Christy Moore - Mystic Lipstick Lyrics
She wears mystic lipstick
She wears stones and bones
She tells myth and legend
She sings rock and roll
She wears chains of bondage
She wears the gown of plenty
And still it's hard to cope
Chroi, o mo chroi
Your heart is breaking
Your eyes are red, your song is blue
Your poets underneath the willow in despair
They have been lovers of your sad tune
Lovers of your slow air
She keeps the wig and gown
The cloth and the bloddy warfare
The stars and stripes and crown
And still we pray for a better day now
God willing it's for the best
But I've just seen the harp on the penny
With a dollar on her naked breast
Chroi, o mo chroi
Your heart is breaking
Your eyes are red, your song is blue
Your poets underneath the willow in despair
They have been lovers of your sad tune
Lovers of your slow air
Lovers in sweet despair
(And though they feed on what hurts you
To sing the book of your heart
Oh sweet Black Rose
How they've loved you
And it's hard to
But they do, Eire, they do)
Chroi, o mo chroi
Your heart is breaking
Your eyes are red, your song is blue
Your poets underneath the willow in despair
They have been lovers of your sad tune
Lovers of your slow air
Lovers in sweet despair
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Christy Moore Mystic Lipstick Comments
Not sure why this song never attained the same popularity of Jimmy's other songs. I think it's pretty close to his best.
i like the part of the song were the woman sings with him
gonna press rewind. .
A haunting beautiful song....
Youve only experienced half this songs beauty til youve listned to it drunk
sooooo agree
a great job Christy!
maura o connells version is superiour
The song is addressed directly to Roisin Dubh the symbol of authentic, old Ireland, of Irish sovereignty and is an angry complaint about the Irish Govts and how they have run the country since Independence.
'Eyes are Red Song is Blue' - is a reference to West British outlook - there is a strong nationalist tone to the song and there are anti-gombeen/capitalist sentiments too. Christy weaves some real magic here.
Love this song,Christy does it so well.
What the fuck, this is Christy's best song.
another 1 of my favourites christy u legend... joe friel derry
Still one of my top 20 favourite records of all time. Written by the great Jimmy McCarthy and sung beautifully by Christy Moore.Chroi o mo chroi or Heart oh my heart.Pax to all from 73soulboy.Xxx.
All in all the very best version of Mystic Lipstick. Beats Maura O'Connell hands down! Way to go Christy!
@FreedomSaoirse I agree with you, and I also think Christy is a great singer...I am a Spanish woman, and my name is Cris. Kisses.