1. |
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Here are we
At the heart of the mystery
I'm not sure I like what I see
But far off fields will always be
Greener than envy
Ripe with possibility...
Now you're here
And finally free
You can be
Who you want to be
But who is that?
A city's just a city
A country's just a country
And still there is no you and me
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2. |
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There are many things I'd like to say
But every time the words just slip away
Through the cracks
There's no going back this time
Suppose it's good that we still get along
Can't help wondering where we went wrong
Was it something I said,
Or something in your head?
So you're off to a place
I led you
I hope it's where your dreams come true
Don't worry about me
By now I should
Be getting good
At solitude
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3. |
External Relations
03:18
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"I hate to make a fuss
But I can't get a bus
It's late and I don't know the way
These icy winds are blowing in
I feel the chill is here to stay
It's true, I have no truck,
With you, Canuck,
So why do you leave me in the cold?
I'm coming from the present,
You're fighting battles of old
The sun is setting where
The sun it never set
Now is the time to
Raise my head above the parapet -
And say - Put your empire where the sun it never shines
Maybe I'm being rash
Maybe it's the wine
But I'm done with
Being held at the barrel of a gun*
Must you put that thing on the table?
Let what's lost, be lost and what's won, won
Old animosities
Have sailed across the sea
And now they're sitting next to me
Can't we set them aside
if just for one night?
The sun is setting where
The sun it never set
Now is the time to
Go above the heads of government -
And say - Put your empire where the sun it never shines
Maybe I'm being rash
Maybe it's the wine
But I'm done with
Being held at the barrel of a gun*
Must you put that thing on the table?
Let what's lost, be lost and what's won, won
I don't care if it leaves us out in the cold
It can't get any frostier than this"
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This song is written from the perspective of Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) John A. Costello while on an official state visit to Canada in 1948. He felt snubbed by the Canadian PM Lyon Mackenzie King, who, at dinner, reneged on a toast to both the King and the Irish president, toasting only the King, and the behaviour of Governor General Lord Alexander, who had placed a replica of the Roaring Meg cannon*, used during the siege of Derry in 1688, on Costello's table. Alexander was of Ulster Protestant descent and had unionist sympathies; Costello interpreted this as an act of hostility. During the trip he made a surprise announcement of Ireland's repealing its 'External Relations Act', marking its departure from the Commonwealth and effectively declaring a Republic.
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4. |
Moose
03:31
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All across the northern shield
The prairies and the high Rockies
Moose are waiting patiently
From Newfoundland on to BC
From shining sea to shining sea
They are lurking silently
In parking lots and truck stops
By oil well and snow-capped plain
They are always watching
Your every move with disdain
All across the northern shield
The prairies and the high Rockies
Moose are waiting patiently
For us to leave
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Comrade Hat Londonderry, UK
Old Gods, Vol. 1 - Out Now
Comrade Hat is Neil Burns when he writes songs.
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