DESCRIPTION:
A first mix or a song from the forthcoming CD inspired by the plight of the people of the village of Doel in Belgium see. www.doel2020.org
You can order advance copies of Daithi's new CD to help him finance it (see www.facebook.com/daithirua for more info)
Lyrics:
Before We Leave (Doel song) Copyright Daithi Rua 2012

The wolves came from the government
To our shock and detriment,
they'd blow our houses down in the name of progress
The riot police were a hundred strong ,
bulldozers and wreckin' balls
left our village looking like a war zone

On the Banks of The Schelt we were born and bred
And we won't leave our people said
Though we're bullied, pushed and humiliated
Like the windmill by the North sea wall
we feel your storm but we wont fall
so take this message with you when you go


Refrain:
The Sea will take us
Before you do, before you do
The Schelde River will flow backwards
Before we leave, before we leave, before we leave


In the heart of the Flemish Polder land
you tried to make us throw our hand
But we stood up to you and we're still standin'
There's grass on the street where children played,
Graffiti walls cracked and grey
But those of us still here are here to stay