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The Basics

by ZASKA

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The first track off my new album A Better Way. It's a track about gentrification and the insane costs of rents & basic necessities that forced me and my family (and countless other creatives) out of Dublin City.

lyrics

Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics

The beautiful, emerald Isle
The greenery, so fertile
Where money reigns, and vultures smile
Our heritage, now defiled

Their icy grasp has dropped the ball
The cost of the basics has gone awol
I look around to see and can’t believe
The gentrified cold streets, I’m now forced to leave
I grieve

Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)

As usual, we toe the line
The boys in green, can’t find the time
Bail us out, and keep them sweet
Live in debt, eternally

Generations against the wall
Austerity staring straight at us all
The strings on my guitar they gently weep
For all the promises that they never keep
I grieve

Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics

Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)

credits

released January 26, 2022
Lead Vocals - Max Zaska
Backing Vocals - Neil Dorrington, Dylan Lynch, James Smith
Guitar - Max Zaska
Bass - Neil Dorrington
Drums - Dylan Lynch
Synth & Percussion - James Smith
Violin - Lucia MacPartlin
Violin - Naoise Dack
Viola - Philip Keegan
Cello - Gabriele Dikicute

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ZASKA Dublin, Ireland

Modern Soul Artist / Guitarist / Musical Director / Producer

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