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Sinead O'Connor Famine Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.47/10 [19 votes]Album: Universal Mother / Original Release Date: 1994-09-12Genre: RockSong Duration: 4 min 56 sec
SINEAD O'CONNOR
- Famine Lyrics / with translationsOK, I want to talk about Ireland
Specifically I want to talk about the "famine"
About the fact that there never really was one
There was no "famine"
See Irish people were only ALLOWED to eat potatoes
All of the other food
Meat fish vegetables
Were shipped out of the country under armed guard
To England while the Irish people starved
And then on the middle of all this
They gave us money not to teach our children Irish
And so we lost our history
And this is what I think is still hurting me
See we're like a child that's been battered
Has to drive itself out of it's head because it's fightened
Still feels all the painful feelings
But they lose contact with the memory
And this leads to massive self-destruction
ALCOHOLISM DRUG ADICTION
All desperate attempts at running
And in it's worst form
Becomes actual killing
And if there ever is gonna be healing
There has to be remembering
And then grieving
So that there then can be forgiving
There has to be knowledge and understanding
An American army regulation
Says you mustn't kill more than 10% of a nation
'Cos to do so causes permanent "psychological damage"
It's not permanent but they didn't know that
Anyway during the supposed "famine"
We lost a lot more than 10% of a nation
Through deaths on land or on ships of emigration
But what finally broke us was not starvation
BUT IT'S USE IN THE CONTROLLING OF OUR EDUCATION
School go on about "Black 47"
On and on about "The terrible "famine""
But what they don't say is in truth
There really never was one
So let's take a look shall we
The highest statistics of child abuse in the EEC
And we say we're a Christian country
But we've lost contact with our history
See we used to worship God as a mother
We're sufferin from POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Look at all our old men in the pubs
Look at all our young people on drugs
We used to worship God as a mother
Now look at what we're doing to each other
We've even made killers of ourselves
The most child-like trusting people in the Universe
And this is what's wrong with us
Our history books THE PARENT FIGURES lied to us
I see the Irish
As a race like a child
That got itself basned in the face
And if there ever is gonna be healing
There has to be remembering
And then grieving
So that there then can be FORGIVING
There has to be KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING
Specifically I want to talk about the "famine"
About the fact that there never really was one
There was no "famine"
See Irish people were only ALLOWED to eat potatoes
All of the other food
Meat fish vegetables
Were shipped out of the country under armed guard
To England while the Irish people starved
And then on the middle of all this
They gave us money not to teach our children Irish
And so we lost our history
And this is what I think is still hurting me
See we're like a child that's been battered
Has to drive itself out of it's head because it's fightened
Still feels all the painful feelings
But they lose contact with the memory
And this leads to massive self-destruction
ALCOHOLISM DRUG ADICTION
All desperate attempts at running
And in it's worst form
Becomes actual killing
And if there ever is gonna be healing
There has to be remembering
And then grieving
So that there then can be forgiving
There has to be knowledge and understanding
An American army regulation
Says you mustn't kill more than 10% of a nation
'Cos to do so causes permanent "psychological damage"
It's not permanent but they didn't know that
Anyway during the supposed "famine"
Through deaths on land or on ships of emigration
But what finally broke us was not starvation
BUT IT'S USE IN THE CONTROLLING OF OUR EDUCATION
School go on about "Black 47"
On and on about "The terrible "famine""
But what they don't say is in truth
There really never was one
So let's take a look shall we
The highest statistics of child abuse in the EEC
And we say we're a Christian country
But we've lost contact with our history
See we used to worship God as a mother
We're sufferin from POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Look at all our old men in the pubs
Look at all our young people on drugs
We used to worship God as a mother
Now look at what we're doing to each other
We've even made killers of ourselves
The most child-like trusting people in the Universe
And this is what's wrong with us
Our history books THE PARENT FIGURES lied to us
I see the Irish
As a race like a child
That got itself basned in the face
And if there ever is gonna be healing
There has to be remembering
And then grieving
So that there then can be FORGIVING
There has to be KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING
Facts about Famine
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Famine is written by Paul James Mccartney, John Winston Lennon, Sinead O'connor, John Charles Reynolds, Tim Simenon, David Maxwell Clayton.
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It is first released on September 12, 1994 as part of Sinead O'Connor's album "Universal Mother" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album.
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When we search for the deeper meaning hidden within the lines, sinéad O'Connor's song 'Famine' through its musical content shows how Irish people suffered during the famine because external powers took control of their resources while they worked to stop their cultural traditions. The study demonstrates that healing requires people to acknowledge all past events which bring them pain while they work to attain their goal of achieving understanding and peace among the Irish population. Famine lyrics mostly emphasizes reflection through its social commentary which shows the artist's inner struggles with his dedication to his work. The song shows how historical trauma together with memory and colonialism and exploitation and self-destruction and addiction and identity and belonging and healing and forgiveness functions as vital elements of its narrative. The lyrics discuss themes of historical trauma, child abuse, addiction, and violence, which may not be suitable for children under 13. Although the content lacks explicit language and graphic elements, the mature themes of the film require a PG-13 rating because they need parental guidance for proper understanding.
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Famine falls under the genre Rock.
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Famine song length is 4 minutes and 56 seconds.
Who wrote Famine lyrics?
Famine is written by Paul James Mccartney, John Winston Lennon, Sinead O'connor, John Charles Reynolds, Tim Simenon, David Maxwell Clayton.
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When was Famine released?
It is first released on September 12, 1994 as part of Sinead O'Connor's album "Universal Mother" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Famine lyrics?
When we search for the deeper meaning hidden within the lines, sinéad O'Connor's song 'Famine' through its musical content shows how Irish people suffered during the famine because external powers took control of their resources while they worked to stop their cultural traditions. The study demonstrates that healing requires people to acknowledge all past events which bring them pain while they work to attain their goal of achieving understanding and peace among the Irish population. Famine lyrics mostly emphasizes reflection through its social commentary which shows the artist's inner struggles with his dedication to his work. The song shows how historical trauma together with memory and colonialism and exploitation and self-destruction and addiction and identity and belonging and healing and forgiveness functions as vital elements of its narrative. The lyrics discuss themes of historical trauma, child abuse, addiction, and violence, which may not be suitable for children under 13. Although the content lacks explicit language and graphic elements, the mature themes of the film require a PG-13 rating because they need parental guidance for proper understanding.
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Which genre is Famine?
Famine falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Famine?
Famine song length is 4 minutes and 56 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Paul James Mccartney, John Winston Lennon, Sinead O'connor, John Charles Reynolds, Tim Simenon, David Maxwell ClaytonRecord Label(s): 1994 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Chrysalis Records Ltd
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