Belfast

Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013

Elton John Songs Illustrated

MADE IN ENGLAND

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Belfast

Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1995

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Deep inside my soul fights a war

I can't explain, I can't cross over any more

All I see are dirty faces

Rain and wire, and common sense in pieces

But I try to see through Irish eyes

Belfast

 

 

Look outside, summer's lost and gone

It's a long walk on a street of right and wrong

In every inch of sadness

Rocks and tanks go hand in hand with madness

But I never saw a braver place

Belfast

 

 

And it's sad when they sing, and hollow ears listen

Of smoking black roses, on the streets of Belfast

And so say your lovers from under the flowers

Every foot of this world needs an inch of Belfast

 

 

Who's to say on whom heaven smiles

Our different ways we try hard to recognise

No more enchanted evenings

The pubs are closed and all the ghosts are leaving

But you'll never let them shut you down

Belfast

 

 

The enemy is not at home

A jealous green streaks down this faulty diamond

No bloody boots or crucifix

Can ever hope to split this emerald island

But I never saw a braver place

Belfast

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