Indigo Girls Cortez The Killer Lyrics

Cortez The Killer Lyrics

he came dancing across the water
with his galleons and guns 
looking for a new world 
and a palace in the sun

and on the shore lay montezuma
with it`s coca leaves and pearls 
in his halls he often wondered 
with the secrets of the world

and the subjects gathered round him 
like the leaves around the trees 
his coat of many colors 
for the angry gods to see

and the women all were beautiful 
and the men stood straight and strong 
he offered life with sacrifice 
so that others might go on

yeah

now hate was just a legend 
and war was never known 
the people worked together 
and they lifted many stones

and they carried them across the flatland 
but they died along the way 
(many lives were lost)
built up with their bare hands 
what we still can`t do today
(many lives were lost)

and i know she`s living there 
and loves me to this day 
i can`t remember when 
or how i lost my way
ah-oh
ah-oh
ah-oh
ah-oh

he came dancing across the water 
cortez, cortez 
what a killer