Horslips - Time to Kill (Shadows on our Skin)

Horslips -I see the last black swan
Fly past the sun.
I wish I too, were gone
Back home again.

It seems our fortunes lied
Despite our gain.
Our tears fall like our pride.
We cry in shame.

Now we've got time to kill!
Kill the shadows on our skin.
Kill the fire that burns within.
Killing time, my friend.

I stare into your eyes.
But can't see far.
You cut me down to size.
You bring the dark.

My body's black and sore.
I need to sleep.
Now hear the heaven's roar.
I can't escape.

Now we've got time to kill!
Kill the shadows on our skin.
Kill the fire that burns within.
Killing time, my friend.

"Time To Kill" by Horslips.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Horslips
• Time
• to
• Kill
• Shadows
• on
• our
• Skin
• Irish
• Troubles
• Ireland
• Northern
• Ulster
• yt:crop=16:9

[wheesht]

The sheer normality of it all!

Great song from a great album by a great band. S Johnson used the song as a title for her novel "Shadows on our Skin".

As per the photos - a very impressive collection. Let's hope history does not repeat itself. A United Ireland is not worth one life!

[lukessummer]

I remember reading the book back in the 80's, but to be honest it wasn't brilliant.

I do remember that the chorus ( I think! it may have been a verse) to the song was printed on the first page. Over the years I kept getting the story mixed up in my head with "Cal" (Remember that one?)

Anyway, she had obviously gotten inspiration for the title from the Horslips song, so when I thought of putting the song up it seemed fighting to add these images.

[bigbeninjax]

Occupation....

[TheOriginatorX]

It's ok. There is the question of a certain breed of cow being introduced to the Emerald Isle first. Things will work out in the end.

[angels77100]

@lukessummer Yes, it was made into a film (Shadows on our skin) by Jennifer Johnson,in which I had a small non speaking part. A group of us were playing a match in Bullpark in Derry and we were asked to be a part of a section of the crowd who had to run when the British Army advanced into the Bogside area. A friend of mine Paul O'Reilly (Winkle) actually got a speaking part in that film. But it's a nightmare trying to find it now.

[storegustaf]

This song has been my favourite of all the good songs that Horslips wrote and performed. How futile fighting and war is...

[MrMarkcork]

don't be blamin fertilizer for this nonsense sir god lov the big bollox

[pmpcorrea]

strong video! great job! great song!

[SantaOMG]

Substitute "the world" for "Eire" in your post and I'd agree.

[violetparme]

"Troubles" I think if it had been called "War" , a solution might have been internationally looked for ! so outrageous. Submission, humiliation, right denial, violence, death how can they pretend it's over as long as Eire is not politically united? (so much easier for European countries to interfere with China about Tibet)

[RedKruzer]

Lee,

Thank you so much for introducing me to these so talented songwriters & performers. Your video cover breathes another dimension to the music & words.

Respect my friend.

Hy

[wheesht]

Yes - it was a mediocre story, to be fair! Some lyrics were printed on the fron page, indeed. I have never read "Cal".

The images are excellent - they portray more the everyday life of the troubles than the nonsense you see on many other "neutral" depictions.