After ‘I’m Cooked, I’m Done’, and ‘fin’, the lead singles from the Kildare duo’s final album, comes ‘Ireland Is Full’.
The Kildare duo of Max Zanga and Matt O’Baoill address the increasing accceptance of the term ‘Ireland Is Full’, an empty misguided slogan used by those whose anti-immigrant stances often contain more than hint of racism.
The Ireland Is Full gang blame non-white people who are in the large majority just trying to make a better life for themselves, rather than turn their ire more directly to the politicians and the mismanaged policies which have lead to the economic inequalities in Ireland.
So Tebi Rex address that saying with Max Zanga’s desolate rap thatgently wades into the context around it before Matt O’Baoill addresses the Ireland is Full sentiment directly before a chorus of irish traditional song Báidín Fheilimí brings the song to its conclusion.
Watch the video directed by Joy Nesbitt.
Tebi Rex – ‘Ireland’s Full’ Lyrics:
Ocean ocean ocean
Why’d you turn dust
Why’s the ozone open
It’s so fucking hot
I’m like a Jonas brother
The way I’m Burning up
Fighting wars for water
My phone is blowing up
Ocean ocean ocean
Why’s air gone brown?
They say the country’s full
The n*rs came to town
I don’t know what it is but it’s wrong
Animals go extinct I write a song
And no one cares,
no one cares that they’re gone
We say we do and we do but we
Uh – Ocean Ocean Ocean
I think I’m gonna drown
Fire, floods, it’s not a buzz is Jesus coming down?
It’s not a riot It’s a rapture
They’re not racist It’s the rations
Running out the country backwards In a race
Why you mentioning race
Irish first It shouldn’t hurt
Na know your place
Báidín Fheilimí d’imigh go Gabhla,
Báidín Fheilimí is Feilimí ann.
Báidín Fheilimí d’imigh go Gabhla,
Báidín Fheilimí is Feilimí ann.
Got your job
Got your dole
Got your wife
Got your hole
Is mór an trua
Tusa chomh páirteach le daoine chomh aisteach
Is tusa mar ball den slua
Ar thaobh mícheart den stair
muidne ag dul ó neart go neart
You been so busy big hating a race
You forgot just where you were at the start
And that’s so mad to me
Mad ya see O’ Boyles were on boats To escape
Big Shoutout to Feilimí Cam at sea
If you’re not getting the references
Genesis
Maybe quit talkin to me about heritage
Pick up a book and find out where the letters is
You’re not getting it
Báidín Fheilimí d’imigh go Gabhla,
Báidín Fheilimí is Feilimí ann.
Báidín Fheilimí d’imigh go Gabhla,
Báidín Fheilimí is Feilimí ann.
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