The Connemara Coast



Nothing can compare with the Connemara coast,
Gazing out in silence with the one you love the most,
The beauty of this place and the echoes deep inside,
Make me think we're only just a moment in time;

Then lead on good light gently through the night,
Hand in hand together we will cross that line;

Nothing can compare with the way you are tonight,
Lying here beside me in the firelight,
And one thing I will say before this journey's end,
That more than being my lover, you are my friend;

Then lead on good light gently through the night,
Hand in hand together we will cross that line,
Whatever may come and wherever we may go,
I will always be with you,
Because you are my heart and soul,

Whatever may come and wherever we may go,
I will always be with you,
Because you are my heart and soul.
"It's pretty obvious what this song is aboutl Indeed, I know I've made reference to the song in a previous newsletter, so this one won't really come us much of a surprise to most of you. However, I wanted to get a Celtic vibe, as well as an international feel, to this song so we asked The Chieftains and Paddy Moloney to perform on it - which they did - and Paddy wrote a little arrangement for it with The Chieftains. It's a very simple tune about Connemara, and anyone who's ever been to the West Coast of Ireland will know that it's a spectacular place. It's got such an aching loveliness about it... it's almost hard to describe. There's just something about the West Coast of Ireland... knowing that, almost, the next step is eternity - because it's across the ocean to America. And the history and the echoes that resound around the place are special, too. It's an astonishingly beautiful part of the world and I love it very much. So I just got this idea of writing a song about it; 'nothing can compare to the Connemara Coast, gazing out in silence with the one you love the most.' The two people in the song are outside and inside, and he's looking at her thinking about when it will all have to end. Again, it's a reflective song, and he's saying to her 'Well, I just want you to know that you're more than my lover - you're my friend.' And when it comes to that moment when they will have to cross the line to eternity, it'll be hand in hand. It's a, you know (sniffs), it's a sob story. It's a terribly simple tune, but everybody who's heard it has said 'It's a single.' And I think 'Give me a break! It's not a single...' But The Chieftains music is lovely attached to it. It's a pretty song."
The Getaway Gazette, March 1992

Albums

"The Connemara Coast" appears on the following albums:

Power Of Ten