What was once just a sunburnt country

Now we watch it burn up in flames

Our emergency services are beyond exhausted

And we still look for someone to pin the blame.

Day after day we inhale the smoke

The image of clear blue skies and green pastures just a blur

This has become the norm in our sunburnt country

The wind blowing the remains of the wildlife and towns that once were.

Each day the threat becomes more real

As the beast of fire spreads far and wide

But even though we feel our efforts might be helpless

Us hopeful Aussies will still band together side by side.