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1. |
Life & Love
03:55
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So I suffer from ocd
But it compliments my anxiety and
The music always comes to me
But I can't find the words
Chorus
And you can tell that I mean it
When I sing of life and love
And though it smacks of sincerity and vigor
Well you figure
that sometimes it just isn't enough.
Sometimes it just isn't enough
Spare me the truth this time
Because honestly I prefer the lie.
Sometimes you have to hear a sad song
And sometimes you can't help but thinking that you're doing it wrong
Chorus
And you can tell that I mean it
When I sing of life and love
And though it smacks of sincerity and vigor
Well you figure
that sometimes it just isn't enough.
Sometimes it just isn't enough
And I've been making mountains of molehills
And I've spent too much of my time tilting at windmills.
Just because you can't song a single note doesn't mean that you don't
And just because I can't dance a single step doesn't mean that I won't.
From the window to the wall
To the ceiling to the floor
Sometimes you can't help feeling like you just need more
Chorus
And you can tell that I mean it
When I sing of life and love
And though it smacks of sincerity and vigor
Well you figure
that sometimes it just isn't enough.
Sometimes it just isn't enough
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2. |
Goodbye Whiskey
04:08
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3. |
Come Back Home
04:15
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This trek is longer than most
The path was never set
I will not make a boast
That this is as hard as it had to get
The more time passes
The more things stay the same
Appealing to the masses
Was something that never came
Pre-Chorus
I’m Looking for my way
Not sure how long it’s been
Everything’s passing day by day
Can’t see what’s in between
Chorus
Oh, wherever i can stay
oh, wherever i may roam
all i wanna say is
i wanna come back home
Oh, wherever i can stay
oh, wherever i may roam
all i wanna say is
i wanna come back home
Now I can't seem to find
Can't find which way to go
Though I don't mind
And no one needs to know
For when it comes the time
When all is said and done
whatever is mine
Is now all gone
Pre-Chorus
I’m Looking for my way
Not sure how long it’s been
Everything’s passing day by day
Can’t see what’s in between
Chorus
Oh, wherever i can stay
oh, wherever i may roam
all i wanna say is
i wanna come back home
Oh, wherever i can stay
oh, wherever i may roam
all i wanna say is
i wanna come back home
Times have come to an end
Where the pieces now lay
Some things I cannot mend
Now to find my way
But can I ever find
A path back to my place
And will I bind
And will I waste away.
Pre-Chorus
I’m Looking for my way
Not sure how long it’s been
Everything’s passing day by day
Can’t see what’s in between
Chorus
Oh, wherever i can stay
oh, wherever i may roam
all i wanna say is
i wanna come back home
Oh, wherever i can stay
oh, wherever i may roam
all i wanna say is
i wanna come back home
Oh, wherever i can stay
oh, wherever i may roam
all i wanna say is
i wanna come back home
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4. |
Six String Salute
04:26
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5. |
St. Patrick's Battalion
06:11
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My name is John Reilly
I'll have your ear only a while
I left my dear home in Ireland
It was death, starvation, or exile
When I got to America
It was my duty to go
Enter the army and slog across Texas
To join in the war against Mexico
It was there in the pueblos and hillsides
That I saw the mistake I had made
Part of a conquering army
With the morals of a bayonet blade
So in the midst of these poor dying catholics
Screaming kids, the stench of it all
Myself and 200 Irishman
Decided to answer the call
Chorus
From Dublin city to San Diego
We witnessed freedom denied
So we formed the St Patrick's Battalion
And we fought on the Mexican side
We marched 'neath the green flag of Saint Patrick
Emblazoned with "Erin Go Bragh"
Bright with the harp and the shamrock
And "Libertad para Mexicana"
Just fifty years after Wolftone
Five thousand miles away
The Yanks called us a Legion of Strangers
And they can talk as they may
But from Dublin City to San Diego
We witnessed freedom denied
So we formed the Saint Patrick Battalion
And we fought on the Mexican side,
We formed the Saint Patrick Battalion
And we fought on the Mexican side
We fought them in Matamoros
While their volunteers were raping the nuns
In Monterey and Cerro Gordo
We fought on as Ireland's sons
We were the red-headed fighters for freedom
Amidst these brown women and men
Side by side we fought tyranny
And I daresay we'd do it again
From Dublin City to San Diego
We witnessed freedom denied
So we formed the Saint Patrick Battalion
And we fought on the Mexican side,
We formed the Saint Patrick Battalion
And we fought on the Mexican side
We fought them in five major battles
Churobusco was the last
Overwhelmed by the cannons from Boston
We fell after each mortar blast
Most of us died on that hillside
In the service of the Mexican state
So far from our occupied homeland
We were heroes and victims of fate
From Dublin City to San Diego
We witnessed freedom denied
So we formed the Saint Patrick Battalion
And we fought on the Mexican side
From Dublin City to San Diego
We witnessed freedom denied
So we formed the Saint Patrick Battalion
And we fought on the Mexican side,
We formed the Saint Patrick Battalion
And we fought on the Mexican side
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6. |
Mist Covered Mountains
04:43
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Chorus
Oh ra, soon will I see them oh
Hey ro, see them oh, see them oh
Ho ro, soon will I see them
The mist covered mountains of home
Hail to the mountains
with their summits of blue
And the valley in the springtime
with it's sunshine and dew
And the women and the men
ever constant and true
Ever willing to
welcome one home
Chorus
Oh ra, soon will I see them oh
Hey ro, see them oh, see them oh
Ho ro, soon will I see them
The mist covered mountains of home
Soon I will visit
The mountains again
And the field and the wood
And the valley and Glen
And the wave of the courage
beyond human ken
In the haunts of the deer
I shall roan
Chorus
Oh ra, soon will I see them oh
Hey ro, see them oh, see them oh
