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John McDermott lyrics
Fairwell to Pripchat lyrics
It was a Friday in April 1986,
The day that nightmare begun,
When the dust it fell down on our buildings and streets,
And entered our buildings at noon,
Touched the grass and trees, bicycyles, cars
Beds, books and picture frames too,
We stood around helpless, confused,
Nobody knew what to do.
At two o'clock on Sunday the buses arrived,
A fleet of a thousand or more,
We were ordered to be on our way,
Not knowing what lay in store ,
Some of our citizens fled in dismay,
And looked for a good place to hide,
When four o'clock came and the last bus pulled out,
T'was the day that our lively town died.
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And the shirts, sheets and hankerchiefs cracks in the wind,
On the window ledge the withering plants,
And the Ladas and Volgas are parked by the door,
And the bikes in its usual stance.
Our evergreen tree lies withered and drooped,
They've poisoned our fertile land,
The streets speak a deafening silence,
Nothing stirs but the sand.
A visit back home is so eerie today,
A modern Pompei in view,
To see all the old shops ond the Forest Hotel,
And the Promyet cinema too.
The momentos we gathered all left behind,
Our photos and letters and cards,
The toys of our children untouchable now,
Toy Soldiers left standing on guard.
So fare thee well Pripchat, my home and my soul,
Your sorrow can know no relief.
A terrifying glimpse of the future you show,
Your children all scattered like geese,
The clothes lines still sways but the owners long gone.
As the nomadic era returns,
The questions in black and white blurred into grey,
The answer is too easy to learn.
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Other John McDermott lyrics:
Instrumental Medley 1 lyrics
Gesu Bambino lyrics
Panis Angelicus lyrics
Ave Maria lyrics
What Child is This lyrics
Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming lyrics
O Holy Night lyrics
Instrumental Medley 2 lyrics
O Little Town of Bethlehem lyrics
The Holly and the Ivy lyrics
Silent Night lyrics
Somewhere a Child is Sleeping lyrics
Old Tin Star lyrics
Christmas Memories lyrics
The Secret of Christmas lyrics
Suo Gan lyrics
Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon lyrics
One Last Cold Kiss lyrics
The Bard of Armaugh lyrics
Mother Machree lyrics
The Skye Boat Song lyrics
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose lyrics
The Massacre of Glencoe lyrics
The Dutchman lyrics
The Parting Glass lyrics
She Moved thro' the Fair lyrics
The Metting of the Waters lyrics
The Old Man lyrics
Amazing Grace lyrics
Lachin Y Gair lyrics
No change in Me lyrics
Sonny's Dream lyrics
Hello in There lyrics
Natives lyrics
Guardian Angel lyrics
Friend like you lyrics
Never Be the Sun lyrics
Voyage lyrics
Here, There and Everywhere lyrics
When You and I were Young, Maggie lyrics
Mary of Argyle lyrics
Oh Rowan Tree lyrics
Steal Away lyrics
The Green Isle of Erin lyrics
The Mountains of Mourne lyrics
The Last Rose of Summer (another version) lyrics
My Bonnie lyrics
Wild Mountain Thyme lyrics
The Spanish Lady lyrics
Galway Bay lyrics
The Cliffs of Dooneen lyrics
The Fields of Athenry lyrics
The Harp That Once lyrics
The Spinningwheel lyrics
Annie Laurie lyrics
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms lyrics
Flow Gently Sweet Afton lyrics
Barbara Allan lyrics
The Lark in the Clear Air lyrics
Kathleen lyrics
When I Grow Too Old To Dream lyrics
My Ain Folk lyrics
Bluebells of Scotland lyrics
Scotland For Ever (Scotland the Brave) lyrics
The Green Fields of France lyrics
By Yon Bonnie Banks lyrics
Danny Boy lyrics
The Last Rose of Summer lyrics
The Old House lyrics
The Rose of Tralee lyrics
The Sun is Burning lyrics
Christmas in the Trenches lyrics
Auld Lang Syne lyrics
Danny Boy (A Cappella) lyrics
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda lyrics
The Faded Coat of Blue lyrics
The Minstrel Boy lyrics
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