(gentle guitar music)
- I just love to, you know, play guitar and sing.
I can't help myself but do that.
I think even if I worked at the shopping center,
I'd probably pack stuff on the shelves and sing anyway.
My parents always taught me,
don't think too far ahead into the future.
Try and focus on getting through the day
that's in front of you.
And it was one way beyond what I could ever expected.
I give a lot of credit to them for making me who I am.
You know, they taught me how to sing, and being, you know,
surrounded by such hardworking people,
that really impacted me to, you know,
do the best I can do every time,
and, you know, play the best of my ability.
They always said, treat your gift with the most respect,
and put as much of it into it as you can.
(Budjerah laughs)
Yeah.
(gentle guitar music)
♪ I get a feeling that I wanna escape ♪
♪ I just wanna get out but you tell me to stay ♪
♪ I can't get my head 'round all that you say ♪
♪ You point in one direction but I just keep going my way ♪
♪ Aiming for the sky, please, open your mind ♪
♪ I need room to fly, cannot deny ♪
♪ You won't ever clip these wings, not gonna walk over me ♪
♪ I'll prove it over and over again ♪
♪ I'm ready for the sky ♪
♪ I'm ready ♪
♪ I'm ready for the sky ♪
♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪ Now everybody just wanna be free ♪
♪ The walls are closing in, barricades on the beach ♪
♪ But it's not gonna hold me back ♪
♪ I'm lighting up my fire, turning doubt into ash ♪
♪ I'm aiming for the sky, pleasе, open your mind ♪
♪ I need room to fly, cannot deny ♪
♪ You won't ever clip these wings, not gonna walk over me ♪
♪ I'll prove it over and over again ♪
♪ I'm ready for the sky ♪
♪ I'm ready ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm ready for the sky ♪
♪ I'm ready ♪
♪ I'm ready for the sky ♪
♪ The sky ♪
♪ I'm ready for the sky ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'm aiming for the sky, please, open your mind ♪
♪ I need room to fly, cannot deny ♪
♪ You won't ever clip these wings, not gonna walk over me ♪
♪ I'll prove it over and over again ♪
♪ I'm ready for the sky, please, open your mind ♪
♪ I need room to fly, cannot deny ♪
♪ You won't ever clip these wings, not gonna walk over me ♪
♪ I'll prove it over and over again ♪
♪ I'm ready for the sky ♪
♪ I'm ready ♪
♪ I'm ready, oh ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm ready ♪
♪ I'm ready ♪
♪ For the sky ♪
♪ Mm ♪
Fingal Head, it's my home. It's a little beach town.
One way in, one way out,
and a river on one side, and the beach on the other.
And yeah, it's my traditional country,
Bundjalung-Coodjinburra country.
That's been my family's home forever,
and it's just part of who I am.
In the jam shed,
it's like the garage at my grandparents' house,
and that's where me and my cousins do all of our practicing.
Before, it was me and my cousins playing music.
It was my dad and and his brothers.
I guess I was kind of just constantly hearing music
since I was young,
and you know, just think it was meant to be.
(gentle guitar music)
♪ You're always speaking ♪
♪ But I never hear what you're saying ♪
♪ Can you replay it ♪
♪ And I'm in my feelings ♪
♪ Am I miscommunicating ♪
♪ I hate this ♪
♪ Let's talk about love ♪
♪ Let's talk about life, talk about change, talk about us ♪
♪ Talk about fights, talk about things nobody does ♪
♪ Hey, yeah, let's talk about love, love, love ♪
♪ Now, I need the late night conversations ♪
♪ To our daylight complications ♪
♪ I need FaceTime, but it's not translating ♪
♪ We just need to talk ♪
♪ What's it all for if every time we talk ♪
♪ We're just changing locks on all the doors ♪
♪ Maybe we should open up a little more ♪
♪ Let's talk about love ♪
♪ Yeah, talk about life, talk about change, talk about us ♪
♪ Talk about fights, talk about things nobody does ♪
♪ Yeah, oh, let's talk about love, love ♪
♪ Now you don't need ♪
♪ To try on all your words before you say 'em, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Now you don't need ♪
♪ To think too much about all your phrases ♪
♪ Whoa, yeah, let's talk about love ♪
♪ Let's talk about life, talk about change, talk about us ♪
♪ Talk about fights, talk about things nobody does ♪
♪ Mm, let's talk about love, yeah ♪
♪ Let's talk about love, yeah ♪
♪ Let's talk about love, talk about fights ♪
♪ Talk about things nobody does ♪
♪ Yeah, hey, yeah ♪
♪ Talk about love, yeah ♪
♪ Let's talk about it, yeah ♪
♪ Let's talk about ♪
♪ T-T-Talk about love ♪
♪ Love, love, yeah ♪
♪ Let's talk about love, love ♪
♪ Love ♪
"Talk," I wrote it with MAY-A and Chris Collins.
