If the men from the Iolaire
came back today
what would they see?
A land fit for heroes
Land for the heroes
or land stymied in greed
The fish fished away
no sgadan at dusk
not a sail left in port
Sails are now flying
over their shieling huts
keeping the lights on elsewhere
The sea still gives
and the sea still takes
that has not changed
If the men from the Iolaire
came back today
what would they think?
People still leave
they can't make a living
in the isle of their birth
They still work at sea
but for oil
not for fish
They would be proud
to see we still remember
their sacrifice
They would be sad
to see greed
overshadowing humanity
If the men from the Iolaire
came back today
they would see
That although much has changed
nothing has changed
since the sea took them
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