The most beautiful city built on the middle-Earth,
It's splendour was highly acclaimed,
The Noldor Elf grew mighty and strong,
In the land were Turgon Reigned,
Then Tuor was sent by Ulmo-
The lord of the ocean and sea,
To tell the people of Gondolin,
Prepare to fight or flee.
But Turgon he was stubborn,
"That will I not do!".
He had grown to love his city,
And the terror of Morgoth he knew.
The city was discovered,
And Morgoth sent his legions,
Orc warriors with the fire-drakes,
Led by the Balrog demons.
They appeared before the gates and quickly the Gates fell,
The way was now clear,Through the Elven halls,
The orcs of such hatred poured into the breach,
With scimitars they stabbed both man and beast.
The Noldor Elf advanced with hammer of wrath,
And the kindred of the tree-bravely they fought,
The blows from their hammers,The dint of their clubs,
The orcs fell like leaves but this was not enough.
The lord of the Balrogs gathered his demons,
and made for the folk of the hammer.
They fled in terror rather than of craft,
Down in the plain they all gathered.
But a fire-drake was loosed upon them-
In the house of the hammer they died.
Still it is sung that each Elf of the hammer,
Took the lives of seven orcs to pay for their own.
Gothmog drove the dragons into the cities heart,
Orcs and Noldor fell under the confusion.
The cold-drakes began to tear the streets apart.
The Noldor began to realise the battle they'd lose.
The most beautiful city built on middle-Earth,
It's splendour was highly acclaimed'
The Noldor Elf grew mighty and strong.
In the land were Turgon reigned,
But now it lay akin to ruins,
As the fire devoured its insides,
The last hope for the Elves who lived-
Was to run and flee and hide.
But Turgon was a noble king-
"That will I not do!",
He stayed to die with the city,
We who are old yet fair of face,
Thousands of years this world did grace,
Beneath the earth away from men,
Our Middle Kingdom it lies hidden.
With sword in hand and our shields by our sides,
We march in hoards we will never subside.
Our DÚ Danann form has passed with time,
But still we love music and still we love wine.
We are of the forest, we are of the earth,
Our heads full of knowledge our ways full of mirth.
We know all the answers to questions unasked,
We live in the light with no fear of the dark.
It must be said we have dark evil breeds,
Who plague mankind with their mischievous deeds,
The Phooka, the Merrow, the wailing Bean-shee,
Are hideous creatures as dark as can be.
Avoid the lone thorn tree that grows in the field,
Do not cut it down with the axe that you wield,
It coarses magic from branch to root,
And woe to he who eats its fruit.
Of itself the tree did grow,
From faerie magic cast long ago,
Therefore we bid you to let it stand,
Ill fortune to those who ignore our command.
"We who are old, we are revered, born of the earth, immortal and feared"
In the dead of night see us dance on the hills,
On fiddles and flutes we play jigs and reels.
The sky is ablaze with a myriad of light,
Our faerie music is heard through the night.
We who are old yet fair of face,
Thousands of years this world did grace,
But modern man and his cynical ways,
(Instrumnetal)
They came here when the sun was high.
The sea was calm to meet them.
From out of the wind above the hills.
Come a fleet of godly men.
Borne on strong winds from the otherworld.
Shrouded by magical mists-
The Tuatha De Danann came in their-
Great magical mystical ships.
Nuada, king of Tuatha De,
Turned his eager sharp eyes
Towards the land of his ancestral home,
The valleys,The sea and the skies.
He was a giant among mortal men,
A hero among the immortals'
Who led his people{warriors strong}
Back to the land of their fathers.
The Fir Bolg,Who were in Eireann before the Tuatha De Danann.
Sent streng their mighty champian to parley with the future king.
Breas was sent by Nuada to find out his intent,
"I greet you as a brother",said Streng"By Eochai I've been sent".
The terms of battle were laid,half of Eireann Breas asked,
The Fir Bolg said this can't be paid,the time of goodwill has now passed.
Both sides made plans,they prepared their wells of healing,
Tribes and clans led by the chieftains and their kings.
The sun shone down on helmets,shields and swords,
Midsummers day-The two armies walked in haodes-
Towards Magh Nai-The Fir Bolg followed their chietains,
And swept towards the Tuatha DE like waves crash on the beaches.
The clash of sword and shield,The splintering of bone,
The Fir Bolg would not yield,Though they heard their people's moans.
The naked hillmen warriors,were forced back through the fight,
Followed by his bodyguard,The Dagda took their lives'
But the ground was piled high with the dead of the Tuatha De
All surviving warriors fled to live and fight another day.
"We have been defeated but tomorrows another day"
"Summon your courage. Prepare yourselves,
Tomorrow the Fir Bolg we slay"
Four more days of battle came and many fine warriors fell,
Mothers lost their fighting sons-The wounded healed in wells.
Nuada lost his strong right arm,Now he will lose his throne,
The sons of Nuada killed Eochai,But they too were overthrown.
Streng led the Fir Bolg to the fort and met with the injured,
When evening in Eireann was gray,
Before the dawn went away,
Their footsteps on hills were heard,
On journey long without a word.
From wilderland to western shore,
Through dragon lair and hidden door,
From northern waste to southern hill,
On darkling woods they walked at will.
With Fionn and Oisin, dwarfe and man,
Bird and bough and beast in den,
With warrior-druid folk,
In secret tongues they spoke.
A deadly sword, a healing hand,
Trumpet voice, a burning brand,
Their backs that bent 'neath their load,
We are alone in this cursed land, left to die like starving dogs.
Our crops have failed us yet again; nothing grows in this desolate bog.
I hold my daughter in my arms. She is too weak to stand or walk.
Her face is gaunt, her belly empty; she cannot see, she cannot talk.
What money I had has all been spent, on bread and milk and bloody rent.
They take from us all that we have, these bastards that from Hell were sent.
My wife is dead. My home is lost, all around me dead and dying.
I grip my child, I hold her tight. I must go on, I must keep trying.
To the harbour is where I plan to go, to escape the land I love so dear.
The English are the rulers here. They eat their fill. The have no fear.
I look to the heavens and shout aloud “What has poor Ireland done?”
The world looks on and sees us starve, dying one by one.
My strength has failed, I can’t go on. Beside my daughter I lay.
Some bread or corn could save her life. All I can do is pray.
I hold her hand and wipe a tear as I watch a new day dawn.
On the ground he lays,
His lifeblood drains from him,
The battle has been fought,
And the fighting now stopped.
He scans the battlefield,
Oh the bloodshed he can see,
So many that have died,
And so few who survived.
His brother's men at arms,
Who he's known since he was a lad,
Lie silent by his side no longer alive.
Lying by a tree
Is a broken shattered man,
Killed by the sword in my warrior's hand.
But in his heart
He does not hate this man,
He fought for a case,
He could not understand.
His brother's men at arms,
Who he's known since he was a lad,
Lie silent by his side no longer alive.
