Aslan se crea en el año 1983, aunque Christy Dignam y Joe Jewell ya llevaban varios años con una banda en el área de Finglas, bajo el nombre de Meelah XVIII. Sin embargo, no sería hasta 1986, cuando logran grabar su primer single, This is, editado por una independiente, que logra hacerse con la designación como mejor single del año en Irlanda.
Este éxito, les permite fichar por la major EMI, que publicará, en febrero de 1988, el primer álbum de la banda
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
GC9 There are too many people in too small a place GC9 It's like everybody's waiting, just filling in the space GC9 Nowhere left to hide, nowhere left to run GC9 So I'm sitting in my corner, wait my turn
GC9 Freedom is a precious thing in the world today GC9 We don't know how lucky we really are, if there's something to be said DC There is nothing you can say AmG So don't look down on me
Chorus:
FCG So don't look down on me FCG So don't look down on me
Verse2: G If you think your life's a waste of time, C9 If you think your time's a waste of life G Come over to this land, C9 Take a look around
G Is this a tragic situation, or a massive demonstration C9 Where do we hide, GC9 So please don't cry, so please don't cry G Because they'ra falling all around me C9 And I wish I was not here G And broken bottles all around me C9 And I wish, DCEm and I wish that I was not here,I was not here, AmG So don't look down on me