I Think You Should Leave

Ciara:

Belfast, the city, it’s complicated

It's the very place where I was created

It’s met me with some hostility

But it’s the city where I built my community

It’s the root of our cultural identities

Lets make our dreams a reality

Let’s say “Ní neart go cur le chéile”

Hello to the new, don’t let the past fail ya

Bev:

It's no joke not fitting the mould

When you're growing up in a DUP stronghold

I couldn't understand why they don't see what I see

This place would be better if we worked together with respect and less greed

They try and take our rights

I didn't come up the bann in a bubble, I'll stay and fight

Gi'e the bigots a run for their money

Cuz there's nae place like it when it's sunny

All:

Everybody leaves, nothing changes

I’ll stay here and create the spaces

Beth:

It’s not easy to come from a place like this

I honestly get why people call it quits

Themmuns and ussuns, it’s a constant struggle

Everything always comes back to the troubles

But it’s been 30 years, that time has passed

We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past

Throw it away, we’ll tell the higher powers

Alternative Ulster, Grab it, change it, it’s ours

Alanah:

Arrived looking for a piece of mind

Found a city just trying to mind the peace

It’s typical to diminish from the outside

But roots grow deeper than some choose to believe

It’s not about the feet planted in the past

Or casting out the seeds they continue to sow

The spoils may take some time to reach you

But you’ve got to lay foundation to build your home

All:

Everybody leaves, nothing changes

I’ll stay here and create the spaces