Lyrics
Small town Ireland's dead and gone
Small town Ireland's past is no longer present
Though stone wall fairies linger on
Mythical elements of the countryside persist despite changes
These power cuts have always shown
Instances of power outages have consistently revealed
That Hibernia fears her unknown
There's a fear of the unknown in Ireland (Hibernia)
These Dublin girls who've never seen stars
Girls from Dublin are unfamiliar with natural beauty like stars
Never seen stars, just banks and cars
They've only experienced urban life with financial institutions and cars
Shall we curve our East Atlantic?
Should we alter our path towards the Atlantic Ocean?
The blessed antics of young romantics
Referencing the adventurous behaviors of young lovers
I am young and you are younger
The singer is young, the listener is even younger
Born and bred in thirst and hunger
Both have grown up in a state of scarcity and want
To know
To understand
To know
To comprehend
If you'll feel old when you turn twenty
Questioning if one will feel aged at twenty
I know that I still feel like I'm
The singer still feels youthful despite age
Young
Young
-In all I've said and all I've done
-Small town Ireland's dead and gone
Continuation that small towns in Ireland have vanished
With time our terror marching on
The progression of time continues to bring fear
These power cuts have always led
Power outages have historically prompted a call to remember the heroic dead
To whispers "Wake our glorious dead;
Whispers urge to awaken the glorious deceased
For these Dublin girls who've never seen stars
Highlighting how Dublin girls' lack of exposure to nature signifies their deprivation
Never seen stars, show how you starved.
The absence of experiencing stars symbolizes the suffering they've endured
And if our Fenians burn in hell
Even if Irish revolutionaries face damnation, the singer is willing to face the same fate
I'll burn in hell, I'll burn in hell"
The commitment to stand by principles even if it means punishment
I am young and you are younger
The singer is young, the listener is even younger
Born and bred in thirst and hunger
Both have grown up in a state of scarcity and want
To know
To understand
To know
To comprehend
If you'll feel old when you turn twenty
Questioning if one will feel aged at twenty
I know that I still feel like I'm
The singer still feels youthful despite age
Young
Young
-You want to live by the water
Desire to live near the water
I, a son, and you, a daughter
Identification of the singer and listener as offspring of tradition
Of old
In connection with past generations
Of old
-You want to live by the water
Desire to live near the water
I, a son, and you, a daughter
Identification of the singer and listener as offspring of tradition
Of old
In connection with past generations
Of old
-This land of silver and gold
Emphasis on the richness and value of the land
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