Eirinn Lyrics - Runrig

What makes me walk through Ireland's shrines 

And Ireland's holy shores 

To see a country crucified 

Your beauty crowned in thorns 

And as I watch that wondrous cross 

That's been hewn down and severed in two 

There's something here 

That draws me near 

To wear the green for you 

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To see you there blood brother Gael 

The face, the tongue my own 

Many places in my own country 

Could not make me feel more at home 

Laughter and music through the night 

Your freedom in the dark 

Tonight I swear I'd gladly wear 

The green next to my heart 

From the long and rolling Antrim hills 

Through the wilds of Donegal 

The songs of history are sung 

Every stone on every wall 

But here in our land how can we stand 

And wash our hands of shame 

When the sins of generations fall 

Across the green like rain 

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Here one world window opens wide 

And demons they show face 

Some of your men have taken seeds of truth 

And planted fields of hate 

This way has never won a war 

And I fear that when the harvest comes 

You'll see your freedom fall on stony ground 

And the green overgrown