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Robin Jackson

Robert John Jackson (27 September 1948 – 30 May 1998), also known as The Jackal, was a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary and part-time soldier. He was a senior officer in the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) during the period of violent ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. Jackson commanded the UVF's Mid-Ulster Brigade from 1975 to the early 1990s, when Billy Wright took over as leader. From his home in the small village of Donaghcloney, County Down, a few miles south-east of Lurgan, Jackson is alleged to have organised and committed a series of killings, mainly against Catholic civilians, although he was never convicted in connection with any killing and never served any lengthy prison terms. At least 50 killings in Northern I… more »

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I broke bread upon the plough man's table
Did the good work when I was able
Found my way up when it was hard to stand up
Never gave up when the going got rough

I've slipped on rocks made of flint and bone
Fell into the darkness, all alone
Broken by the highway, living in despair
Never thought I'd find my way back from there

Not proud of all that I have done
Shot poison from the barrel of a smoking gun
Made a recipe of cinder and smoke
Been caught wearing the devil's cloak 

I try to shake my shadow on the daily 
But it's a battle, takes me close to crazy
Like a snake, trying to shed it's skin
Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever win

And you kept me faithful
You took me by the hand
When I left myself for dying 
The sweet Summer rain
The gospel and the grain
You are my church
And your love is sanctifying 

When I was lost, my father told me son
You won't find God on the run
Into the rocks of the desert u00a0or the sea
When the wind stops truth be waiting there for thee 

To find the word of a true apostle
Step into the river and listen to the gospel 
All I need is this fire and sky
A dusty guitar fashioned from an alibi

Pain, she can be a teacher
Find your courage and you will learn to love her
Every scar that I've ever known
Takes me closer close to my home

Darkness is simply lack of light
When I was a fighter I was told to fight 
But when I love, I gotta let it go
That's the hardest truth that I'll ever know

And you kept me faithful
You took me by the hand
When I left myself for dying 
The sweet Summer rain
The gospel and the grain
You are my church
And your love is sanctifying

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