Cortez the Killer-Cortez the Killer

[ti:Cortez the Killer] [ar:Cortez the Killer] [al:A Tribute to Neil Young] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Cortez the Killer - Cortez the Killer [01:36.28]He came dancing across the water [01:39.09] [01:40.27]With his galleons and guns [01:43.25] [01:44.78]Looking for the new world [01:47.47] [01:48.24]In that palace in the sun [01:50.97] [01:52.32]On the shore lay Montezuma [01:55.27] [01:56.22]With his coca leaves and pearls [01:59.57] [02:00.44]In his halls he often wandered [02:03.23] [02:04.19]With the secrets of the worlds [02:08.04]And his subjects gathered 'round him [02:11.27] [02:12.16]Like the leaves around a tree [02:15.22] [02:16.13]In their clothes of many colours [02:19.16] [02:19.94]For the angry gods to see [02:26.51] [03:28.90]And the women all were beautiful [03:32.18] [03:32.74]And the men stood straight and strong [03:35.47] [03:36.61]They offered life in sacrifice [03:39.80] [03:40.38]So that others could go on [03:43.64] [03:44.96]Hate was just a legend [03:47.21] [03:48.71]And war was never known [03:51.12] [03:52.39]The people worked together [03:54.97] [03:55.92]And they lifted many stones [04:00.48]They carried them to the flatlands [04:03.27] [04:04.21]And they died along the way [04:06.93] [04:08.14]But they built up with their bare hands [04:11.70] [04:12.22]What we still can't do today [04:16.11]And I know she's living there [04:19.29] [04:20.11]And she loves me to this day [04:23.48] [04:24.10]I still can't remember when [04:27.08] [04:27.77]Or how I lost my way