Bondi Road
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A haunting, slow-building acoustic ballad that grows into a powerful rock lament, carried by a lonely harmonica line and a deeply emotional vocal arc. Set against the evocative backdrop of the Bondi (Sydney, Australia) coastline, the lyric follows a weary narrator reflecting on mistakes, lost time, and the longing to escape the weight of his past — not in anger, but in quiet resignation.
As the arrangement lifts, the repeated wish to “fly tonight” becomes a heartbreaking metaphor for freedom, forgiveness, and the impossible desire to start again. Intimate, cinematic, and devastatingly human, the track offers a major or emerging artist a chance to deliver a raw, vulnerable performance that feels timeless, place-specific, and universally resonant all at once.
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Album track
About this song
- Released
- 2026-02-08
- ISRC / SKU
- AU-K4L-23-00001
- Appears on
- Manifesto
Read lyrics
I’m walkin’ down Bondi Road
I see the waves crash on the cliffs
Think I might do the same
Around Tamarama’s always nice
The wind blows hard and cold as ice
And the ocean knows my name
If I could fly tonight
Wouldn’t it be nice
Then I could lighten up this load
If I could fly tonight
Fly high and bright
Then I could leave my troubles behind
On Bondi Road
Now I broke the rules once or twice
But I’ve done my time a thousand times
And there’s no place left to run
And now as I look back on my life
My youthful ways have led me blind
From my seasons in the sun, so my friend
If I could fly tonight
Wouldn’t it be nice
Then I could lighten up this load
If I could fly tonight
Fly high and bright
Then I could leave my troubles behind
On Bondi Road
Ooh yeah
If I could fly tonight
I could make things right
Then maybe I could start again
Yeah if I could fly tonight
Fly high and bright
Then I could leave my troubles behind
On Bondi Road
Ooh, wish I could leave my troubles far behind
On Bondi Road
Yeah I’m gonna leave it all behind
On Bondi Road
I see the waves crash on the cliffs
Think I might do the same
Around Tamarama’s always nice
The wind blows hard and cold as ice
And the ocean knows my name
If I could fly tonight
Wouldn’t it be nice
Then I could lighten up this load
If I could fly tonight
Fly high and bright
Then I could leave my troubles behind
On Bondi Road
Now I broke the rules once or twice
But I’ve done my time a thousand times
And there’s no place left to run
And now as I look back on my life
My youthful ways have led me blind
From my seasons in the sun, so my friend
If I could fly tonight
Wouldn’t it be nice
Then I could lighten up this load
If I could fly tonight
Fly high and bright
Then I could leave my troubles behind
On Bondi Road
Ooh yeah
If I could fly tonight
I could make things right
Then maybe I could start again
Yeah if I could fly tonight
Fly high and bright
Then I could leave my troubles behind
On Bondi Road
Ooh, wish I could leave my troubles far behind
On Bondi Road
Yeah I’m gonna leave it all behind
On Bondi Road
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