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Cortez the Killer Lyrics
He came dancing across the water
with his stallions and guns.
Looking for the new world
and the palace in the sun
On the shore lay Montezuma
with his cocoa leaves and pearls,
in his halls he often wondered
the secrets of the world.
And his subjects gathered round him, like the leaves around a tree,
in the 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 know.
People worked together
and the lifted many stones.
And they carried them to the flatlands,
but they died along the way.
And 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.
with his stallions and guns.
Looking for the new world
and the palace in the sun
with his cocoa leaves and pearls,
in his halls he often wondered
the secrets of the world.
in the clothes of many colors,
for the angry gods to see.
and the men stood straight and strong;
they offered life in sacrifice
so that others could go on.
and war was never know.
People worked together
and the lifted many stones.
but they died along the way.
And they built up with their bare hands what we still can't do today.
and she loves me to this day.
I still can't remember when
or how I lost my way.
What a killer.
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simply amazing
I dig this version a lot but it bugs me that he says "stallions" when it is supposed to be "galleons."
i like built to spills version better than Neil Young's....maybe because i am not a fan of neil young haha.
also the guitar playing is awesome in this song, lengthy, but awesome.
I always cry when I listen to this song alone...
It's just so tragic.
ha i have to agree. i tend to tear up a bit the way he says killer towards the end
ha i have to agree. i tend to tear up a bit the way he says killer towards the end
I love this song. It's better than the original by Neil Young. Lengthy, but better.
I fucking love Neil Young, but I love this version way more. Built to Spill is the shit.