And you know, I sing it with MAY-A too.
It's like a really fun, happy song. It's about love.
You know, the key to any relationship
is to talk to each other,
'cause you can fix any problem if you talk through it.
Jarla, my cousin, he used to play guitar for me,
but one day, he called me on the day, and he said,
"I can't do the gig with you,"
but I was really persistent, you know?
I needed my pocket money, and so I was like,
"You know, I'm gonna learn two hours of music."
And I just kinda Googled the chords for all these songs,
and that was kind of the start of me,
you know, learning music,
and that's when I started writing as well.
I guess it opened my world more in music,
and expanded my creativity.
(gentle guitar music)
♪ When will the morning come ♪
♪ I'm tired of wasting time ♪
♪ But it's better for me to have to suffer with you ♪
♪ Than alone up in my mind ♪
♪ Why does the evening sun ♪
♪ Have to leave me for so long ♪
♪ When I barely can sleep ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm wishing to be with everyone ♪
♪ I've been missing you near me ♪
♪ I've been missing you clearly ♪
♪ Are we strong enough, will we live long enough ♪
♪ To die freely ♪
♪ 'Fore we all turn to dust ♪
♪ Won't you come see me ♪
♪ I've been missing you near me ♪
♪ I've been missing you clearly ♪
♪ Are we strong enough, will we live long enough ♪
♪ To die freely ♪
♪ 'Fore we all turn to dust ♪
♪ Won't you come see me ♪
♪ When will the morning come ♪
♪ I'm tired of wasting time ♪
♪ But it's better for me to have to suffer with you ♪
♪ Than alone up in my mind ♪
♪ Why does the evening sun ♪
♪ Have to leave me for so long ♪
♪ When I barely can sleep ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm wishing to be with everyone ♪
♪ I've been missing you clearly ♪
♪ Are we strong enough, will we live long enough ♪
♪ To die freely ♪
♪ Before we all turn to dust ♪
♪ Won't you come see me ♪
♪ I've been missing you near me ♪
♪ I've been missing you clearly ♪
♪ Are we strong enough, will we live long enough ♪
♪ To die freely ♪
♪ 'Fore we all turn to dust ♪
♪ When will my patience run out ♪
♪ Not everyone will break the same way ♪
♪ I'm pushing the limits too far away ♪
♪ I'm way out of my lane ♪
♪ When will my patience run out ♪
♪ Not everyone will break the same way ♪
♪ I'm pushing too far ♪
♪ I'm way out of my lane ♪
♪ Why does the evening sun ♪
♪ Have to leave me for so long ♪
♪ When I barely can sleep ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm wishing to be with everyone ♪
♪ I've been missing you, missing you, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Hey, yeah, oh ♪
♪ Oh, I've been missing you ♪
♪ Hey, yeah, yeah ♪
Yeah.
"Missing You" is a song about being alone.
You know, I dropped outta school to, you know,
I got signs I missed being
around my friends and being around people.
And so I felt very lonely when I wrote it.
So when I perform it, you know, I think back to that place,
and I want the audience to connect,
'cause I don't want them to feel alone either.
We're all in a room together.
We don't have to be alone.
Now, I'm getting like pulled up at least once a week.
Yeah, some people don't like it,
but I really do appreciate when someone comes up
to me and says, "Wow, I really love your music,"
because then, you know, it means I've done my job,
and I've like, you know, left the impact on someone.
In the end, it's not really about us, it's about, you know,
how can we help other people and make them feel better?
And you know,
whatever way you can to share love is the key.