Mad Sweeney

I find myself bloody with no one else involved
Where the body's are buried by the moors out in the fog
I've lived through the spears, the soldiers, and the dogs
They took my mind and deeds and left me all alone

The past casts a shadow that fades in the sun
The morning leaves me nothing, her face already gone
They took my wife and child but they could not take my song
A king set to wonder, a nation falls

I know that I'll see her again in the fields of Albios
She brought me here from Bantry bay, a wife of the fair folk
Robbed of our stature by the subtle lies of time
A king set to wonder, a nation dies

The past casts a shadow that fades in the sun
The morning leaves me nothing, her face already gone
They took my wife and child but they could not take my song
A king set to wonder a nation falls

So raise the tri-color
For the deeds I can't recall
The stone has been broken
The saints got me by the balls
I stumble on the rocks
No one catches my fall
I find myself bloody but when you can't walk you gotta crawl

The past casts a shadow that fades in the sun
The morning leaves me nothing, her face already gone
They took my wife and child but the couldn't take my song
A king set to wonder a nation falls