A thousand years have passed
And mankind has stayed the same,
They fight against each other for political gain,
A politic state rule - the government tool,
People live in fear under madman rule.
His brother's men at arms,
Who've been with him since he was a lad,
Will fight by his side for the right to survive.
A thousand years more
And the world may not exist,
The cause will be greed and an iron fist
The spirits will rejoice,
Mankind will not be missed.
It's up to you
It cannot come to this.
His brother's men at arms,
Who've been with him since he was a lad,
(Music & Words: KF)
A warrior so proud of the woman by his side,
His faithful heart would take no other bride,
For three years they lived,
midst the forests of the land,
Strong and proud was the love
of this woman and man
Like the sky high above,
no beginning and no end,
The woman that he loves,
his life and best friend.
Until that day in December
when the snowstorms did start,
Stalked the Norseman with his bow,
put an arrow through his heart.
Hear the cry, the cry of the winter wind,
Blowing across the land,
stealing his life from him,
From the earth, and into the otherworld,
the land of T¡r Na n-àg,
is the place where he must go.
"Woman come to my side,
let your arms shield my pain,
For I know will not spend
another day with you again."
They say she will not move
from the place where he did die,
Once so strong and so proud,
I’ve been the wild rover for many’s a year,
and I’ve spent all my money on whiskey and beer
and now I’m returning with gold in great store,
and I never will play the wild rover no more.
And it’s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
No, never, no more.
I went to an alehouse I used to frequent
and I told the landlady my money was spent.
I asked her for credit, she answered me “Nay”,
saying “Custom like yours I can have any day”.
And it’s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
No, never, no more.
I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright
and the landlady’s eyes opened wide with delight.
She said “I have whiskeys and wines of the best,
and the words that I told you were only in jest.”
And it’s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
No, never, no more.
I’ll go home to my parents, tell them what I’ve done,
and I’ll ask them to pardon their prodigal son,
and when they have kissed me, as oft-times before,
I never will play the wild rover no more.
And it’s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
No, never, no more.
And it’s no, nay, never!
No, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover.
(Music & Words: KF)
Remember well the 30th of January,
The feeling of dread that was in the air.
The people marched for their right to equality,
They only wanted to be treated fair.
Shots were fired my a mindless military,
The people ran they were unarmed
Across the world we will read of Derry
And those who died by oppressive hands.
13 people lost their lives that Sunday,
Women, children and innocent men.
Many wounded lay crying in agony,
The knights of Malta attended them.
And so began the government cover up.
And so began the lies and deceit.
Soldiers statement would be changed and torn up,
No reports would come from men on the street.
As the years went by the people began to talk,
The hidden crimes were now being told.
Innocent protestors - shot in back,
Left to die in the winter cold.
The bullets used had all been tampered,
Maximum injury would come from them.
This tyranny will not go un-noticed,
(Arrangement: KF Words: Tradional)
Last night as I lay dreaming
of pleasant days gone by,
Me mind been bent on rambling,
to Ireland I did fly,
I stepped on board a vision
and followed with a will
Till next I came to anchor
at the cross near Spancill Hill.
Delighted by the novelty,
enchanted with the scene,
Where in me early boyhood - often I had been,
I thought I heard a murmur
and I think I hear it still
It's the little stream of water
that flows down Spancill Hill.
To amuse a passing fancy
I lay down on the ground,
And all my school companions
they shortly gathered round
When we were home returning
we danced with bright goodwill,
To Martin Moynahan's music
at the cross at Spancill Hill.
It was on the 24th of June,
the day before the fair
When Ireland's sons and daughters
and all assembled there,
The young, the old, the brave, the bold
came their duty to fulfil,
At the little church in Clooney,
a mile from Spancill Hill.
I went to see me neighbours
to see what they might say,
The old ones they were dead and gone,
the young ones turning grey,
I met the tailor Quigley, he was bold as ever still,
sure he used to make my britches
when I lived at Spancill Hill.
I paid a flying visit to me first and only love,
She's as fair as any lilly and gentle as a dove,
She threw her arms around me
crying "Johnny I love you still",
She was a farmer's daughter,
the pride of Spancill Hill.
Well I dreamt I hugged and kissed her
as in the days of yore
She said "Johnny you're only joking"
as many the times before,
The cock crew in the morning,
he crew both loud and shrill
And I awoke in California,
(Music: KF, JF Words: KF)
Loneliness was all she knew,
Because of her God sent beauty.
Evil and carnage were sure to ensure,
Her death was Conchobars duty.
The high king Conchobar would not dare,
So he did her away from his people.
"Deirdre will live and grow up fair,
then marry me in my temple".
(18 yrs. Later)
She was disgusted by Conchobar,
And vowed she would not be wed.
"I love only the man who bears the colours-
Black white and blood red".
"I know such man!", her aide explained
but Deirdre could only hope.
Uisneach's sons were led to the forest,
With Naoise, she would elope.
No place was safe for the four exiles,
They left Eireann with heavy hearts.
But to see her face and see her smile,
Gave the brothers strength to depart.
In Albas' hills they made their home.
And began a simple life.
Local hatred had suddenly grown,
Men wanted her as a wife.
Conchobar dreamed of Deirdre his true love,
He longed for the touch of her skin.
His duties neglected, his life so affected,
"Why did she leave the court of the King?".
After some time he explained he was wrong,
Or so we were led to believe.
"This sorrowful song I have sung for too long,
Naoise agus Deirdre I now forgive".
Naoise always longed to go back home.
When he heard the news he wept.
The brothers prepared for the journey ahead,
With Fergus Mac Roth they all left.
The exiles returned to the King alone,
And knew there was something not right.
Conchobar made his plans be known,
The brothers took up the fight.
The exiles fled to the sorrowful forest,
Foloowed by the king's men.
Deirdre was hidden but they needed rest,
They could not fight again.
Naoise smelt death and he quietly said-
"Please Deirdre stay where you are".
A belt of a sword and the brothers fell dead,
Deirdre smelt blood on the air.
Conchobar:
"Cannot you see, I did this for you,
our wedding can now take place".
They left for Fern Mag, as the cold wind blew,
In a chariot she felt deaths embrace.
"I am Deirdre, for a short time alive,
to end life be evil, 'tis worse to survive".
From the chariot she fell to her death,
(Music & Words: KF)
Life for you it was not easy,
And at times was so unfair.
In a time when works was scarce,
Many burdens were yours to bear.
You bore the brunt of grief,
When Patrick left the earth.
Such a tragedy to happen,
To a child 4 months since birth.
When Husband Jack did lay,
Fore years in a hospital bed,
You were by his side relentlessly,
To help him through this dread.
You had no time for science,
Technology was not your friend.
You lived your life in black and white,
Until the very end.
You've gone now to that other place,
Your work on earth is done.
Jack is waiting there for you,
In his arms he holds your son.
