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Flogging Molly Tobacco Island Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [2 votes]Album: Within a Mile of Home / Original Release Date: 2004-09-14Genre: AlternativeSong Duration: 5 min 17 sec
Tobacco Island
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly
FLOGGING MOLLY
- Tobacco Island Lyrics[Chorus]
All to hell we must sail
For the Shores of sweet Barbados
Where the sugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the butcher and his crown
Raped the land we used to sleep in
Now tommorow chimes of ghostly crimes
That haunt Tobacco Island
'Twas 1659 forgotten now for sure
They dragged us from our homeland
With the musket and their gun
Cromwell and his roundheads
Battered all we know
Shackled hopes of freedom
We're now but stolen goods
Darken the horizon
Blackened from the sun
This rotten cage of Bridgetown
Is where I now belong
[Chorus]
Red leg down a peg
Blistered burns the soul
The floggings they're a plenty
But reasons there are none
Our backs belong to landlords
Where branded is there name
Paid for with ten shillings
Cheap labor never breaks
The silver moon is shinin'
Cools the copper blood
Where the livin' meet the dead
And together dance as one
[Chorus]
Agony, will you cleanse this misery?
For it's never again i'll breathe
The air of home
From this sandy edge
The rolling sea breaks my revenge
With each whisper a thousand waves
I hear roar
I'm coming home
Dark is the horizon
Blackened by the sun
This rotten cage of Bridgetown
Is where I now belong
[Chorus]
All to hell we must sail
For the Shores of sweet Barbados
Where the sugar cane grows taller
Than the god we once believed in
Till the butcher and his crown
Raped the land we used to sleep in
Now tommorow chimes of ghostly crimes
That haunt Tobacco Island
'Twas 1659 forgotten now for sure
They dragged us from our homeland
With the musket and their gun
Cromwell and his roundheads
Battered all we know
Shackled hopes of freedom
We're now but stolen goods
Darken the horizon
Blackened from the sun
This rotten cage of Bridgetown
Is where I now belong
[Chorus]
Red leg down a peg
Blistered burns the soul
But reasons there are none
Our backs belong to landlords
Where branded is there name
Paid for with ten shillings
Cheap labor never breaks
The silver moon is shinin'
Cools the copper blood
Where the livin' meet the dead
And together dance as one
[Chorus]
Agony, will you cleanse this misery?
For it's never again i'll breathe
The air of home
From this sandy edge
The rolling sea breaks my revenge
With each whisper a thousand waves
I hear roar
I'm coming home
Dark is the horizon
Blackened by the sun
This rotten cage of Bridgetown
Is where I now belong
[Chorus]
Facts about Tobacco Island
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Tobacco Island is written by Robert Schmidt, Matthew Hensley, George Schwindt, Bridget Regan, Dennis Casey, Nathen Maxwell, David King.
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It is first released on September 14, 2004 as part of Flogging Molly's album "Within a Mile of Home" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the song 'Tobacco Island' by Flogging Molly narrates a difficult story of the Irish who were, by force, sent to Barbados and uses very expressive metaphors like 'sugar cane taller than god' to represent the huge colonial exploitation and the very deep trauma of the people who suffered that. The main themes of the lyrics of Tobacco island are social commentary, anger, reflection, despair and angst. Alongside with these, the song also pinpoints the chronic historical injustice, the societal and personal suffering ones, the faith and identity loss and the hope and resilience. The lyrics talk about the historical violence, suffering and hard conditions which can be overwhelming for the younger audiences. The language used may not be the most explicit but it does contain the references to executions and other cruel treatments making it appropriate for an adult audience.
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Tobacco Island falls under the genre Alternative.
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Tobacco Island song length is 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
Who wrote Tobacco Island lyrics?
Tobacco Island is written by Robert Schmidt, Matthew Hensley, George Schwindt, Bridget Regan, Dennis Casey, Nathen Maxwell, David King.
✔️
When was Tobacco Island released?
It is first released on September 14, 2004 as part of Flogging Molly's album "Within a Mile of Home" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Tobacco Island lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the song 'Tobacco Island' by Flogging Molly narrates a difficult story of the Irish who were, by force, sent to Barbados and uses very expressive metaphors like 'sugar cane taller than god' to represent the huge colonial exploitation and the very deep trauma of the people who suffered that. The main themes of the lyrics of Tobacco island are social commentary, anger, reflection, despair and angst. Alongside with these, the song also pinpoints the chronic historical injustice, the societal and personal suffering ones, the faith and identity loss and the hope and resilience. The lyrics talk about the historical violence, suffering and hard conditions which can be overwhelming for the younger audiences. The language used may not be the most explicit but it does contain the references to executions and other cruel treatments making it appropriate for an adult audience.
✔️
Which genre is Tobacco Island?
Tobacco Island falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song Tobacco Island?
Tobacco Island song length is 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Robert Schmidt, Matthew Hensley, George Schwindt, Bridget Regan, Dennis Casey, Nathen Maxwell, David King
Record Label(s): 2004 Side One Dummy
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