Runrig - irinn lyrics

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<b>Èirinn</b> by <i>Runrig</i><br />hat makes me walk through Ireland's shrines<br />

And Ireland's holy shores<br />

To see a country crucified<br />

Your beauty crowned in thorns<br />

And as I watch that wondrous cross<br />

That's been hewn down and severed in two<br />

There's something here<br />

That draws me near<br />

To wear the green for you<br />

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To see you there blood, brother Gael<br />

The face, the tongue my own<br />

Many places in my own country<br />

Could not make me feel more at home<br />

Laughter and music through the night<br />

Your freedom in the dark<br />

Tonight I swear I'd gladly wear<br />

The green next to my heart<br />

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Èirinn, Èirinn, Èirinn, Èirinn<br />

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From the long and rolling Antrim hills<br />

Through the wilds of Donegal<br />

The songs of history are sung<br />

Every stone on every wall<br />

But here in our land how can we stand<br />

And wash our hands of shame<br />

When the sins of generations fall<br />

Across the green like rain<br />

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Here one world window opens wide<br />

And demons, they show face<br />

Some of your men have taken seeds of truth<br />

And planted fields of hate<br />

This way has never won a war<br />

And I fear that when the harvest comes<br />

You'll see your freedom fall on stony ground<br />

And the green overgrown<br />

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Èirinn, Èirinn, Èirinn, Èirinn