From the recording Inspiration
Lorraine Jordan (vocals, guitar) - Niall O’Callanain (bouzouki, backing vocals) - John Whelan (guitar)
Lyrics
Winds of Freedom
Written by Lorraine Jordan ©
Talk with me a while
And I will tell you how the sickness came
They marched into our towns
Enforced the language of the crown
And those that would defy were forced to die
They stacked our fiddles high
And burned away our very lives
No sound of skirling pipes
We were left without a single right
And those that would defy were forced to die
So blow the winds of freedom over me
I'm dying I'm on my knees
And I just can’t find the will to fight this never ending war
Blow the winds of freedom over me
I'm dying all my dreams are broken
I can’t find the will to fight any more
Talk with me a while and I will tell you how the sickness spread
They mocked our native dress and made us cover up our legs
And those that would defy were forced to die
The Spirit of the Land was crushed between their very hands
They took our way of life
We couldn’t sing or dance amidst the strife
And those that would defy were forced to die
Blow the winds of freedom over me
I'm dying I'm on my knees
And I just can’t find the will to fight this never ending war
Blow the winds of freedom over me
I'm dying all my dreams are broken
I can’t find the will to fight any more
Talk with me a while and i will tell you how the sickness stayed
They said that we were wild because we followed nature’s ways
And those that would defy were forced to die
They cut away our ties with seasons fields and riversides
They left us without scope
A chained spirit without hope
Of ever being free to laugh again
Blow the winds of freedom over me
I'm dying I'm on my knees
And I just can’t find the will to fight this never ending war
Blow the winds of freedom over me
I'm dying all my dreams are broken
I can’t find the will to fight any more
Blow the winds of freedom over me
I'm dying I'm on my knees
And I just can’t find the will to fight this never ending war
Blow the winds of freedom over me
I'm dying all my dreams are broken
I can’t find the will to fight any more