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The Waterboys

The Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a number of different styles, but their music is a mix of Celtic folk music with rock and roll. After ten years of recording and touring, they dissolved in 1993 and Scott pursued a solo career. They reformed in 2000, and continue to release albums and tour worldwide. Scott emphasizes a continuity between The Waterboys and his solo work, saying that "To me there's no difference between Mike Scott and the Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever… more »

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2000

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At long weary last
 this game is over
The sins of the past
 fled from my shoulder
The sleep that I need
 is all that I ask
In thought and in deed
 I have burnt the mask
Here I am
 here I am
Enchantment is broken
 I merged with the crowd
Oaths have been spoken
 inside and out loud
Emerging from under
 motions of God
In tears and in wonder
 I ventured abroad
Here I am
 here I am
Can you walk a smithereen
 Can you walk a smithereen
Closer to me
 could you love a thimbleful
Could you love a thimbleful
 harder for me
Encountered a loathly hag
 blood on the snow
She said "I've a burden to drag
 and leagues to go"
I left her down by the seaside
 in someone's hall
By dawn's empty light I cried
 to no-one at all
Here I am
 here I am
Can you walk a smithereen
 Can you walk a smithereen
Closer to me
 could you love a thimbleful
Could you love a thimbleful
 harder for me
I swing between
 tears and wonder
I swing between
 tears and wonder
I swing between
 tears and wonder
I swing between
 tears and wonder
Can you walk a smithereen
 Can you walk a smithereen
Closer to me
 could you love a thimbleful
Could you love a thimbleful
 harder for me
Harder for me

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