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The white man came across the sea,
He brought us pain and misery.
He killed our tribe, he killed our creed,
He took our game for his own need.
We fought him hard, we fought him well.
Out on the plains, we gave him Hell.
But many came to much for Cree,
Oh will we ever be set free?
Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes, Galloping hard on the plains.
Chasing the Redskins back to their holes,
Fighting them at their own game.
Murder for freedom, stab in the back.
Women and children are cowards, attack!
Run to the hills;
Run for your lives!
Run to the hills;
Run for your lives!
Soldier blue in the barren wastes, hunting and killing's the game.
Raping the women and wasting the men,
The only good Injuns are tame.
Selling them whiskey and taking their gold, Enslaving the young and destroying the old!
Run to the hills, run for your lives!
Run to the hills, run for your lives!
Run to the hills;
Run for your lives!
Run to the hills;
Run for your lives!
He brought us pain and misery.
He killed our tribe, he killed our creed,
He took our game for his own need.
We fought him hard, we fought him well.
Out on the plains, we gave him Hell.
But many came to much for Cree,
Oh will we ever be set free?
Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes, Galloping hard on the plains.
Chasing the Redskins back to their holes,
Fighting them at their own game.
Murder for freedom, stab in the back.
Women and children are cowards, attack!
Run to the hills;
Run for your lives!
Run to the hills;
Run for your lives!
Soldier blue in the barren wastes, hunting and killing's the game.
Raping the women and wasting the men,
The only good Injuns are tame.
Selling them whiskey and taking their gold, Enslaving the young and destroying the old!
Run to the hills, run for your lives!
Run to the hills, run for your lives!
Run to the hills;
Run for your lives!
Run to the hills;
Run for your lives!
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gee, how convenient to leave out all the sadistic, maniacal, MURDEROUS history for a claim of "we got here first"
Why is it that whites who have these skewed ideas are such punks and just CANNOT ADMIT the atrocious truth of their history??? - WHICH OTHER PEOPLES HAVE SCALED THIS PLANET THROUGH THE EONS AND REEKED SOOOOO MUCH HAVOC AND MISERY ON OTHERS WHO THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH, HMMMM ????
fugetaboutit
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Yes, song meaning very obvious
so is the usual affect that the conversations about the sadistic sith-like murderous record of cowardice atrocities commited in the name of "whiteness" against lessor armed people of color for the "right" of "Manifest Destiny", "eminent domain", and any other bullshit those good-ole cock suckers decided to call their evil pogroms has on white folks.
Interestingly, the white crys of disapproval towards the obvious meaning of this song are not so charged on this thread; likely due to the loyalty to their idols Iron Maiden or fancy guitar or drum kit work which conveniently trumps the actual meaning of the song.
Of course....
The embarrassing exploration of truth would just ruin the fun !!!
typical response: "fuggetaboudit, just rock on and party!!!!!!"
but such a conversation is likely a bit too sophisticated for most metal heads,
- like WAAAAAAY over their heads.
ok ok yes, I'm generalising and stereotyping (about most metal heads)
have a nice day !
so is the usual affect that the conversations about the sadistic sith-like murderous record of cowardice atrocities commited in the name of "whiteness" against lessor armed people of color for the "right" of "Manifest Destiny", "eminent domain", and any other bullshit those good-ole cock suckers decided to call their evil pogroms has on white folks.
Interestingly, the white crys of disapproval towards the obvious meaning of this song are not so charged on this thread; likely due to the loyalty to their idols Iron Maiden or fancy guitar or drum kit work which conveniently trumps the actual meaning of the song.
Of course....
The embarrassing exploration of truth would just ruin the fun !!!
typical response: "fuggetaboudit, just rock on and party!!!!!!"
but such a conversation is likely a bit too sophisticated for most metal heads,
- like WAAAAAAY over their heads.
ok ok yes, I'm generalising and stereotyping (about most metal heads)
have a nice day !
14 and I know this stuff, I am BORING! lol
AWESOME SONG
the beggining is through the native side, hence "white man came across the sea"
Bullzeye you are right on the account that we are not all one group, but that is how whites saw us at that time.
and we saw the whites in the same way, which is why it never states whether it was the americans or the british that ran them out of their home. whoever said that the english gave us their word that we could stay you are right, but the americans also told us that. we all know how that worked out. one more thing the whites also scalped the natives to show how many they have killed and vise versa.
this is an awesome song that i really enjoy, and the fact that it looks throught both sides is incredible as not many people even try to do it.
As for my thoughts on the song, killer vocals, I just can't get enough of the galloping vibe these guys are so good at. It meshes perfectly with the lyrics and the content.
By the way, why can't alot of you articulate WHY you love a song? It means alot more then just "This song is the best!" every time you post. Boring.
I would say it goes to a biased point of view to the Native American's favor. I would say it was written in this point of view due to Harris's nationality.
I'm American, and I feel bad for the Natives. But as someone much earlier stated, American Indians weren't all one group, but neither were the whites. One group attacked another, then the attacked attacks another one, even if they wanted peace.