Rainforest Jukebox -Enemy Lines (Brenda Liddiard)

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from the compilation CD "Lock On!"

2nd Track: "Wild Cattle Creek" by Mick Daley

"Lisa Yeates (wearing her signature wide brimmed red hat) along with fellow musicians, including Brenda Liddiard (walking backwards as she plays the guitar) and other protesters on their way up to the Terania Forest Protest"
Behind Enemy Lines
                                by Brenda Liddiard
Am
Walking through a city, tunnel of graffiti
E7
Gazing at the frantic ravings of our times
Am7
When suddenly the truth was staring right at me.
Fmaj7
And this is what it said
Dm7     Am7 Em Am7
"We are all behind enemy lines."
    Dm7   Am7   Em   Am7
We are all behind enemy lines
Am7
So I went back to the country, looking for some peace
E7
And what do you think I did find?
Am7
A battle had begun to save Terania,
Fmaj7
Our rainforest home,
Dm7 Am7 Em Am7
And I was still behind enemy lines.
Chorus
Dm7 Am7
Behind enemy lines, behind enemy lines
E7        Am7
Don't forget, that you are behind enemy lines
Amaj Dm7 Am7
       Behind enemy lines behind enemy lines
E7       Am7
Don't forget you are behind enemy lines.

Am
So I learnt to be a peaceful rainbow trooper,
E7
Using my guitar and voice to get inside
Am7
The castle wall of a hundred police men,
Fmaj7
And this is what I sang
Am7    Am7    Em   Am7
We are all behind enemy lines.
      Dm7 Am7 Em   Am7
We are all behind enemy lines
Am7
For this is not a war of guns and bullets,
E7
This is not a war of bombs and napalm,
Am7
This is a war of smiles and singing,
Fmaj7
and this is how we'll win
     Dm7    Am7    Em    Am7
We will dance behind enemy lines,
       Dm7    Am7     Em    Am
and we'll sing behind enemy lines
Chorus (Repeat with following words)
Dm7    Am7
Behind enemy lines, behind enemy lines,
E7 Am7
Yes, the dollar man, he's the enemy of mankind
Amaj    Dm7
Dm7 Am7
Behind enemy lines, behind enemy lines
   E
We must all get together
E7     Am7
To save our world in time Repeat 3 times.

"Brenda Liddiard, 1981, taking her music to the front line again. This photo was taken during the protest at the gate to the Nightcap Forest the day the bulldozer came up Mt Nardi."

Brenda cut her song writing teeth writing to save the forest and later for the anti-nuclear "peace Squadron" based in Sydney. Her special gift , writing from the heart to capture the vital message of the relevant issue with her inspiring words and evocative melodies, mean she has now many environmental songs that have been absorbed into repertoires of activists and performers all over the world. Her music has won international awards and been used in several documentaries, including the famous "Earth First", by Jeni Kendall and Paul Tate.

Brenda now lives in Auckland, New Zealand. She still performs and tours extensively with her partner Mark Laurant. She has several CD’s available.