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Dolores Keane – The Island by Paul Brady

‘The Island’ by Paul Brady (1985)

County Tyrone native Paul Brady used his song ‘The Island’ to draw some comparisons between the Troubles and the civil war in Lebanon that began in 1975. A pacifistic song highlighting the tragedy of the cycles of violence that Ireland had been experiencing for centuries, it contrasts the peaceful image of a couple making love on an island with acts of terrorism and war.

Lyrics

The Island (Paul Brady)

They say the skies of Lebanon are burning.
Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat.
They’re showing pictures on the television.
Women and children dying in the street
And we’re still at it in our own place.
Still trying to reach the future through the past.
Still trying to carve tomorrow from a tombstone…

But Hey! Don’t listen to me!.
This wasn’t meant to be no sad song.
We’ve heard too much of that before.
Right now I only want to be here with you.
Till the morning dew comes falling.
I want to take you to the island.
And trace your footprints in the sand.
And in the evening when the sun goes down
We’ll make love to the sound of the ocean

They’re raising banners over by the markets
Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard walls
Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown
No way our holy flag is gonna fall
Up here we sacrifice our children
To feed the worn-out dreams of yesterday
And teach them dying will lead us into glory…

Now I know us plain folks don’t see all the story.
And I know this peace and love’s just copping out.
And I guess these young boys dying in the ditches.
Is just what being free is all about.
And how this twisted wreckage down on main street.
Will bring us all together in the end.
And we’ll go marching down the road to freedom….
Freedom

Source: LyricFind

The Island lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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Missing You by John Waite & Alison Krauss (Official Video)

1,458,813 views Jul 13, 2009 #alisonkrauss#johnwaite The official video for “Missing You,” by John Waite & Alison Krauss. “Missing You” is featured both on John Waite’s album ‘Downtown: Journey of the Heart’ (2005) and Alison Krauss’ album ‘A Hundred Miles of More: A Collection’ (2007). #johnwaite#alisonkrauss Every time I think of you I always catch my breath And I’m still standing here And you’re miles away And I’m wondering why you left And there’s a storm that’s raging Through my frozen heart tonight I hear your name in certain circles And it always makes me smile I spend my time Thinking about you And it’s almost driving me wild And that’s my heart that’s breaking Down this long distance line tonight I ain’t missing you at all Since you’ve been gone away I ain’t missing you No matter What my friends say There’s a message in the wild And I’m sending you this signal tonight You don’t know how desperate I’ve become And it looks like I’m losing this fight In your world I have no meaning Though I’m trying hard to understand And it’s my heart that’s breaking Down this long distance line tonight But I ain’t missing you at all Since you’ve been gone away I ain’t missing you No matter what I might say And there’s a message that I’m sending out Like a telegraph to your soul And if I can’t bridge this distance Stop this heartbreak overload ‘Cause I ain’t missing you at all Since you’ve been gone away I ain’t missing you No matter what I might say I ain’t missing you (I ain’t missing you) No way Since you’ve been gone away (I can lie to myself these days) I ain’t missing you And there’s a storm that’s raging Through my frozen heart tonight And I ain’t missing you at all Since you’ve been gone away I ain’t missing you No matter what my friends say I ain’t missing you I ain’t missing you (I can lie to myself these days) I ain’t missing you at all, I ain’t missing you (No way, baby) No matter what my friends say (I’m doing fine here) And I ain’t missing you at all I ain’t missing you I keep lying to myself every time I think of you I’m okay I’m doing fine here from day to day I ain’t missing you I can lie to myself

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Billie Eilish – Ocean Eyes (OMV)

Billie Eilish – Ocean Eyes (Official Music Video)

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Published on Mar 24, 2016

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Andrea Bocelli  – Gloria in Excelsis Deo 🙏🧚‍♂️

192,670 views Nov 7, 2022 #Bocelli#AndreaBocelli#ChristmasTaken from Andrea Bocelli’s beloved multi-platinum My Christmas album – reborn and re-imagined for this holiday season! The original album has been completely re-mastered and is now available in a special expanded, Fireside Edition. The new 26-track version features tracks from Mi Navidad plus newly recorded, intimate fireside versions of three Christmas favorites: Silent Night, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and O Tannenbaum. Listen here now: https://andreabocelli.lnk.to/XmasSo

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