Dublin City Sky
Dublin City Sky: Love, Loss, and Freedom in the Whirlwind
Lyrics
I was down the bottom half of some old bar in Chinatown
Describes being in a bar in Chinatown's lower section.
Me shoes had brought the rain and soaked the space for lookin' down
The shoes got wet from rain, obstructing the view downward.
As drunk as love is lethal, I spun a lady 'round
Intoxicated, spun a woman around in a dance.
And I kissed her 'neath the waking of a Dublin City sky
Kissed her beneath Dublin's morning sky.
She threw her shoes into her bag and danced just like a dream
A woman put her shoes in her bag and danced beautifully.
Her face was rubied up just like no sun I'd ever seen
Her face was flushed, unlike any sun.
She said I was a phony, I said I could be mean
She accused him of being insincere; he admitted he could be cruel.
And I treated her so badly, I made my baby cry
He treated her poorly, causing her tears.
The January markets filled the cold air with the sound
January markets lively with laughter and money.
The boys all full of laughter and their pocket with the pound
People laughing and having cash in their pockets.
And in the foggy dew, I saw you throwing shapes around
Saw someone dancing in the misty atmosphere.
It was underneath the waking of a Dublin City sky
Similar event beneath Dublin's morning sky.
And it all makes sour
Events turn unpleasant or bitter.
To watch my lover wrap her arms around the flag of power
Seeing the lover embracing authority or control.
Hurry now you will
Urging someone to act quickly.
To know you is to love you and I love you even still
Expresses love despite knowing the person's true self.
But we'll never truly be
Unable to truly connect due to chaotic circumstances.
We trip along disaster in the whirlwind of the free
Struggling amid chaos in a free-spirited life.
Altogether now
Encouragement for collective action.
I was down the bottom half of some old bar in Chinatown
Reiteration of being in a Chinatown bar's lower section.
Me shoes had brought the rain and soaked the space for lookin' down
Shoes wet again, obstructing the downward view.
And in the foggy dew, I saw you throwing shapes around
Observing someone dancing in the misty atmosphere.
It was underneath the waking of a Dublin City sky
Similar event beneath Dublin's morning sky.
And it all makes sour
Reiteration of events turning unpleasant or bitter.
To watch my lover wrap her arms around the flag of power
Seeing the lover embracing authority or control.
Hurry now you will
Encouragement for quick action.
To know you is to love you and I love you even still
Expresses love despite knowing the person's true self.
Ah, but we'll never truly be
Unable to truly connect due to chaotic circumstances.
We trip along disaster in the whirlwind of the free
Struggling amid chaos in a free-spirited life.
Altogether now
Encouragement for collective action.
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