I agree with many your opinions and wanna add something. I think this song is about Mexico history, Mexican people, especially native people - American Indians. But i think this song is not only about a past, it is about past, present and future. "since 1516 minds attacked and overseen
Now crawl amidst the ruins of this empty dream" - in 1516 began Spanish conquest. Some centuries Europeans dominated on indians lands. But they couldn't destroy Mexican natives, Mexican history, Mexican Culture.
Next... The tittle of song is "People of the Sun". The aztecs, who lived in Mexico territory, called themselves so. 100% that this song talk about Zapatista's. Zack means that Zapatista's are new aztecs, that nowadays are fighting for their land like aztecs fought many centuries ago. "Tha spirit of Cuahtemoc alive an untamed" - yeah, Cuahtemoc (last aztecs leader) now live again. His spirit waked up in Zapata's strugle. It's a new strugle, a new era of Mexican history. "Tha fifth sun sets get back reclaim" - I found aztec's mythology. Their history consists of some "sun sets". The fifth sun set - is the new era, begining of a new life. I think Zack try
to equate rising of Zapatista's in Chiapas with fifth sun set in aztec's mythology. "Mexica,
That vulture came ta try and steal ya name". I think that vultures are American politics, who tried to steal the lands of indians, according project "NAFTA". But Zapata's have kicked bastard's asses. Like in Vietnam american troops got a good kick in ass in Tet. "Tha gut eaters, blood drenched get offensive like Tet". Tet - is the great Vietnam's holiday - Moon's New Year. When was a war in Vietnam, at this day was a great offensive of Communistic Vietnam. This day became a turning-point in a whole war. After this the public opinion began to appear against the war in Vietnam.
So, IMHO, this song is about Zapata's.
Sorry for my bad English, I'm from Russia. I have sitten near my computer for long time writing this post and searching the information.With dictionary :) Let's talk about this song. I don't understand some moment's: "Brigades of taxi cabs rollin' broadway like
Hearses", "...on the one maya". What does Zack mean? Let's think... :)
@turbovitalik The tet offensive was was a tactical disaster by the NVA and VC. As a military endeavour it was an overwhelming victory for the US. It shows de la Rochas own simplistic view of history that he'd use this example to espouse action. Unless he wants Mexicans to die en masse just to make a point.
@turbovitalik The tet offensive was was a tactical disaster by the NVA and VC. As a military endeavour it was an overwhelming victory for the US. It shows de la Rochas own simplistic view of history that he'd use this example to espouse action. Unless he wants Mexicans to die en masse just to make a point.
@turbovitalik I am a Mexica and Cascanes native. He wants us to empower ourselves. He brings up what has happened to our people then, now on both sides of the border. He wants us to rise again.
@turbovitalik I am a Mexica and Cascanes native. He wants us to empower ourselves. He brings up what has happened to our people then, now on both sides of the border. He wants us to rise again.
I agree with many your opinions and wanna add something. I think this song is about Mexico history, Mexican people, especially native people - American Indians. But i think this song is not only about a past, it is about past, present and future. "since 1516 minds attacked and overseen Now crawl amidst the ruins of this empty dream" - in 1516 began Spanish conquest. Some centuries Europeans dominated on indians lands. But they couldn't destroy Mexican natives, Mexican history, Mexican Culture. Next... The tittle of song is "People of the Sun". The aztecs, who lived in Mexico territory, called themselves so. 100% that this song talk about Zapatista's. Zack means that Zapatista's are new aztecs, that nowadays are fighting for their land like aztecs fought many centuries ago. "Tha spirit of Cuahtemoc alive an untamed" - yeah, Cuahtemoc (last aztecs leader) now live again. His spirit waked up in Zapata's strugle. It's a new strugle, a new era of Mexican history. "Tha fifth sun sets get back reclaim" - I found aztec's mythology. Their history consists of some "sun sets". The fifth sun set - is the new era, begining of a new life. I think Zack try to equate rising of Zapatista's in Chiapas with fifth sun set in aztec's mythology. "Mexica, That vulture came ta try and steal ya name". I think that vultures are American politics, who tried to steal the lands of indians, according project "NAFTA". But Zapata's have kicked bastard's asses. Like in Vietnam american troops got a good kick in ass in Tet. "Tha gut eaters, blood drenched get offensive like Tet". Tet - is the great Vietnam's holiday - Moon's New Year. When was a war in Vietnam, at this day was a great offensive of Communistic Vietnam. This day became a turning-point in a whole war. After this the public opinion began to appear against the war in Vietnam. So, IMHO, this song is about Zapata's. Sorry for my bad English, I'm from Russia. I have sitten near my computer for long time writing this post and searching the information.With dictionary :) Let's talk about this song. I don't understand some moment's: "Brigades of taxi cabs rollin' broadway like Hearses", "...on the one maya". What does Zack mean? Let's think... :)
@turbovitalik The tet offensive was was a tactical disaster by the NVA and VC. As a military endeavour it was an overwhelming victory for the US. It shows de la Rochas own simplistic view of history that he'd use this example to espouse action. Unless he wants Mexicans to die en masse just to make a point.
@turbovitalik The tet offensive was was a tactical disaster by the NVA and VC. As a military endeavour it was an overwhelming victory for the US. It shows de la Rochas own simplistic view of history that he'd use this example to espouse action. Unless he wants Mexicans to die en masse just to make a point.
@turbovitalik I am a Mexica and Cascanes native. He wants us to empower ourselves. He brings up what has happened to our people then, now on both sides of the border. He wants us to rise again.
@turbovitalik I am a Mexica and Cascanes native. He wants us to empower ourselves. He brings up what has happened to our people then, now on both sides of the border. He wants us to rise again.