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Maria, Queen of Ireland

from Too Underground For Underground by The Violet Fire

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lyrics

hills over the mountains
there are mountains to climb and name
and if you would take me there i swear
that i could fly over the shore line
surely i'd survive a couple days
afraid i am not of anything

follow maria
forget all the dreams you had with tears
dream with your eyes wide open here
follow maria
she turns with the wind like a flavor that melts in the freezing cold
follow maria
she's teaching you more than you'll ever know

chase all the rain into sunshine
take in the skyline, before you know it
you're watching the rain roll in again
but i could fly over the shore line
fly through the sunshine and fade the light
the irish in her eyes lights the night

follow maria
forget all the dreams you had with tears
dream with your eyes wide open here
follow maria
she turns with the wind like a flavor that melts in the freezing cold
follow maria
she's teaching you more than you'll ever know

sweetest maria
i'll never see ya after i go home
and how long do ireland nights go on?
i leave back west when the sun comes
west draws me back home to new orleans
morning glory, just one more week

follow maria
forget all the dreams you had with tears
dream with your eyes wide open here
follow maria
she turns with the wind like a flavor that melts in the freezing cold
follow maria
she's teaching you more than you'll ever know

credits

from Too Underground For Underground, released November 27, 2004
Written and performed by Matthew Ryan

Arthur Hatton - piano

***Revisited version (2014)
***My buddy Arthur and I had been playing this song for years with him playing piano and harmonizing, which made it so much better. The original recording was just a single vocal and an acoustic guitar, so I thought rerecording it for the 10-year anniversary would be cool. Arthur lives in Georgia currently, so he had to do his piano part there and e-mail it to me. The future is awesome!

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The Violet Fire Lexington, Kentucky

The Violet Fire has one sole member with a revolving door of guest musicians. All of the songs are written and produced by Matthew Ryan who also records most of the instruments himself. The Violet Fire's mixtape rock lumps together heavy rock songs, upbeat folk, and powerful ballads. You'll tap your feet, you'll feel all warm and fuzzy, then you'll get plastered to the wall. ... more

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