Copper - Shellac

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