Cortez The Killer Lyrics by Neil Young

Cortez The Killer Lyrics

    He came dancing across the water
    With his galleons and guns
    Looking for the new world
    In that palace in the sun.

    On the shore lay montezuma
    With his coca leaves and pearls
    In his halls he often wondered
    With the secrets of the worlds.

    And his subjects gathered 'round him
    Like the leaves around a tree
    In their clothes of many colors
    For the angry gods to see.

    And the women all were beautiful
    And the men stood straight and strong
    They offered life in sacrifice
    So that others could go on.

    Hate was just a legend
    And war was never known
    The people worked together
    And they lifted many stones.

    They carried them to the flatlands
    And they died along the way
    But they built up with their bare hands
    What we still can't do today.

    And i know she's living there
    And she loves me to this day
    I still can't remember when
    Or how i lost my way.

    He came dancing across the water
    Cortez, cortez
    What a killer.

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