Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Midnight Oil
Canonical path: /midnight-oil/read-about-it
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Read About It
Read Read About It 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
Read About It
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.
The rich get richer
The poor get the picture
The bombs never hit you
When you're down so low
Some got pollution
Some revolution
There must be some solution
But I just don't know
The bosses want decisions
The workers need ambitions
There won't be no collisions
When they move so slow
Nothing ever happens
Nothing really matters
No one ever tells me
What am I to know
So what am I to know?
You wouldn't read about it
Read about it
Just another incredible scene
There's no doubt about it
The hammer and the sickle
The news is at a trickle
The commissars are fickle
But the stockpile grows
Bombers keeping coming
Engines softly humming
The stars and stripes are running
For their own big show
Another little flare up
Storm brewed in a tea cup
Imagine any mix up
And the lot would go
Nothing ever happens
Nothing really matters
No one ever tells me
What am I to know
So what am I to know?
You wouldn't read about it
Read about it
One unjust, ridiculous steal
Ain't no doubt about it
You wouldn't read about it
Read about it
Just another particular deal
There's no doubt about it
The rich get richer
The poor get the picture
The bombs never hit you
When you're down so low
Some got pollution
Some revolution
There must be some solution
But I just don't know
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Read About It"?
Midnight Oil performs "Read About It", and this lyric page sits inside the Midnight Oil catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Read About It"?
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 Read About It 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.