We know it may be long,
Before we hear your voice again.
You will always be remembered,
(Arrangement: KF Words: Unknown)
In the merry month of June,
from me home I started,
Left the girls of Tuam nearly broken-hearted,
Saluted father dear, kissed me darlin' mother,
Drank a pint of beer
My grief and tears to smother.
Then off to reap the corn
and leave where I was born,
Cut a stout black-thorn to banish ghosts and goblins,
A brand new pair of brogues
I rattled o'er the bogs,
Frightened all the dogs
on the rocky road to Dublin.
CHORUS:
One two three four five,
hunt the hare and turn her,
Down the rocky road and all the way to Dublin,
Whack fol lal de da!
In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary,
Started by daylight next morning light and airy,
Took a drop of the pure
To keep me heart from sinking,
That's the Paddy's cure,
When'er he's on for drinking,
To see the lasses smile, laughing all the while,
At me curious style
would set your heart a bubbling,
They asked if I was hired, the wages I required,
Till I was nearly tired
of the rocky road to Dublin.
Chorus.
In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity,
To be so soon deprived a view of that fine city,
Then I took a stroll - all among the quality,
Me bundle it was stole in a neat locality:
Something crossed me mind,
then I looked behind,
No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobblin',
Inquiring for the rogue,
they said me Connaught brogue,
Wasn't much in vogue
on the rocky road to Dublin
Chorus.
From there I got away me spirits never failing,
Landed on the quay as the ship was sailing,
Captain at me roared, said that no room had he,
When I jumped aboard, a cabin found for Paddy,
Down among the pigs I played some funny rigs,
Danced some hearty jigs,
the water round me bubblin',
When off to Holyhead I wished meself was dead,
Or better far instead,
the rocky road to Dublin
The boys of Liverpool, when we safely landed,
Called meself a fool, I could no longer stand it,
Blood began to boil, temper I was losin',
Poor old Eierann's isle they began abusin',
"Hurrah me soul" says I, shillelagh I let fly,
Galway boys were by, saw I was a hobble in,
then with a loud hurrah, They joined in the affray,
We quickly cleared the way
for the rocky road to Dublin
Medb; You said you would always be there,
You said you would always care,
You said you would always be there,
You said you would always care,
I was nadve and I was wrong,
To you, I do not belong!
Ailill; Say what you want to say,
You always try to have your way,
I try to say that things in life are different.
If this is how you feel in your heart,
Then I don't want to be a part,
In anything you say -I won't listen.
Your love redeems my pain,
But I don't want to feel the shame,
You've tried to pierce my heart,
And you've succeeded.
We know now it could never be,
What we once had was ecstacy,
The Hound of Culann,The Hound of Ulster,
He is of the otherworld,
His father is God Lugh Lamheada,
His mother Dectire is mortal.
Culann the smith was holding a feast,
For the Ard Ri Conchobhar,
His mighty Hound had been unleashed,
To guard the fortress' mighty door.
Setanta arrived late at the gates,
He did not know of Culann's Hound,
The Hound attacked and met its fate,
It lay there dead upon the ground.
Culann was nagered when he learned,
His favorite Hound was no more,
But Setanta swore he'd stay at night,
To guard the fortress' mighty door.
He took up arms on that day,
Which Cathbad declared auspicious,
He who took up arms on that day,
Would become famous but short lived.
His body begins to twist and turn,
His flesh revolves within his skin,
His features turn red one by one,
And the slaying then begins.
He returned to Eamhain Macha,
And threatened to destroy the town,
The naked women were then brought forth,
He then began to calm down,
He fell in love with Emer,
Her father was appalled,
"No warrior shall be with her
unless by Domhnall he is called".
He went to train with Domhnall,
And learned from him all that he could,
You must go and train with Scathach,
He bowed his head and said he would.
Having learned the martial arts he
returned to claim the hand of Emer.
Her father he quickly refused,
Cuchulainn showed his battle temper
He entered the fortress and left many
of the warriors dead,
Emer's father killed himself
The two lovers then were wed.
Cuchulainn,The Hound of Culann x3
He is the Son of a God.
Cuchulainn,The Hound of Culann x3
Serpents and Dragons he fought.
Cuchulainn solely defended Ulster,
During the mighty war and tain.
When Medb of Connaught invaded,
He stood his ground despite the pain.
He is called a tragic hero'
With Caladin his Sword,
He killed his best friend Frediad
at the battle of the Ford.
Cuchulainn,The Hound of Culann x3
His is the Son of a God
Cuchulainn,The Hound of Culann x3
Serpents and Dragons he fought.
In Cuchulainns final fight,
A javelin was thrown at him,
It sliced his stomach like a knife,
and caused his innards to fall out.
He staggered to a nearby lake,
Where he took a final drink.
A raven who was drinking his blood,
tripped over his intestines.
The hero gave a last great laugh,
and tied himself against a stone,
He faced his enemies standing up,
But he knew his life was quickly going.
For three days the foe were scared,
Until A crow perched on his arm,
An otter began to drink his blood,
See the stone circle on the hilltop,
Shining in the light of the moon,
See the druid kneel in prayer,
Praying because his life will end soon.
For fifty years he has walked this earth,
For fifty years he has known no shame,
Now he knows it's time to return,
Back to the earth from whence he came.
See the stone circle on the hilltop,
Shining in the break of day,
See the druid lying in silence,
The years they passed like a flowing stream
in a highland vale shrouded in green.
The Fianna marched with Fionn at their helm,
though older and wiser this lord of the realm.
He was loyal to his king, Cormac Mac Art
and to his daughter would give his heart.
Her name was Grainne, noble and fair,
but to marry Fionn she would not dare.
A feast was prepared in Tara’s great halls,
marriage banners adorned on the walls.
Grainne sat pale as the feast began
then she spied Diarmuid and to him she ran.
“My heart is filled with longing for you”
she whispered to Diarmuid, he knew not what to do.
“Grainne, so fair, with eyes like the sun,
please, do not tempt me; do not anger Fionn.”
She did not listen and she did not care;
she enchanted Diarmuid with her fiery stare.
He was under a geis to do what she pleased,
(though) he did not resist or ask for release.
During the night when the Fianna did sleep,
through Tara’s great halls, the lovers did creep.
They fled through the night, to where they knew not,
away from Fionn. They dared not stop.
The cry of hounds they heard in the night.
They ran until they were far from sight.
Days became weeks and still they fled;
if caught by Fionn, they would both be dead.
One night as they lay in a forest so dark,
they pledged their love, gave each other their heart.
They made love that night on a bed of grass,
two lovers united, never to part.
For a year and a half, the chase went on.
Wherever Fionn looked, the lovers were gone.
They were aided by Aengus, many a time.
He was father of Diarmuid, a warrior fine.
Aengus grew tired of this bitter pursuit;
he met Fionn and the king to try end the dispute.
Neither were pleased, but they did agree.
