When I Was Five

WHEN I WAS FIVE
(Written by Ben Antoniadis)

I remember when I was five
It’s like remembering a dream
There’s some sense of knowing
But also of knowing some things aren’t as they seem

I remember the day Lennon died
We sat in the car, my father and I
Just the newspaper and the radio
He stared out the window, I thought he might cry

I remember down Scotchman’s Creek
Dressed up like Ned Kelly when we were kids
Empty plant pots on our heads
Sheet metal armour to defend against the police

Now forty years on, our father has gone
And the innocent still dying
While you and me still fighting against tyranny

I remember a time, under Armageddon sky
But just enough light
To awaken the spirit in the boy who thought he could fly

I remember a time, under Armageddon sky
But just enough light
To awaken the spirit in the boy who thought he could fly