Oceania, 'Tis for Thee by Untrue Stories published on 2022-07-12T14:08:22Z The Oceanian National Anthem, "Oceania, 'Tis For Thee", used as the closing theme in S1E4 "How A Nation is Exploited". (The text of "1984" gives only the title.) Performed by the Airstrip One Mandatory Spontaneous People's Choir. The tune is The Internationale, in a public-domain orchestral recording which came without an attribution. The lyrics were extrapolated by Robin Johnson. Untrue Stories is a comedy-drama metafictional sci-fi podcast, streaming now on Apple/iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts and elsewhere. Bonus tracks and other audio tidbits get posted in this soundcloud. For full episodes, see https://untrue-stories.simplecast.com Lyrics: O gracious state of Oceania, Thy people resolute and bold! We seethe with patriotic mania, And we do as we are told! Imbued with brilliance and bravery Across thy width and breadth and length; Where war is peace and freedom's slavery And our ignorance is strength! We're at war with Eurasia/Eastasia [delete as applicable] And so we've always been; How do we know? It tells us so Upon the telescreen! Oceania is noble! Oceania is free! With loyal salutes, we lick thy boots; Oceania, 'tis for thee! Genre Patriotic prejudice