They could live in peace; they were now free.
Fionn relented and gave them some land.
They lived in peace and all was grand.
Years passed by and the lovers grew old;
they had four sons who grew mighty and bold.
Diarmuid longed to go hunting with Fionn,
like in the old days, when they were young.
One fateful night, he opened the door;
there stood Fionn; they were friends once more.
There was feasting that night and stories told.
The two merry men remembered the battles of old.
They planned to go hunting at first light,
though Diarmuid heard cries throughout the night.
The Boar was a beast he would not hunt,
from the wildest swine to the smallest runt.
To kill it would bring his own demise.
This curse he had carried all his life.
When morning came, Diarmuid set out.
He remembered those cries and was filled with doubt.
He came upon Fionn at the top of a hill.
There was blood on his hands; he looked ready to kill.
“A boar is loose, it has killed my hound.”
Fionn pointed to the beast that lay on the ground.
There then came a crash and the boar attacked.
It struck Diarmuid hard and broke his back.
As he fell down, he stabbed the boar.
He killed the beast; it was no more.
“Fionn, help me, I’m dying and you have the gift
of healing, get water, I’m starting to drift.”
Fionn ran to the stream and cupped his hand,
but the water fell through and soaked into the sand.
He tried again, this time with success,
but when he returned Diarmuid was dead.
Grainne fell ill when she heard he was dead.
She cursed Fionn and Fianna, oh, how her heart bled.
“Diarmuid, sweet Diarmuid, I will always love thee;
I will never forget the way you loved me.”
She lived on her own for some time on her land,
until Fionn did come to ask for her hand.
This time she agreed; Fionn had mended his ways.
Born in occupied Dublin town, as the sun shone down on tyranny,
Wolfe Tone grew up a privileged man, receiving a Trinity college degree.
He despaired for his fellow countrymen under the rule of the British crown.
When they rose up to claim their land, the British always beat them down.
The society of Irishmen he founded in 1791.
They called for freedom from the crown. They wanted justice to be done.
Outlawed they were for their noble views. Wolfe Tone was exiled from his land.
All talk of freedom and liberty was forbidden and completely banned.
He fought the fight he knew was right.
For liberty he would give his life.
His cause was just, his reasons fair:
to free poor Eireann from despair.
In Paris he got the support he craved: troops and supplies to aid his fight!
The French would help the Irish cause; the flame of hope was burning bright.
But not for long I’m sad to say, the British knew both where and when.
Their spies had told them all and more; this rebellion failed again!
Peasants armed with farming tools, filled with honour, strength and pride,
faced the might of British steel. Thirty thousand Irish died.
Wolfe Tone was captured. He cut his throat; he used his own kitchen knife.
“After such heroic a sacrifice, it is no great effort to add my life.”
He fought the fight he knew was right.
For liberty he would give his life.
His cause was just, his reasons fair:
[Instrumental]
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[Instrumental]
The Hound of Culann,The Hound of Ulster,
He is of the otherworld,
His father is God Lugh Lamheada,
His mother Dectire is mortal.
Culann the smith was holding a feast,
For the Ard Ri Conchobhar,
His mighty Hound had been unleashed,
To guard the fortress' mighty door.
Setanta arrived late at the gates,
He did not know of Culann's Hound,
The Hound attacked and met its fate,
It lay there dead upon the ground.
Culann was nagered when he learned,
His favorite Hound was no more,
But Setanta swore he'd stay at night,
To guard the fortress' mighty door.
He took up arms on that day,
Which Cathbad declared auspicious,
He who took up arms on that day,
Would become famous but short lived.
His body begins to twist and turn,
His flesh revolves within his skin,
His features turn red one by one,
And the slaying then begins.
He returned to Eamhain Macha,
And threatened to destroy the town,
The naked women were then brought forth,
He then began to calm down,
He fell in love with Emer,
Her father was appalled,
"No warrior shall be with her
unless by Domhnall he is called".
He went to train with Domhnall,
And learned from him all that he could,
You must go and train with Scathach,
He bowed his head and said he would.
Having learned the martial arts he
returned to claim the hand of Emer.
Her father he quickly refused,
Cuchulainn showed his battle temper
He entered the fortress and left many
of the warriors dead,
Emer's father killed himself
The two lovers then were wed.
Cuchulainn,The Hound of Culann x3
He is the Son of a God.
Cuchulainn,The Hound of Culann x3
Serpents and Dragons he fought.
Cuchulainn solely defended Ulster,
During the mighty war and tain.
When Medb of Connaught invaded,
He stood his ground despite the pain.
He is called a tragic hero'
With Caladin his Sword,
He killed his best friend Frediad
at the battle of the Ford.
Cuchulainn,The Hound of Culann x3
His is the Son of a God
Cuchulainn,The Hound of Culann x3
Serpents and Dragons he fought.
In Cuchulainns final fight,
A javelin was thrown at him,
It sliced his stomach like a knife,
and caused his innards to fall out.
He staggered to a nearby lake,
Where he took a final drink.
A raven who was drinking his blood,
tripped over his intestines.
The hero gave a last great laugh,
and tied himself against a stone,
He faced his enemies standing up,
But he knew his life was quickly going.
For three days the foe were scared,
Until A crow perched on his arm,
An otter began to drink his blood,
"Cuchulainn is Dead",is what they said.
(Music: KF, JF Words: KF)
In a time of myth and magic,
lived a man of timeless power,
Lir was his name,
but his temper had turned sour.
He would not be king of the land,
Bov Dearg was chosen instead.
Lir would pay no tribute to him,
And secretly wished he was dead.
Alas with time Lir's wife did lie,
and he was full of great sadness,
Dearg heard this and sent word to Lir,
to meet with him in his palace.
When they met they both embraced,
Their friendship was made then.
Dearg summoned his daughter eve,
And told Lir he must marry again,
Lir's love for Eve was as strong as with his first wife,
A seed was planted, Fionnula and Aedh were born.
But her next child birth would take away her life,
Fiachra and Conn, from their mothers stomach were torn.
Lir's sadness knew no bounds -
he cried out to the night,
Dearg was there to comfort him
and help him see the light.
He had 4 beautiful children
and with time another bride,
Eve's sister Aoife would stay loyal to his side.
But Aiofe had a jealous side - a canker in her mind,
She moved against the children, love for them she could not find.
She took them in her chariot to a lake not far away.
And changed them into swans like night time into day.
300 years on Derravaragh, so commenced the spell,
the children would swim to the shore, their story to tell.
300 years on the sea of Moyle, a cruel and bitter place,
The children missed their father here, the smile upon his face.
In the sea of Moyle the waves did crash,
and beat the land with might,
The rain fell fierce and the wind blew hard,
the swans all feared for their lives.
Fionnula was strong and wisest of all,
And guarded her brothers from strife.
Under her wings they hid from night,
And waited for the morning light.
