Warpaint

They put a crown on me at noon
And by the evening it was rust
Everybody wanted photographs
Nobody wanted trust

There's a man behind the podium
Who never held a blade
Says the nation owes me everything
Then hands me a plaque and walks away

So raise it up, go on, say it loud
I'll smile for the front of the crowd

Long live (go maire sí)
Long live the one who came back wrong
Long live (go maire sí)
Long live, but not for long

You want a statue, not a woman
Something quiet, something bronze
Something that can't tell you what it cost
(Go maire sí, go maire sí)

Long live (go maire sí)
Long live the one who came back wrong
Long live (go maire sí)
I'll be gone before the song