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Near Bantridge town in the County Down
One morning last July
From the wild boreen came a sweet colleen
And she smiled as she passed me by
She looked so sweet from her two bare feet to
The sheen of her nut-brown hair
Sure the coaxin' elf I'd to shake myself
To be sure I was standing there

And as she onward sped
Sure'n I shook my head and
I gazed with a feelin' queer
And said I, says I, to a passer-by
Who's the maid with the nut-brown hair
He smiled at me and with pride said he
She's the gem of Ireland's crown
Miss Rosie McCann from the banks of the Ban
She's the star of the County Down

From Bantry Bay to the Derry Quay
From Glaway to Dublin Town
There's no maid I've seen like the sweet colleen
That I met at the County Down

She's a soft brown eye and
A look so sly
And a smile like a rose in June
And you'd crave each note from
her lily-white throat as she'd
Lilt through an Irish tune
At the pattern dance yo'd be held in trance
As she'd kick through a jig or a reel
When her eyes she'd roll she would lift your soul
And your heart she would quickly steal

Andromeda
These hands are reaching out for you
I saw their eyes
You let them fasten
All of their hopes on you
What a vicious thing to do...
Haven't you heard?
You're walking around and
You're falling in circles
And you're never gonna win this war
What wrongs are you righting?
And why are you fighting
If you don't know what you're fighting for?
Andromeda
You've never seemed so far away
You think you're safe
You tell me that you've got all the answers
You've got all the answers now
But some of these lines are blurred
Rest assured...
Haven't you heard?
You're walking around and you're falling in circles
And you're never gonna win this war
What wrongs are you righting?
And why are you fighting
If you don't know what you're fighting for?
Haven't you heard?
You're walking around and you're falling in circles
And you're never gonna win this war
What wrongs are you righting?
And why are you fighting?
You'll be dead before you hit the floor...
Andromeda...
More than you wanted, huh?

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I can close my eyes and see you
Beautiful Caroline
And you smile as though you feel my eyes on you...
And I could move the world without you
Beautiful Caroline
But I'd never know just to move it to
Not without you

I just found a savior
You'll choose my behavior
It helps me understand
I am not a hero
I've never stopped a bullet
But with your help, I can...

I can close my eyes and see you
Beautiful Caroline
And you smile as though you feel my eyes on you...

And I could move the world without you
Beautiful Caroline
But I'd never know just where to move it to
Not without you

Give me reason to stay
Riding the line of fire
Right in harm's way
I feel so unhappy inside
Well, I hope I could die
Just to watch you fade away...

To think I almost missed it
Like an echo of a whisper...

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Sorry, did I startle you?
My face was to the mirror
Broken wings are lovely things
If they can lead you nearer

In ever cloud, there is some silver
Every shadow comes from light, yeah
Something takes my hands and makes
The wrong in me all right

Shinging one, you're the sun
And i am burning up inside you
Shadows fly on wings of pride
And if I follow, I will find you

Silent one, on my own
I whisper to you
"I remember"
My eclipse is on your lips
And finger tips
Until December ends...

Until December ends

Even though I know my name
I know myself inside you
People loathe December snow
But they don't need you, I do

Crimson women misbehave
And I reap the consequences
Fading to the jade in you
And surrender my defenses...

Shining one, you're the sun
And I am burning up inside you...

And I say...
And I say, yeah...

Shining one, you're the sun
And I am burning up inside you
Shadows fly on wings of pride
And if I follow, I will find you

Silent one, on my own
I whisper to you
"I remember"
My eclipse is on your lips
And finger tips
Until December ends...

Until December ends

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In the town of Athy one Jeremy Lanigan
Battered away 'til he hadn't a pound.
His father he died and made him a man again
Left him a farm and ten acres of ground.
He threw a grand party to friends and relations
Who didn't desert him when it comes to the will,
And if you'll but listen I'll make your eyes glisten
And spin you a tale of Lanigan's Ball

Six whole months I spent in Dublin,
Six whole months doing nothing at all
Six whole months I spent in Dublin,
Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball
I stepped out and he stepped in again
He stepped out and I stepped in again
I stepped out and he stepped in again
Learning to dance to Lanigan's ball

Myself to be sure got free invitation,
For all the nice girls and boys I might ask,
And just in a minute both friends and relations
Were dancing as merry as bees 'round a cask.
There were lashings of punch and wine for the ladies,
Potatoes and cakes; there was bacon and tea,
There were the Nolans, Dolans, O'Gradys
Courting the girls and dancing away

Six whole months I spent in Dublin,
Six whole months doing nothing at all
Six whole months I spent in Dublin,
Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball
I stepped out and he stepped in again
He stepped out and I stepped in again
I stepped out and he stepped in again
Learning to dance to Lanigan's ball

They were doing all kinds of nonsensical polkas
Around the room in a whirligig
But Julia and I, we banished their nonsense
And gave them a taste of a real Irish jig.
Oh, how the girls got all mad at me
Danced 'til we thought that the ceiling would fall.
For I spent three weeks at Brooks' Academy
Learning new steps for Lanigan's Ball.


Six whole months I spent in Dublin,
Six whole months doing nothing at all
Six whole months I spent in Dublin,
Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball
I stepped out and he stepped in again
He stepped out and I stepped in again
I stepped out and he stepped in again
LEARNING TO DANCE TO LANIGAN'S BALL!

Voices rise carried by wind
On the open plain
Speak to me of all you have seen
Throuh the pale dawn...
Ride on, ride on, ride on...

The ground is warm and underneath
The spirit calls your name
Do not be afraid, we will listen
Sing on and on and on and on...

For I am just a rovin' man
Moving through my time
Desperately speaking peace of mind
And if I tell you who I am
will you not put me down?

Half a hero, half a clown

Wrap your warmest thoughts
Around some wretched, aching soul
My love...
Smile for me like children
Laying sweetly beneath the summer wind
My love...

For I am just a rovin' man
Moving through my time
Desperately seeking peace of mind
And if I tell you who I am
Will you not put me down?

Half a hero, half a clown

Well I know there are devils in this land
Cause I've seen them made of dust
Spinning 'round and laughing at the ground
And turning things to rust

And I'm turning around and around...
I'm spinning around and around...

For I am just a rovin' man
Moving through my time
Desperately seeking peace of mind
And if I tell you who I am
Will you not put me down?

Half a hero...
...half a clown

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My hand stopped her cold from its place in the air
But it lingered a while in her hair
To whisper remember me
And I'll still walk away while behind me she'll say
You can only go so far before
You start coming back to me
And pretty soon I've got my hands in the hive
And Delilah is shaving her head
To prepare for millenial things
The day is coming
When Bacchus will follow us, don't be afraid
His women have joined the parade
To dance for perennial kings
Who the clones of our collective unconscious
Thoughts will bring

You say that you spoke to the priest
I pray you didn't mention me
I can't be forgiven until I've acknowledged my sin
You say Rome wasn't built in a day
But it crumbled for centuries
And I can't put my trust in the ways of the just
For it's justice that's thrust us into this mess we're in

I'm holding my head, it all happened so fast
I'm holding my tongue, cause I know it won't last
I'm holding my wrists, I'm denying my past
And I'm holding my breath, you can turn on the gas

Cause I'm holding my breath, yes I'm holding it but all these
Omnicidal urges are stronger than I
I'd almost think someone was having some fun with me
Yanking my strings 'till I curl up and die
You think I am weak 'till your strength starts to go
And you reach for my hand as I take to the sky
My father I've waited and awful long time for this
Rot in your labyrinth
I have learned to fly