Finally the day did come,
to leave this terrible sea,
300 more years to live as swans,
then they at last would be free.
To Inish Gluaire the swans did fly,
As fast as they could go.
New lands and kingdoms everywhere -
Fionnula did see down below.
There they waited, till at last the day did dawn,
The spell was ending,
they felt themselves transform.
They were now ancient,
their youth was gone forever,
And as they died,
I see a battle-A blonde man,
with much blood about his belt,
and a hero-halo 'Round his head,
whole hosts he will destroy.
His jaws are settled in a snarl,
he wears a looped,red tunic,
in thousands you will yield your heads,
his form dragonish in the fray.
A giant on the plain I see,
doing battle with the host,
holding in each of his two hands
four gore ladened battle-axes.
I see him hurling against that host,
Two Gae-bolga and a spear,
he towers on the battle field,
in breastplate and red cloak.
Across the bladed chariot wheel,
the warped warrior deals death,
that fair from I first beheld,
melted to a mis-shape.
I see him moving into the fray,
take warning,watch him well,
Cuchulainn,Suailtim's son!
making dense massacre.
The blood starts from warriors wounds,
-total ruin,at his touch,
torn corpses,women wailing,
On the ground he lays,
His lifeblood drains from him,
The battle has been fought,
And the fighting now stopped.
He scans the battlefield,
Oh the bloodshed he can see,
So many that have died,
And so few who survived.
His brother's men at arms,
Who he's known since he was a lad,
Lie silent by his side no longer alive.
Lying by a tree
Is a broken shattered man,
Killed by the sword in my warrior's hand.
But in his heart
He does not hate this man,
He fought for a case,
He could not understand.
His brother's men at arms,
Who he's known since he was a lad,
Lie silent by his side no longer alive.
A thousand years have passed
And mankind has stayed the same,
They fight against each other for political gain,
A politic state rule - the government tool,
People live in fear under madman rule.
His brother's men at arms,
Who've been with him since he was a lad,
Will fight by his side for the right to survive.
A thousand years more
And the world may not exist,
The cause will be greed and an iron fist
The spirits will rejoice,
Mankind will not be missed.
It's up to you
It cannot come to this.
His brother's men at arms,
Who've been with him since he was a lad,
Will fight by his side for the right to survive.
[Instrumental]
[Instrumental]
Maeve was a queen with a passion for war.
She had riches and wealth, but still wanted more.
She wanted the bull that dwelled in Cooley -
a magnificent beast that she longed to see.
Maeve was a queen with a passion for war.
She had riches and wealth, but still wanted more.
She longed for the bull that dwelled in Cooley -
a magnificent beast that she longed to see.
The men of Ulster would not concur.
“No one shall threaten us, certainly not her!”
She gathers her armies she looks to the north.
On the eve of the solstice, the armies march forth.
The men of Ulster would not concur.
“No one shall threaten us, certainly not her!”
She gathers her armies she looks to the north.
On the eve of the solstice, the armies march forth.
Maeve is warned by a faerie prophet:
she had a vision of evil, malice and death.
“This cannot be, as anyone will tell,
the men of Ulster are held by an ancient spell.”
But true this news was and here I will tell why -
Ulster’s defender was merely a boy.
Cuchulainn was his name; he was free from the curse.
Single combat was arranged and he would fight first.
He slays many soldiers through the day and night.
No matter whom he faces, Cuchulainn wins the fight.
He is watched by The Morrigan, the Goddess of war.
Love grows in her heart as she views from afar.
The combat continues, Cuchulainn kills with spite,
until his old friend Ferdiad enters the fight.
Cuchulainn kills Ferdiad, with a slash of his sword.
He feels sad and angry and will fight no more.
The combat continues, Cuchulainn kills with spite,
until his old friend Ferdiad enters the fight.
Cuchulainn kills Ferdiad, with a slash of his sword.
He feels sad and angry and will fight no more.
Cuchulainn’s father then rode to the North,
to Eamhain Macha, King Conchobar’s fort.
“Men are being killed, women carried away!”
He called to the warriors who were in disarray.
Cuchulainn’s father then rode to the North,
to Eamhain Macha, King Conchobar’s fort.
“Men are being killed, women carried away!”
Their lines are broken, in disarray.
An accident happened and his head was cut off,
but continued to speak and choke and cough.
This spectacle brings Ulster out of its spell;
they go to Cuchulainn and Ulster fights well.
Maeve has been defeated and to Connaught she returns,
but there is a twist to this tale, a very strange turn.
She captured the bull and brought it to Cruachan.
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods, weile weile waile.
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods, down by the river Saile.
She had a baby three months old, weile weile waile.
She had a baby three months old, down by the river Saile.
She had a pen knife, long and sharp, weile weile waile.
She had a pen knife, long and sharp, down by the river Saile.
She stuck the pen knife in the baby’s heart, weile weile waile.
She stuck the pen knife in the baby’s heart, down by the river Saile.
There were three loud knocks come a’knocking on the door, weile weile waile.
There were three loud knocks come a’knocking on the door, down by the river
Saile.
There were two policemen and a special-branchman, weile weile waile.
There were two policemen and a special-branchman, down by the river Saile.
They put a rope around her neck, weile weile waile.
They put a rope around her neck, down by the river Saile.
They pulled the rope and she got hung, weile weile waile.
They pulled the rope and she got hung, down by the river Saile.
And that was the end of the woman in the woods, weile weile waile.
(Music: KF,JF Words: KF)
The sky was grey and leaden,
Wolves howling on the wind.
Above the land of T¡r Na n-àg
The ancient calm still reigned.
"I long to stand on my home shore",
Said Ossian in a glare.
"But Ossian love, the is your home",
Said Niamh of the golden hair.
She seen the look upon his face,
She knew the pain he felt.
He longed to be home among his race,
With his ring-sword strapped to his belt.
"Return my love to the land of man
but be warned time rests heavily there,
Come back to me if ever you can,
Back to the land of the fair."
"Do not dismount from the steed you ride,
From this world it belongs.
If you dismount you shall fall by its side,
To be remembered only in faerie songs".
He galloped across the faerie seas,
Back to the land of man.
Watched by the Gods and the Daoine S¡dhe,
His life to end as it began.
"I have returned", he said aloud,
But no one was there to hear.
His noble home once bold and proud,
Had crumbled through the many years.
A power had come into the land,
To threaten the olden ways.
The people ignore the ancient Gods,
They bid farewell to a golden age.
Ossian stopped his gallant steed,
He could see some people ahead.
"Help us please, our brother are trapped-
Beneath this dolmen", they said.
He leaned down from his mount,
And gripped the dolmen firm.
From the earth the rocks was freed,
The people beneath unharmed.
But from the strain his saddle broke,
To the earth he was cast.
A cry of pain burst from his throat,
The years now caught him at last.
In T¡r Na n-àg Niamh shed a tear,
When she saw the rider-less horse.
