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'We Won't Cry' lyrics
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Title:
'We Won't Cry' lyrics
NFSA ID
1537079
Year
1997
Courtesy
Archie Roach and Jill Shelton
Warnings
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
These handwritten lyrics for 'We Won't Cry' by Archie Roach from his album Into the Bloodstream (2012) were donated to the NFSA by Archie and his manager Jill Shelton.
Seeing these lyrics, written on a piece of paper torn from an exercise book, offers viewers a candid glimpse into Archie's songwriting process.
It's also a great example of the broad range of items that the NFSA collects – not just film and sound recordings.
With only a few corrections in the text, the neatly written lyrics give the impression that this song came to him in one sitting.
Notes by Beth Taylor and Adam Blackshaw
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.