Shamrock Diaries

Navigating Life's Seas: Reflections in Chris Rea's 'Shamrock Diaries'
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Lyrics

In waves of people you can lose your feet

In the midst of crowds, it's easy to lose your direction.

You've got to stay hard, to the ground

Stay grounded and resilient despite challenges.

It gets so easy now to lose your way

Navigating life can be confusing and lead you astray.

When you're ever outward bound

Especially when embarking on new journeys.

A church bell ringing in the fading light

A church bell tolling as daylight fades.

Stops you dead like a cold steel wall

It can stop you abruptly, like a solid barrier.

The ghost of yesteryear's is toughing you

The past is haunting and affecting you.

And as sure as God you'll fall

A certainty that challenges will come.

And I see me and I see you

Reflection on oneself and others.

I see it all just like it used to be

Observing life as it once was.

And all the reasons why it started out

Recalling the initial reasons for actions.

Hit you hard with every bell

The impact is profound, hitting you intensely.

The choir practice in the empty hall

Choir practice in an empty hall, a familiar sound.

Is a sound that you know so well

Echoes of a known melody.

Like something lost inside your overcoat

Something precious misplaced within.

You find it later, by mistake

Rediscovering it accidentally later.

You lost it all a thousand years ago

Loss experienced long ago.

And you pray it's not too late

Hoping it's not too late to recover.

And I see me and I see you

Continued introspection of oneself and others.

I see it all just like it used to be

Observing life reminiscent of the past.

And I see me and I see you

Reflecting on self and others again.

I see it all just like a diary

Life unfolding like the pages of a diary.


Now I remember everything

Recollection of all experiences.

Yea I remember how it used to be

Remembering how things used to be.

With every note that choirboy sings

The impact of each note sung by a choirboy.

And I see me and I see you

Continued reflection on oneself and others.

I see it all just like it used to be

Observing life as it once was, akin to a diary.

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