Copper

Copper, let us take you to a furnace where we'll break you, fire's so big and

Pretty, you could cry,

As a buckle, you could ask me what was wrong with me before -

Did I need the silver to be suitable?

Copper, I have a use for you, it's easy work and it suits you,

Dazzled dirty beauty, you must know

Copper is a conductor and makes for decent cooking,

Dazzled by your beauty still, you know,

Plated or anodized, you even fool a layman's eyes,

Presentable though you might be, it's unwise to try to fight me.

Copper - you'll never be gold. *David Burrows