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 wonderous cross  That's been hewn down and severed in two  There's something here  That draws me near  To wear the green for you  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 ma 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  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 stoney ground  And the green overgrown