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Until We Meet Again
04:14
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As the evening settles slowly over fields of emerald green
I wander through my memories to places that I’ve seen
To the friends we’ve met along the way,
the towns we’ve driven through
And I think of all the riches that I’ve known because of you.
Here we are together let our voices ring
Here we are this evening, let us sing
Let’s forget the world for just a while And toast the friends we’ve made Let’s sing a chorus, raise a glass Until we meet again.
With boats and planes, through snow and rain, we’ve travelled many miles
Seen wondrous places big and small and sampled their delights
Heard many different languages, sang songs of love and war
And when we head for home again your voices take us far
In the morning as we’re moving on, you’ll travel in our hearts
Each journey brings us many things to cherish as we part
The car piled high with souvenirs we’ll hit the road once more
And your voices in our memory will always feel like home.
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Last Sunday out driving alone in my car
Stuck in the traffic and getting nowhere
And wondering how far it is we have all come
And if in the future we can be as one
We’ll get there when we get there and not before that
We’ll get there when we get there can you picture that
We’ll get there when we get there I’m hoping for that
And we’ll get there when we get there and that’ll be that
When I’m watching the politics on the tv
Folks bickering and fighting saying nothing to me
I look at their faces behind the forced smiles
The things in their heads that they can’t reconcile
We’re all very good knowing what should be done
It’ll take all of us to be thinking as one
And we know deep inside that this is all true
To you them is them and to them is you
If you’re wondering like me what’s the point of this song
Surely it’s time that we all got along
Will we ever think of each other as friends?
And when will our Troubles finally end
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3. |
Ring The Bell
03:20
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I knew a man, a quiet man Whose joy of life was catching.
Family, friends and songs to sing That’s all that he was needing.
Then one day I heard the news His precious world had shattered
Family, friends and songs to sing None of them now mattered.
Ring the bell for danger
Ring the bell for all clear
Ring the bell for fallen comrades
Ring the bell, ring the bell.
They carried him into the church In uniform so proudly
They told about the fireman’s oath And of his love of duty
Others told about his life And how his neighbours loved him
I only knew the songs he sang, And nothing else about him.
Then they read the fireman’s prayer Have courage and be set to go
Be prepared to face the worst To never know your time has come
When they rang the Fireman’s Bell Three times three it sounded
Dignity and honour For his final outing.
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4. |
Peace In Erin
03:49
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Were all mankind inclined like me,
To live in peace and unity,
No more contention there would be,
Among the sons of Erin.
Originally we were sprung,
From father Adam, old and young,
These words should flow from every tongue:
We’ll cherish peace in Erin.
We’re formed by one Deity,
To worship him, let’s all agree,
And live in peace and harmony
With every class in Erin.
On Sundays, if our paths do lie,
To Clough, or to the Glens* close by,
This should not weaken friendship’s tie,
Among the sons of Erin!
What shore can boast so pure an air;
Or men so brave, or girls so fair,
Or who was e’er esteemed in war,
Before the sons of Erin?
Their courage far abroad is known,
In field of Mars their glory shone;
Now let us cultivate at home,
The laws of peace in Erin!
If fortune fair and commerce shine,
Upon my dear, my native isle,
Not Egypt with her flowing Nile,
Could equal thee, sweet Erin;
Fine silver lakes and pearly streams,
With verdant groves where music rings,
Now peace, with healing in her wings,
Will bless this land of Erin.
‘Tis principle that shows the man,
This is the one, the only plan,
And it’s one that I have built upon,
When passing through old Erin.
So let us, at this present day,
Drive prejudice and spleen away,
Far, far across the Atlantic Sea,
And we’ll all shake hands in Erin!
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5. |
The Bird's Song
03:42
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The blackbirds and the thrushes and the robin sat around
Discussing all the changes and what’s been going down
“I’m worried said the robin, there’s rumours in the air
I’m not sure what is happening, but I know that it’s not fair
Have you ever wondered where the other birds have gone
There aren’t so many here these days I’m missing their sweet song
Some say it is the weather, some say it is the wind
But I think other forces are not letting them come in
Chorus
We may have different feathers and singa different song
But when we sing together the differences are gone
If you look up in the sky high up above your head
All along the borders something’s being said
All the crows and magpies of the neighbourhood Are saying
“we don’t want you here taking all our food’
They’re living in the hedges and roosting in the trees
Building mud huts on the walls and nesting in the eves
They’re stealing all our berries and eating all our bugs
We don’t want foreign lads here, they’re all a bunch of thugs”
Chorus
Geese that come from Canada are told they can’t come round
Eating all the grasses and messing up the ground
All the swifts and swallows are not allowed to stay
Even all the starlings have been told t go away
But I for one like to hear their exotic cry
They sing another language as they’re flying by
I think for all our children’s sake it really would be sad
If they didn’t see that different really isn’t bad”
Chorus
Now the blackbirds and the thrushes and the robin all agreed
They’d have to teach the others that there’s no need for greed
For birds they don’t see borders as they fly o’er the sea
To find a place to feed their kids, just like you and me
Chorus
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6. |
A New Song To Sing
03:32
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In my life, I’ve seen many things
I would sooner forget if allowed
But the dreams I had a long time ago are still strong
History teaches us separate truths
That the lessons of time reinforced
And I dream of a day to come when we all get along
Looking over my shoulder experience points to
A future that could be much brighter
We just need to find a way to move forward together
At the end of the day, we’re the only ones here
Who can show us the right and the wrong way Perhaps we should just draw a line in the sand and move on
We’ll find a new song to sing One we all can join in
Let the past restAnd look to the future
We’ll find a new song to singOne we all can join in
Let’s find a new song to sing for tomorrow
We’ve all been brought up in our separate ways
That the different histories have taught us
Is it not time to move a bit closer together?