Ossian was gone, her greatest fear,
[Chorus]
Oró, sé do bheatha abhaile,
Oró, sé do bheatha abhaile,
Oró, sé do bheatha abhaile
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh.
'Sé do bheatha, a bhean ba léanmhar,
do ba é ár gcreach tú bheith i ngéibheann,
do dhúiche bhreá i seilbh méirleach,
is tú díolta leis na Gallaibh.
[Chorus]
Tá Gráinne Mhaol ag teacht thar sáile,
óglaigh armtha léi mar gharda,
Gaeil iad féin is ní Gaill ná Spáinnigh,
is cuirfidh siad ruaig ar Ghallaibh.
[Chorus]
A bhuí le Rí na bhFeart go bhfeiceann,
mura mbim beo ina dhiaidh ach seachtain,
Gráinne Mhaol agus míle gaiscíoch,
ag fógairt féin ar Ghallaibh.
A tyrant so evil, so nasty, so vile,
a beast with no mercy or heart.
She will lead you in with a sinister grin,
and then she will tear you apart.
Her fiendish fangs will rip and bite.
Her cruel claws will hold you tight.
This sickly spider will rip your skin
and poison you from within.
Her horrible reign has lasted an age;
yet no one will challenge her rule.
She lives un-checked in her cave of web,
so brutal, malicious and cruel.
But a traveller came from the north one day,
so innocent, caring and kind.
Blind walked the traveller into the cave,
unaware of what he might find.
(all x2)
The beast attacked with all its might.
The traveller ran from its sight.
He pierced the creature, a painful strike,
then ran from the cave in fright.
Now the beast remains in her cave of hate
claiming victims whenever she can,
but not our hero, who came from the north.
(Arrangement: KF,JF Words: Tradional)
True, you ride the finest horse I've ever seen,
Standing sixteen, one or two,
with eyes wide and green,
And you ride the horse so well,
hands light to the touch,
I could never go with you
no matter how I wanted to.
CHORUS:
Ride on, see you,
I could never go with you
No matter how I wanted to.
When you ride into the night
without a trace behind,
Run your claw along my gut, one last time.
I turn to face an empty space
where you used to lie,
And look for a spark that lights the night
through a teardrop in my eye.
(Music: KF,JF Words: KF)
He holds a twisted torque in his hands,
The forests are his ruling lands.
Great God Cernunnos, return to earth again,
Come at my call and show thyself to men.
Shepherd of goats upon the wild hills way,
Lead thy lost flock from darkness unto day.
The Horned God is our nature deity,
Butt modern man would from his presence flee.
Stolen are the ways of sleep and night,
Men seek for them, whose eyes have lost the light.
Open the door, the door hath no key,
The door of dreams whereby men come to thee.
Shepherd of goats, oh answer unto me,
On the day of the De Danann rule,
Breas ruled the pagan lands.
He led his people as a fool,
under the shadow of Balors hand.
The Tuatha De lived a life of pain,
in body and spirit their weakness grew,
as though their battle was in vain,
this can't go on the people knew.
Dagda,All father,once God and provider,
fell into disgrace with the king.
The food he recieved would not feed a spider.
-The best pieces,Cridinbel would win.
Aengus was shoked by the state of his father,
"Crindinbel must die",He did say.
He put gold in the food,and the food on the platter,
Crindinbel fell dead on that sacred day.
Nuada awoke from the otherworld dream,
his hand was forged by the gods,
water was brought from the healing stream,
"You will be king?".-He nods.
Breas journied to the Fomor lands.
And met his Fomorian father.
They held each other in their hands,
their kinship would stay hereafter.
The Il-Dana came to meet with Nuada,
the greatest hero of the Tuatha De,
The Fomor arrived for their early tax,
these savages Il-Dana did slay.
Balor declared war and sent his tribes,
Nuada prepared as did the scribes
Samhain approached and tensions were high,
Dagda went to the Fomor spy.
Breas the dishonoured led a Fomor invasion
the Il-Dana won this first battle occasion.
Back to Moytura the De Danann returned,
they set up camp and the pagan fires burned,
the first day of battle was a mighty event,
druids were chanting as the scouts forth were sent.
A great clash of shields,
cries of was frenzy,
blood fell on fields,
each warrior the enemy.
Nuada killed Indech,
the king of the Fomor,
the worm god was unleashed
with a taste for war.
Nuada raised his sword of light,
against the mighty Cromcruach,
Balor caught uhim in his sight,
Nuada died a hero's death.
But Balor to the ground was cast,
Il-Dana was the new high king,
De Danann heroes won at last,
He holds a twisted torc in his hand,
the forests are his ruling land.
"Great god Cernunnos,return to Earth again,
come at my call and show thyself to men,
sheperd of goats,upon the wild hills way,
lead thy lost flock from darkness unto day".
the Horned God is our nature deity,
yet modern man would from his presence flee.
"Forgotten are the ways of sleep and night,
men seek for them,whose eyes have lost the light,
open the door,the door that hath no key,
the door of dreams,wereby men come to thee".
Sheperd of goats,O answer unto me!
The summerlands is where we shall meet thee.
To invoke thee.....
bonus song
We fled for our lives on a winter's eve,
Cold but unheeded, we left with speed.
The roundheads they had come this night,
Our gallant people ? But blood in sight.
If we were to barter for our lives,
We would wind up dead.
This is the land where I was born and bred,
Am I a coward to avoid being dead ?
These are the words of our forefathers,
Long ago, in a time of fear.
They say "what giveth returns time thee"
Now in this age, we will wait and see.
Condemn what you will in this war of worlds,
Shout if you want amid peaceful slurs.
But how do you stop a charging bull,
Roaming, wandering,
Left in fields just sauntering.
Sold off, slept rough,
Kept unstabled and tough.
Riding steeds that know not their fate.
Forever forward,
Bought and sold for pennies.
Roaming, wandering unstabled.
Unspoiled in their fantasies,
But paled in society,
When they take the beast,
The fight unsung will never cease.
Polluted grasslands,
The plains they roamed are now gone,
Still roaming and wandering,
Evil incarnate from the depths of night,
a monstrous creature that hungers for light.
Corrupted by Melkor to do as he says,
this hideous spider, unwillingly obeys.
Telperion and Laurelin shone brightly this night,
these trees of the Gods, created for light.
All around Valmar shone silver and gold.
Melkor seen this and his heart grew cold.
Over the fields of Valinor she came;
the fear of Melkor drove her insane,
to the mound where the trees did grow.
Melkor struck both with a mighty blow.
Their sap poured forth as if it were blood.
Ungoliant drank as fast as she could.
All across Valinor darkness did reign.
I fall to my knees, I await my death.
A fallen warrior, hear my last breath.
I fought so fierce, I fought with pride.
Now I am just another who died.
Who will care for my child? Who will care for my wife?
I leave them behind at the end of my life.
