2026 Competition Entry:
No 13 O’Clock Today by Fiona Keane
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Lyrics
V.1
She don’t hold the power
Just the power of one
She don’t have an army
Just a song
You can haul her over coals
But you won’t touch her soul
Cause when the spirit moves
It moves through walls
Chorus
Those with eyes will always see
That one and two does not make three
Even as you can spin it that way
There’ll be no 13 o’clock today
V.2
You can sign away her rights
You can try to squash the fight
That lingers, keeps her whole
Nothing’s gonna get her soul
You know she’s’ tasted the air
Sung in the rain with drenched hair
And when the spirit moves
It can move through walls
Chorus
Those with eyes will always see
That one and two does not make three
Even as you can spin it that way
There’ll be no 13 o’clock today
V.3
She don’t hold the power
Just the power of one
She don’t have an army
Just a song
You can haul her over coals
But you won’t get near her soul
Cause when the spirit moves
It moves through walls.
She don’t hold the power
Just the power of one
She don’t have an army
Just a song
You can haul her over coals
But you won’t touch her soul
Cause when the spirit moves
It moves through walls
Chorus
Those with eyes will always see
That one and two does not make three
Even as you can spin it that way
There’ll be no 13 o’clock today
V.2
You can sign away her rights
You can try to squash the fight
That lingers, keeps her whole
Nothing’s gonna get her soul
You know she’s’ tasted the air
Sung in the rain with drenched hair
And when the spirit moves
It can move through walls
Chorus
Those with eyes will always see
That one and two does not make three
Even as you can spin it that way
There’ll be no 13 o’clock today
V.3
She don’t hold the power
Just the power of one
She don’t have an army
Just a song
You can haul her over coals
But you won’t get near her soul
Cause when the spirit moves
It moves through walls.
Author
Bio
Fiona Keane is a singer-songwriter living in Co. Mayo, Ireland. She took up the guitar at age 46 and she has been writing songs ever since. Beginning with monthly folk clubs in the renowned Matt Molloy’s Bar, she used the platform to write original material and develop her songwriting skills. In 2023, she formed an all-female band, Mná Mná, in which she sings a mix of originals, jazz standards and choice covers.
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