The Old Man from Belfast was callous but wise
Fear death and loathing had been seen with those eyes
He’d grown up in Belfast through the chaos and dismay
Until one dark morning he joined the IRA
The Old Man from Belfast had been taught to hate
The British for their treatment and the sealing of the fate
Of Ireland a country who yearns to be free
And so he enrolled to fight for this dream
The Old Man from Belfast did some terrible things
Violence, murder and atrocities and all that it brings
He thought the solution to end British rule
Was to bomb, shoot and kill kids who had barely left school
The Old Man from Belfast didn’t realise his mistake
Taking the life of fellow humans was not his decision to make
Instead of putting effort into the discussion of peace
He took to the streets to kill protestants and police
The Old Man from Belfast knew the Brits were in the wrong
They had torn apart his country for far too long
The British were evil, cruel and unfair
Conquering and destroying peoples land without care
The Old Man from Belfast soon realised his error
This violence and terror could not go on forever
He took the decision to lay down his arms
And go back to working his life on the farms
The Old Man from Belfast now campaign’s for freedom
He wants no more death, no more suffering, no more martyrdom
He understands now that the solution is democracy
To listen to the people and destroy hypocrisy
The Old Man from Belfast is now wiser than Britain
He knows that the solution is education not demolition
A country cannot just start wars anymore
It cannot bomb innocent people and burn cities to the floor
The Old Man from Belfast doesn’t believe the lies
That are spread by the media, the politicians and spies,
They want us to think that they start wars just to aid
Suffering countries who with their lives they have paid
The Old Man from Belfast he asks the question
When have these countries ever asked for protection?
Why does a country like Ireland, Syria or Afghanistan,
Need the help of the foreign man?
The Old Man from Belfast knows that there is another reason
To start these wars and cause uprise and treason
These countries do not fit into the plan of the man
And so he interferes and pillages what he can.
The Old Man from Belfast wants to repent for his sins
So he goes out and talks with youths and children
He teaches them that violence is not the answer
That we need peaceful talks and tolerance of one another
The Old Man from Belfast is terminally ill
He no longer has much more time to kill
He will die happy knowing that he has now done his best
To spread his message and take the guilt off his chest
The Old Man from Belfast has a well attended funeral
He has ended lives but touched lives, and was now loved by all
He wrote in his will that he wants all his possessions
To be given to charity, to the victims of aggression
The Old Man from Belfast will leave a legacy
His life has taught people the price of rebelry
Although he committed crimes of the worst
His story is positive and he will not be the first
The Old Man from Belfast wants that bit by bit
People wise up and try to solve this shit
That one day the world will be free of pains
And peace and harmony will be all that remains
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