There was tension in the air as she left that night
For a story or a soundbite
Even wild horses could not have stopped her leaving
With their hoods and masks and their hidden faces
Their petrol bombs and bricks they waited
As the convoy made its way along the foil up to the cregan
The stage was set above the dairy walls
It's time for action, the commander called
Up there where dissidents are not for leaving
Up there where dissidents are not for leaving
Oh, the night was black as the riot began
Crowds gathered and children ran
A bullet cracked and Lyra fell
Where she was standing
In the right place at the wrong time
Out looking for a storyline
Till they silenced her
That night up in the cregan
Lyra walked behind the lines
A rising star said the Irish times
Now her light still shines
Down on those who killed her
There was tension in the air as she left that night
For a story or a soundbite
As she left that night
For a story or a soundbite
Even wild horses could not have stopped her leaving
Lyra! Lyra McKe solidarity
Lyra Lyra McKe solidarity
Lyra! Lyra McKe solidarity
We remember Leroy