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I Live in a Country (feat. Pauline Scanlon)

from Nine Apples of Gold by Karan Casey

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3: I Live in a Country (feat. Pauline Scanlon)
(Karan Casey & Sean Óg Graham, Modern Works Music Publishing/IMRO)

I am the tongue, I am her tongue
I have one smooth tongue and I have one rough tongue
I am here and I am listening,
I am the small roundy ear that has heard it all.

Ooh, ooh

We are the daughters of the witches you could not burn for centuries
We are the daughters of the Magdalene laundries when you had us down upon our knees
We are the daughters of the mother and baby homes where you did what you pleased

Chorus
I live in a country where I long to be free
I live in a country where I want to be me
I live in a country where we want to be free
I live in a country where I want to be me
I believe her. I believe her.

I am tired of being patient and kind and reserve the right to lose my mind
Tired of being patient and wise whilst viewing my demise
Some days I want revenge but most I fight for equality
Ireland is an empire of misogyny fuck the patriarchy

I am stone, I am sea, I am wind, I am river,
I am rock I’m the salt in the sea
I am the gorse and aitinn, blazing away back at you
As brazen as you like.

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Chorus
I live in a country where I long to be free
I live in a country where I want to be me
I live in a country where we want to be free
I live in a country where I want to be me
Fuck the patriarchy

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from Nine Apples of Gold, released February 22, 2023

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Karan Casey Cork, Ireland

Irish singer-songwriter Karan Casey has been blazing a trail for over 25 years. A lover of ballads, love songs and searing versions of social justice songs, she has released 11 albums and toured extensively throughout the world. In 2018 Karan helped to found FairPlé which is an organization aimed at achieving fairness and gender balance for female performers in Irish traditional and folk musics. ... more

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