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Conquistador

from Songs from Earth by Henry Hugo

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Conquistador

in the name of the king
in the name of the queen
in the name of your supremacy

you gave for granted
that all was yours
you killed our families
and smashed our gods

you stepped on our tranquil shores
in your shiny armour breast
your hand on the sword
you said you didn't mean war

now our villages burnt down
and all our history gone
you drew a line
between black and white

you fancied water
from the youthful fountain
and before we knew it
we were all your slaves

-Oh Oh OH
Conquistador, you only wanted our gold

subdued to your weapons
wiped out by diseases
our crystal waters
now turned to blood
our treasured nature
marked for export

and we hope someday
in the history books
the truth is written
in gold and blood
how you came to plunder
and to tyrannised
to oppress our people
and destroy our land
if you are not civilised
don't you dare to explore

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from Songs from Earth, released May 8, 2021

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