Whatever your colour, or the language you speak
And regardless of what you believe in
If you look in my eyes I’ve the same dream as you for the future
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7. |
People Tell Me I'm Lucky
04:20
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People tell me I’m lucky
A hero of my time
But every day the memories haunt me
I’m the only one left behind
In a line we marched out together
Walking side by side
We were marking time with each other
Heads held high with pride
There was fear all around us
We knew that death would come
All that kept us going
Was the hope that we’d get home
We set out on our tour of duty
To a far off foreign land
A place all battered and broken
Where we must make a stand.
As trees drop leaves in Autumn
Men were falling all around
Bodies shattered and broken
Lives soaked into the ground
Chorus
Now it’s done we’re not standing together
Just lying side by side
I want to be lying with them
Not the one left to stand and cry.
Chorus
People tell me I’m lucky
It don’t feel that way to me
Every day the memories haunt me
I wish the one that came back wasn’t me.
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8. |
The Maple's Lament
03:41
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When I was alive the birds would nest
upon my boughs
And all through long winter nights the storms would ‘round me howl,
And when the day would come I’d raise my branches to the sun
I was a child of earth and sky, and all the world
was one.
But now that I am dead, the birds no longer sing in me
And I feel no more the wind and rain as when
I was a tree
But bound so tight in wire strings I have no room to grow
And I am but the slave who sings when master draws the blow.
But sometimes from my mem’ry I can sing the birds in flight
And I can sing of sweet dark earth and endless starry nights
But oh, my favourite song of all, I truly do believe Is the song the sunlight sang to me, while dancing on my leaves.
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9. |
Sunshine in the Rain
04:13
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Everywhere I look
I see crying, I see fear
I see news of war and terror near and far.
I hear anger, I hear pain And a world that is confused
Please let me step outside it for a while
I want sunshine in the rain
Give me happiness and joy
Let me see the colours in the sky
Feel the wind blow on my face
Smell the meadows full of flowers
Hear the birds singing sweetly
in the trees
Step outside the news
And all the madness of our time
I find it hard to cope
with so much pain
My body’s full of tears
I feel guilty and ashamed
If I try to find some quiet
for my mind
And maybe in the darkness
I’ll be grateful for the moments
That will help me be the change I want to see.
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10. |
Time
03:36
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There was a time I needed you to hold me
There was a time I wanted you to say
Come to my arms I’ll hold you here forever
There was a time there was a time
There was a time I looked to you for guidance
There was a time I longed for you to say
Do what you love I’ll be there beside you
There was a time there was a time
But now you’re gone and time has passed us by
I feel you here inside my heart
If only once I could say to you I love you
But there’s no time there’s no more time
There was a time I needed you to love me
There was a time I wanted you to say
You’re in my heart and you’ll be there forever
There was a time there was a time
But this is the time the time for me to love you
This is the time the time for me to say
I love you and always will forever
This is the time this is the time
This is the time this is my time
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11. |
Island Love
04:10
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Out upon an island many, many years ago
A silent graveyard held a secret in the ground below
They found a grave, two bodies there
No markings up above
A story often told today, a story full of love.
They grew up on the island there and
he made her his wife
At one with sea and wind and earth,
they loved their island life
Until the time came when they were too
old to be alone
The family took them back with them to their mainland home.
Chorus
Island life and island love can’t be torn apart
The smell of sea and feel of wind, woven through
the heart
Longing for their island life, they felt so all alone They were so far from all they loved, the island in their bones
Then one sunny summer’s day a neighbour saw them pass
Home again, so happy there, dressed in Sunday best.
A friend went out to say hello and wondered where they’d gone
He found them tethered hand in hand together in the foam
In a single grave they placed them, lying side by side
Nothing there to mark their names
Nothing written of their fate
Church bells ring, the island waits
To tell their tale of love
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12. |
Talk About
05:00
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Chorus
What you gonna talk about
when there’s nothing left to talk about?
What you gonna talk about
when there’s nothing left to say?
What you gonna shout about
when there’s nothing left to lie about?
What you gonna talk about
when there’s nothing left to say?
Your anger and your passion left me speechless Nothing you could say would change my mind Your paranoic outbursts on the TV
Show your generation must be left behind
Your energy rechanneled could move mountains You’re making these decisions in my name
But Mr Politician can you hear us
We’re saying that it’s time to up your game
Chorus
The staying power you’ve shown is without question
Your single-minded mission has been clear
Just think what great achievements you could broker
If you lead by hope and never lead by fear
Chorus
So now’s the time for you to start to listen
Cos at the minute we don’t trust what you say
Your talent for convincing us you’ll give us what we want
Would be a blessing if you really lead the way.
Chorus
Those that come behind will ask the question
What did you do to earn your way?
Are you leaving things behind that you’ll be proud of?
Or will they say you’re in it just cos you’re vain?
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Fil Campbell and Tom McFarland Newry, UK
Fil and Tom are songwriters and song interpreters telling the tales of life in a border town in Northern Ireland. Their blend of percussion, guitar and two vocals and a large dose of Irish charm makes for an engaging performance with fun choruses to join in with. ... more
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