Distant Shore

In the shadow of a miracle they sang legendary songs,
The marching bands, the Irish folks, blood brothers arm in arm,
When they were heading towards the waterfront to the cannon boats they roar
Take me over, take me over to the war!

After years they came from splattered grounds with a blind spot on their minds,
They left their childhood in the battlefields and their fallen friends behind,
When they ran for shelter from the bombs, they prayed in silent nights,
Help me over, help me over to the tide

I wanna lay my body on a distant shore
Where you can come and pick me up
I hope that peace will overcome the darkest war
Sometimes it takes more for me to stop

Now they gather round the haven's gates, waiting for the man
Who will know the path and steer the wheel on a ferry for the lame
And when the night is dark and the demons strong, they're begging for a ride,
Take me over, take me over to the light

I wanna lay my body on a distant shore
(Where) politics don’t mean a thing at all
I know that peace will overcome the darkest war
Sometimes it takes more for stars to fall