How the West was... |
How the West was... |
| Won | |
Lost |
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| This is our land! | This is our land! |
| Land of the free... | |
Home of the brave... |
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| We discovered this land! | |
We discovered disease. |
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| We come for the riches. | |
And still do not leave. |
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| Can we ever make peace? | Can we ever make peace? |
| Sign this treaty. | |
Just broken promises. |
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| Have this land... | |
It was our land... |
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| Just get off this land! | |
Just another trail of tears. |
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| Speak our language... | |
I ta lavayi! (This is our language! Hopi) |
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| Wear our clothes... | |
These are my clothes. |
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| Be AMERICAN! | Be AMERICAN! |
| I just want to own some land. | |
How can you own the rivers |
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| A place to call my own. | |
Can you own the air we breathe? |
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| I want this soil! | |
| &nbap; | Our sacred corn. |
| I want this gold! | |
Mere rocks upon the ground. |
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| I want | |
Harmony |
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| I want | |
Respect |
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| I want! | I want! |
| We have been fighting. | |
For a long time. |
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| Blood has been spilled. | |
On this very ground. |
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| You stand in the way. | |
You push us aside. |
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| You are the enemy. | You are the enemy. |
| You skin our heads. | |
You massacre us all. |
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| We fear you. | We fear you. |
| You must be exterminated! | |
We will soon be few. |
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| We will send you to school. | |
Just to steal our children. |
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| We want the best for you. | |
At the cost of our heritage. |
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| BIA will take care of you. | |
And take away our dignity |
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| Live on the reservation. | |
Until something precious is found. |
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| You must follow the treaty. | |
Even as you ignore it. |
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To be American Is to live free |
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And take our liberties. |
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| Pursue happiness | |
And give us misery. |
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| Own this land | |
By taking it from us |
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| It is our right! | It is our right! |
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Give us the forests clad mountains, and the valleys full of game. |
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In return what do we get? |
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| Rum, trinkets, and a grave. |