this blog contains lyrics, poems, words and songs written by me, jonny scott blair. all the content is copyright jonny scott blair and the words just convey meanings and feelings from life on this planet...
Sunday 7 June 2009
londonderry air
i owe this song to an old mate called chris ragg. chris used to live in londonderry, and i often visited him there, mainly in the year 2000. i spent some time on my own on days when chris was at work. during this time i scanned the walls and streets on both sides and enjoyed the place. it is northern ireland's second biggest city, both in size and population. it has a very interesting past and has sadly been caught up in the problems between protestants and catholics, but i wanted to portray a positive image, and i hope i achieved this. the song itself wasn't even meant to be typical of northern ireland, more a universal song on seeing and experiencing a new city and enjoying its vibrancy. i like the lines "the smiles on people's faces is a welcome sight" and "you might look like a stranger but you're not in danger."
written - march 2000
about - londonderry, northern ireland's second biggest city
lyrics -
no sky falls on me as far as i can see all roads seem to lead to prosperity
the bridge links the past to the present at last the smiles on people's faces is a welcome sight
and you might look like a stranger but you're not in danger walking through the fair londonderry air
all roads lead me home an overturned traffic cone all that's left of a terrorist war zone
and the river helps me send myself to sleep upon these walls they built a past unique
and you might feel you're an outcast cos you're not in belfast walking through the fair londonderry air
the smiles on people's faces is a welcome sight
and you might look like a stranger but you're not in danger walking through the fair londonderry air
I'm Jonny Scott Blair. I was born in 1980 in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. But I'm a perpetual backpacker these days since leaving home 14 years ago. I've been to all 7 continents and over 150 countries, inspiring others to travel the world. I now live and work in beautiful Poland and am coping with long term depression.
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