Story Behind The Song
Women in Ireland were forced to watch loved ones sent to the colonies, never knowing when they might see them again, sailing into unknown worlds.
Song Description
Song in traditional folk song style with verses and chorus. Guitar and piano, with bass. Atmospheric travel song.
| Song Length |
3:39 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Peaceful |
Subject |
History, Past, Sailing |
| Similar Artists |
Jewel, Peter, Paul & Mary |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1800 - 1899 |
| |
Lyrics
Where are you now
Do you sail the seven seas?
Where are you now
Are you coming back to me?
I am cold, I am weeping
I am hoping you will be
Coming home
Seven years stretch before you
A prison without walls
No mans land for Irishmen
And women who are hauled
You are colonised twice over
All you dream of is your home
Coming home.
Prisoners confined
A blue indifferent sky
Hopeless alone
Far from your home.
Will this land open
To let the wanderers in
Will this land open
To let the ghost ones in
Driven to a strange land
A land that will be home
Coming home
From bitter desperate war
Where they fought for life and lore
To a land far away
Paving the way
Seven days
Seven years
Seven seas away
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