The lyrics of "Back Home in Derry" were written by Bobby Sands, an Irish republican who died after 66 days of a hunger strike while being imprisoned in Long Kesh (Maze Prison) in Northern Ireland. Sands led the hunger strike in protest of the British government's refusal to grant political prisoner status to IRA inmates. His death on May 5, 1981 became a symbol of Irish resistance to British rule. 

“Back Home in Derry” describes the aftermath for many Irish involved in the nationalist movements such as the…

"The Rising of the Moon" is an Irish ballad recounting a battle between the United Irishmen, led by Wolfe Tone, against British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. 

The song tells the story of a secret meeting between Irish rebels who gather under the cover of nightfall to plan a rebellion against British rule. The protagonist, a participant in the meeting, urges others to join the cause and fight for Ireland's freedom. The refrain of the song, "For the pikes must be together at the rising of the…