Firstly, America did not exist in those days, it was the Europeans, namely England and France who came to North America and ran down the Natives.
I find it difficult to decide whether Maiden is sympathetic towards the Natives, as expressed in the beginning of the song, or if they are proud of what has happened throughout the rest of the song.
"if they are proud of what has happened throughout the rest of the song" ???
"if they are proud of what has happened throughout the rest of the song" ???
In the rest of the song the lyrics says:
In the rest of the song the lyrics says:
"Hunting and killing their game
Raping the women and wasting the men
The only good Indians are tame
Selling them whiskey and taking their gold
Enslaving the young and destroying the old"
"Hunting and killing their game
Raping the women and wasting the men
The only good Indians are tame
Selling them whiskey and taking their gold
Enslaving the young and destroying the old"
To me it dosn't saoudn like Maiden are specially proud of what the invaders did :)
To me it dosn't saoudn like Maiden are specially proud of what the invaders did :)
Firstly, America did not exist in those days, it was the Europeans, namely England and France who came to North America and ran down the Natives.
I find it difficult to decide whether Maiden is sympathetic towards the Natives, as expressed in the beginning of the song, or if they are proud of what has happened throughout the rest of the song.
"if they are proud of what has happened throughout the rest of the song" ???
"if they are proud of what has happened throughout the rest of the song" ???
In the rest of the song the lyrics says:
In the rest of the song the lyrics says:
"Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old"
"Hunting and killing their game Raping the women and wasting the men The only good Indians are tame Selling them whiskey and taking their gold Enslaving the young and destroying the old"
To me it dosn't saoudn like Maiden are specially proud of what the invaders did :)
To me it dosn't saoudn like Maiden are specially proud of what the invaders did :)