I long to stay and watch my child grow,
Verse 1
Shawty like a drug
First it isn't much
Letcha boy love
No way to explain it
Whatcha occupation
I say I'm in love
Girl you dun got me
Got me got me waitin
Shawty I just wanna take ya
Take you out ta dinner
I can be ya sinner
Just for tonight
Cause baby you're a winner
I wantcha gettin ya ta come
To my house of love
Chorus
Shawty like a drug
Got me all in love
Baby knew she wanna touch
Shawty feel for a thug
Shawty like a drug
Shawty like a drug
Shawty like a drug
Shawty like a drug
Shawty
She want me like a drug
Never in a rush
Now she got me like she drugged
Verse 2
Shawty what it do
I'm all into you
Lookin for da girl
So don't play me like a fool
My last number one
Is like you times a million
Girl I hit the ceiling
Whenever you through
I'ma make ya get naked
Girl ya can't play it
This lovin I'm bout to put down
Ya can't fake it
Girl I see ya cummin like me
One plus one it's you and me
Chorus
Ay ay
Ay ay
Ay ay
Ay ay
Chorus
Shawty like a drug
Got me all in love
Baby knew she wanna touch
Shawty feel for a thug
Shawty like a drug
Shawty like a drug
Shawty like a drug
Told you once, told you twice
Bitch get out my face
You keep talking on that bullshit tryin to make to get your kiss
Why you run or what the f*ck I'm doing
Bitch get up my way
I've been trying to keep it cool all day, all day
You don't want it, you don't want it
You ain't about that night
You're just talking like your body that can read your mind
You don't want it, you don't want it
You ain't bout that night
You're just talking like your body I can read your mind
Hook:
While you all up in my ear ear bitch shut the f*ck up
I'ma make you fear bitch shut the f*ck up
What now what now uh, shut the f*ck up
What now what now uh, shut the f*ck up
All up in my ear ear bitch shut the f*ck up
I'ma make you fear bitch shut the f*ck up
What now what now uh, shut the f*ck up
What now what now uh, shut the f*ck up
Told you once, told you twice bitch I aint' the on
You can pay me for no s*cker you know what I'm f*cking...
Why you sweating so hard shawty always see the heartache
You don't want that, want that evil evil, Ricky Ricky, Bobby Bobby
You don't want it, you don't want it
You ain't bout that night
You just talk it like your body like I read your mind
You don't want it, you don't want it
You ain't bout that night
You're just talking like your body I can read your mind
[Hook:]
Bla bla this, ride ride that
All you do is ring your mouth
It's a lot of things I barely hear what you've been yell and doubt
Now you're getting money
You one that have second funny
Acting like I ain't did nothing I'm reading them text
And call em the...
Who gonna be the one who make me feel better hurt
I don't think you could be in attention I think you're sayin when you're hurt
Every time I look your friends say I don't worry bout you
I say I don't care you say the same so so why you
Verse 1 (Chrishan)
Lightning, dark skies open your eyes. Run to me like you never did before. rain drops falling, hear you calling. Run to you like I never did before. 'Cause I don't care if there's nobody out there, don't care if it's cloudy out there. Promise to find you baby, and when I find you...
Chorus
Hold on to me, I'll never leave. 'Cause we can't keep on running on empty, keep on running. Hold on to me, if you believe. We can conquer this whole world together, conquer this whole world together baby.
(Ohh) ohh
(Ohh) ohh
Yeah yeah yeah
(Ohh)
Verse 2 (girl)
Time goes slowly, feel so lonely. Gotta see your face like I never have before. No sleep at night, with out you by my side. Gotta feel your touch like I never have before. 'Cause I don't care if it's cloudy out there, don't care if it's lonely out there. Long as I find you baby, and when I find you...
Chorus
Hold on to me, I'll never leave. 'cause we can't keep on running on empty, keep on running. Hold on to me, if you believe 'Cause we can conquer this whole world together, conquer this whole world together baby.
(Ohh) ohh
(Ohh) ohh
Yeah yeah yeah
(Ohh)
Verse 3 (both)
Can you run baby like you never run before, run baby like you never run before, run baby like you never run before... ore... ore... ore... hey! Can you run baby like you never run before, run baby like you never run before, run baby like you never run before. (yeah).
Chorus
Hold on to me I'll never leave. 'Cause we can't keep running on empty, keep on running. hold on to me (Chrishan: hold on to me), if you believe (girl: if you believe). 'Cause we can conquer this whole world together, conquer this whole world together baby.
Chrishan: baby
(Ohh)
Girl: no ohh
(Ohh)
Both: oh yeah yeah
Bridge (both)
baby i could say i'm sorry for it
baby i could say it's all my fault
i can lie in the bed i made all
i can lie like i be never wrong, but i've been gone too long
i don't even know if you still care it all yeah
yeah i just wanna be there, there you whispering on my chest
i said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, i'm sorry, sorry for november
i said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, i'm sorry, sorry for november
girl wish i could go back, yeah
never meant to act like that
girl i wish i could go back
girl i wish i could
now baby i keep running, or maybe i could get out
and baby i know i had you coming
and i know you gonna have it back
but .god give me just a friend
i'll be happy, i've been good ever know, yeah, yeah
just listen to me girl, i don't wanna end me, girl
i'm just trying to say i'm sorry
i said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, i'm sorry, sorry for november
i said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, i'm sorry, sorry for november
is somebody with me put your lighters in the air
is somebody with me, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah
if you miss your girl put your lighters in the air,
this goes out to the world
is somebody with me put your lighters in the air
is somebody with me, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah
is somebody with me put your lighters in the air
is somebody with me, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah
baby, yeah, yeah
i said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, i'm sorry, sorry for november
i said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, i'm sorry, sorry for november
i said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, i'm sorry, sorry for november
i said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, sorry, i'm sorry, sorry for november
this goes out to the world, yeah
i'm just trying to be man girl, yeah
this goes out o your girl
Oh, yeah, oh yeah!
How would you feel if everything you did seem to go unnoticed?
All the fears on the inside let the other side out of focus,
Gotta feel what you want,
But you fear you are going through the motions
Even though I could run through it,
It I don't wanna be left opened.
Chorus:
I'm so unsure; you're so left out,
I'm so unsure; you're so left out,
You never know (you never know)!
But you never know (you never know)
I'm so unsure; you're so left out,
I'm so unsure; you're so left out,
You never know (you never know)!
I never let it show!
I don't know which road I'm going,
I know, I know,
You'll show me, you'll show me!
Just my heart,
You will never let me down!
Just my heart,
You will never let me down!
I don't know which road I'm going,
I know, I know,
You'll show me, you'll show me!
Time running by sitting here,
Dreaming off in a distance,
Seen my name...
Put this only if somebody will listen!
... and what you're giving!
Telling you what they want,
Coming back like something is missing!
Chorus:
I'm so unsure; you're so left out,
I'm so unsure; you're so left out,
You never know (you never know)!