Ho ro, soon will I see them
The mist covered mountains of home
Soon I will visit
the place of my birth
And they'll give me a welcome
The warmest on earth
So loving and kind
Full of music and mirth
In the sweet sounding
Language of…
Chorus (Gaelic)
O chi, chi mi na morbheanna
O chi, chi mi na corrbheanna
O chi, chi mi na coireachan
Chi mi na sgoran fo cheo
Chorus (both)
Oh ra, soon will I see them oh
Hey ro, see them oh, see them oh
Ho ro, soon will I see them
The mist covered mountains of home
Chorus
Oh ra, soon will I see them oh
Hey ro, see them oh, see them oh
Ho ro, soon will I see them
The mist covered mountains of home
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7. |
Sailing Home
04:06
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The wind whispers my name and I
answer her call
We cast off at sunrise
to return in the fall
She stands on the shoreline
She smiles at me
She blows me a kiss
As we set off to sea
Chorus
Sailing home x2
Surrounded by water
It's all that I see
I know that at home a lass
Waits there for me
I'm making a living
With nets in my hand
My life's on the ocean
But my heart is on land
Chorus
Sailing home x2
Bridge
When the sky turns to black
With the thunder’s loud crack
And the lightning strikes down
To the sea
When the wind starts blowing
The waves start rolling
You know that I will be
Chorus
Sailing home x2
The main mast was broken
We capsized at sea
Shrouded in darkness
Forever I'll be
The dock remains empty
She waits for her love
She drops to her knees
Prays to angels above
Chorus
Take him home x3
My love I am home
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8. |
Jack Haggarty
03:33
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I'm a heart-broken raftsman
From Greenville I came
All my virtues departed
With a lass I did fame
From the strong darts of cupid
I've suffered much grief
Now my heart's torn asunder
I can get no relief
Of my troubles I'll tell you
without much delay
Of a sweet little lassie
My heart stole away
She's the blacksmith’s fair daughter
On the flat riverside
And I always intended
To make her my bride
Well I work on the river
Where the white waters roar
And my name I've engraved
On the high rocky shore
I'm the boy that stands happy
On the dark Burling stream
But my thoughts were on Molly
She haunted my dreams
Well I gave her fine jewels
And the finest of lace
And the costliest muslin
Her form to embrace
I gave her my wages
All for to keep safe
I deprived her of nothing
I had on this earth
Well I worked on the river
I earned quite a stake
I was steadfast and steady
And ne’er played the rake
From camp flat and river
I'm very well known
And they call me Jack Haggerty
The pride of the town
Til she wrote me a letter
Which I did receive
And she said from her promise
Herself she'd relieved
For to wed with another
She'd long time delayed
And the next time I see her
She'd no more be a maid
To her mother Jane Tucker
I lay all the blame
For she caused her to leave
And go back on my name
For to cast off the rigging
That God was to tie
And to leave me a rambler
Til the day that I die
So come all you bold raftsmen
With hearts stout and true
Don't trust in a woman
You'll bleed if you do
And if you do meet one
With a dark chestnut curl
Remember Jack Haggerty
And the flat river girl
Remember Jack Haggerty and the flat river girl
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9. |
Comedy Tragedy
02:23
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I've been through the wasteland
Known as Graceland
And you can't think
Of a thing to say
Narrowly avoiding
It's not such a sure thing
To have my heart
Sink or fade away
Chorus
So there you are and here I'll be
The tragedy to your comedy X2
Crawled out from the bushes
And you're the one that pushes
Me from the
Revolving door
The time that we spent
Will just be a dent
That you can
Just ignore
Chorus
So there you are and here I'll be
The tragedy to your comedy X2
*Musical break*
Chorus
So there you are and here I'll be
The tragedy to your comedy X2
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10. |
Temporary Generation
03:47
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I've woken up
in some strange bed
In some strange state
And in some strange head.
I do excess
excessively,
extensively,
til I'm exhausted.
Chorus
Sitting in the middle of the compass rose
And still deciding which direction to take
Give me a world and I'll give you a story
Temporary generation.
Part time jobs
Extracurricular activities
Full responsibility
But no trust
We don't own shit
We'll rent or lease
It suits us at least
Being temporary
Chorus
Sitting in the middle of the compass rose
And still deciding which direction to take
Give me a world and I'll give you a story
Temporary generation.
Well we're just kids
trying to find a place in the world
With too many kids
and too few places.
Chorus
Sitting in the middle of the compass rose
And still deciding which direction to take
Give me a world and I'll give you a story
Temporary generation.
Temporary generation.
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11. |
The Parting Glass
04:09
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Of all the money that e’er I've spent
I've spent it in good company
And all the harm that e’er I've done
Alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To memory now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
If I had money enough to spend
And leisure time to sit a while
There is a young maid in the town
That surely has my heart beguiled
Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I own, she has my heart enthralled
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
Of all the comrades that e’er I've had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e’er I kissed
They wished me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Goodnight and joy be with you all
Goodnight and joy be with you all
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Eclectic Revival Hamilton, Ontario
Eclectic Revival plays a mix of classic bar covers, East Coast Traditional and rollicking jeans & T-shirts original rock to get the party going and keep it rolling for your concert venue, bar, or private event. Equal parts music and comedy, Eclectic Revival have been delighting audiences across Canada at everything from corner pubs to Grey Cup Festival for over fifteen years! ... more
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