In their bloody gutless cell
To glisten once again
Or but maybe it's the way we fought
Singin' drunken lullabies
No color left but black and white
Must we starve on crumbs from long ago
'Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies
Singin' drunken lullabies
But a smile never grins without tears to begin
To glisten once again
Forgotten freedom burns
Through bars these men made steel
When the blossom flowers in each our hearts
And soon will all turn gray
To glisten once again
What savior rests while on his cross we die
Must it take a life for hateful eyes
And the bullet with this sniper lie
Is it a great or little thing we fought
Turn a darker shade of red
Singin' drunken lullabies
Five hundred years like gelignite
Must it take a life for hateful eyes
To the bigot and the gun
But may these shadows rise to walk again
Like memories seem to fade
Shall beat a new found flame
'Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies
'Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Has the shepherd led his lambs astray
Have blown us all to hell
'Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Though there is nothing left to gain
I watch and stare as Roisin's eyes
For each kiss is a cry we all lost
Ah, but maybe it's the way we're taught
Knelt the conscience blessed to kill
With lessons truly learnt
But for the banshee that stole the grave
Must it take a life for hateful eyes
'Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
I sit in and dwell on faces past
