and Back On The Borderline with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Midnight Oil?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Midnight Oil's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Lost At Sea yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.