Amerigo

"We were going to see the world

In this land, we placed baptismal fonts

And an infinite number were baptized

And they called us 'caribe'

Which means 'men of great wisdom.'"

Where are you going?

And are you going anywhere?

Where are we going?

Send me a letter if you go at all

"Ah, the salvations of souls!

But wisdom we had not

For these people had neither king nor lord

And bowed to no one

For they've lived in their own liberty."

Where are you going?

And are you going anywhere?

Going in circles

Going in circles anywhere

"I saw and knew the inconstant shifting of fortune

And now I write to you

Words that have not been written,

Words from the new world."

Tracing the circles

Moving across my eyes

Lying on the ship

And gazing at the western sky

Tracing lazy circles in the sky

Hey!

Wake up!

Wake up!

Where are you going?

And are you going anywhere?

Where are you going?

Send me a letter if you go at all

"It's such a delight to watch them dance

Free of sacrifice and romance!

Free of all the things that we hold dear!

Is that clear, your excellency?

And I guess it's time to go

But I gotta send you just a few more lines

From the new world."

Tracing the circles

Moving across my eyes

Lying on the ship

And gazing at the western sky

Tracing lazy circles in the sky

Tracing lazy circles in the sky

Tracing lazy circles

"And the sky opened

And we laid down our armor

And we danced, naked as they

Baptized in the rain

Of the new world."