But you never know (you never know)
I'm so unsure; you're so left out,
I'm so unsure; you're so left out,
You never know (you never know)!
I never let it show!
I don't know which road I'm going,
I know, I know,
You'll show me, you'll show me!
Just my heart,
You will never let me down!
Just my heart,
You will never let me down!
I don't know which road I'm going, I'm going
I know, I know,
You'll show me, you'll show me!
Just my heart, just my heart!
Just my heart, just my heart!
[Verse]
Everyone's runnin'
Runnin' from faith
I would start now but it's a little too late
I'm stuck watchin' these hours turn into days
Watchin' my future, slippin away
[Bridge]
But I know I'll find
Up in the sky
A place like deep in my heart
Beneath the scars
I know I'll find a love like mine
A love like deep in my heart
Beneath the scars
[Hook]
Sometimes I get lonely
Sometimes I just cry
Sometimes I'm just looking in the rearview asking myself why
Sometimes we get older
Sometimes that's just life
Sometimes I'm just lookin' in the rearview asking myself why
Sometimes that's just life
Someimtes that's just life
[Verse]
I feel it comin'
But I'm not afraid
If I should die young then that's the price that I pay
I'll make amends with my exes
I'll pray my sins are erased
Just so I can breathe free
At the end of the day
[Bridge]
But I know I'll find
Up in the sky
A place like deep in my heart
Beneath the scars
I know I'll find a love like mine
A love like deep in my heart
Beneath the scars
[Hook]
Sometimes I get lonely
Sometimes I just cry
Sometimes I'm just lookin' in the rearview asking myself why
Sometimes we get older
Sometimes that's just life
Sometimes I'm just lookin' in the rearview asking myself why
Sometimes that's just life
Someimtes that's just life
Sometimes that's just life
[Hook]
Sometimes I get lonely
Sometimes I just cry
Sometimes I'm just lookin' in the rearview asking myself why
Sometimes we get older
Sometimes that's just life
Sometimes I'm just lookin' in the rearview asking myself why
Sometimes that's just life
[Outro]
Sometimes that's just life
Sometimes that's just life
From my last sick yesterday,my momma said am movin too fast
I want it all like yesterday,am talkin way much more than the cash
Don't want the flashy cars no designer broads,No it ain't even that
I just wan't my life to happen,Really happen
Cuz I got a dream debutin me,20 years old livin no way i shouldn't be
I should Be on every Magazine,By now,by now,by now,by now.
But no body see's me the way I do and nobody see's you the way you do.
first you rise then u fall then u get right back up and get where you going
then you rise then u fall then u get right back up with where are you going
Paranoid About yesterdays, I was comin lookin down
as if I had to staright today, I swear I found another reason to frown
I've seen the good to the bad with from hood to the magic
but its different now.I feel like am just singin, you see am changin.
But I got a dream debutin me,20 years old livin no way i shouldn't be
I should Be on every Magazine,By now,by now,by now,by now.
But no body see's me the way I do and nobody see's you the way you do.
first you rise then u fall then u get right back up and go where you going
then you rise then u fall then u get right back up with where are you going
where are you going baby?where are you going baby?where are you going baby?
where are you going baby?
But no body see's me the way I do and nobody see's you the way you do.
first you rise then u fall then u get right back up and go where you going
then you rise then u fall then u get right back up with where are you going
I don’t give a f-ck about your day
And I don’t really care what you like
I don’t wanna hear what you say
I don’t give a damn that you’re fine
It don’t really matter to me anyway, babe
You go yours and I go mine
And if this burden on my heart stays
Then I guess I’ll be going to lie
Cause I’ve been up and down, turned around
Even had my heart broken
And you saying now, saying now
You just playing round, but how was I to know
When you don’t even what you doing? what you doing?
What you doing? hey
What you doing? girl what you doing?
And how was I to know? when you don’t even know what you doing, baby
I didn’t even kissed you for you leave
All I wanna do is go to sleep
These nightmares turn into reality,
Say, I can’t even look at you the same
Cause every day I … your face is changin’
So if you say you’re leaving, go and leave
And pray the next thang nothing like, nothing like
Cause I’ve been up and down, turned around
Even had my heart broken
And you saying now, saying now
You just playing round, but how was I to know
When you don’t even what you doing? what you doing?
What you doing? hey
What you doing? girl what you doing?
And how was I to know? when you don’t even know what you doing, baby
Baby just like that, and my heart’s right back again, and again, and again, and again girl
Just like that, and my heart’s right back again, and again, and again, and again girl
Let me hear you if you love your girl say yeah, say yeah
And if you’re tired of the fighting say yeah
And maybe nothing’s first than a love that’s worthless so tell me can we make it worth
Cause I’ve been up and down, turned around
Even had my heart broken
And you saying now, saying now
You just playing round, but how was I to know
When you don’t even what you doing? what you doing?
What you doing? hey
What you doing? girl what you doing?
And how was I to know? when you don’t even know what you doing, baby
Baby you could change in them like a transformer,
Giving me …
You see did it, yeah, I’m too…
But I bet…
Only what you say to your friends,
Telling them my business like it’s front page.
…but guess again,
Cause I ain’t the nigger that you gonna play!
Chorus:
Who’s, who’s paying the bills?
Who’s … now?
Who’s getting your nails done?
Shall I keep it real?
Cause we’re behaving wrong,
So I know the deal,
You said you want a real man
What a f-ck I was supposed to feel?
Baby I like that! Oh, oh, oh!
Baby I like that!
O, oh, oh, oh!
Honey, you’ve been swearing not to get me wrecked up,
Play me for a fool, think again you got me f-cked up!
Cause all along I’ve been with Keisha,
Downtown with Felicia, now I got it better!
I heard what you said,
You want me back!
Cause you’re missing all the Gucci, the Prada bags.
But you and me is over,
You had your chance!
Go find another nigger like me!
Who’s, who’s paying the bills?
Who’s … now?
Who’s getting your nails done?
Shall I keep it real?
Cause we’re behaving wrong,
So I know the deal,
You said you want a real man
What a f-ck I was supposed to feel?
Baby I like that! Oh, oh, oh!
Baby I like that!
O, oh, oh, oh!
Yeah! She tried to play me, yeah!
She tried to do me dirty!
She was tripping the whole time,
Not even worth it!
Ha, it’s cool, though,
I’m a…nigger, I’m also mother sh-t now,
…b-tches!
Your phony wholes, matched my phony …
She asked what’s in hear for her,
I’m like just d-ck.
Get it right, b-tch!
I’ll make you look good,
I got a better b-tch, now,
…good look!
Who’s, who’s paying the bills?
Who’s … now?
Who’s getting your nails done?
Shall I keep it real?
Cause we’re behaving wrong,
So I know the deal,
You said you want a real man
What a f-ck I was supposed to feel?
Baby I like that! Oh, oh, oh!
Baby I like that!
