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Forgotten Freedom

by Brendan Melia

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An Original song about Ireland's political and social landscape and the imagined reactions of the founding fathers of the Irish state to today's Homelessness crisis and the treasonous political and moral abdication of responsibility from "Greena Fail 'e Gael."

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On this bright Easter Sunday
I wonder what James Connolly would say
To see what his country has become
He would grieve for the homeless and the poor
He would grieve for our forgotten freedom
But if he were alive today
I’m sure that his stomach it would turn
At the greed and the inequality
I believe that he is spinning in his grave

On this bright 1st of May
Oh I wonder what Jim Larkin would say
He would grieve for the homeless and the poor
He would grieve for our forgotten freedom
But if he were alive today
I’m sure that his stomach it would turn
At the minimum wage and the union bosses pay
I believe that he is spinning in his grave

On this bright August day
I wonder what Micheal Collins would say
To see what his country has become
He would grieve for the homeless and the poor
He would grieve for our forgotten freedom
But if he were alive today
I’m sure that his stomach it would turn
For they sold out the country that he loved
I believe that he is spinning in his grave
I believe that they’re all spinning in their graves

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released April 7, 2023
Composer/vocals : Brendan Melia
Pipes : Eánna Ó Críonán

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Brendan Melia County Meath, Ireland

Folksinger/songwriter Based in rural Co Meath.
Music has always been a passion for me, between singing in pub sessions in the 80s to now gigging and recording music as a profession. It's been a sometimes torturous journey, but music has always been my friend. Even when I was alone, I was never truly alone. It's food and medicine for your soul. ... more

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