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Artist: Red Razor
Canonical path: /red-razor/born-in-south-america
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Born In South America
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Born In South America
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Five hundred years ago
We discovered that we were Indians
Our old rituals
Turned into sin and we were guilty for not wearing their clothes
Not allowed anymore
To worship the Sun, the Moon and the earth
Those who did not pledge allegiance to
Their kings were burnt alive
Traded our silver and gold for their diseases
Tried to make us fall on our knees
Destroyed our nature and cut down our trees
We stood still, inca, mapuche, guarani
We were born in South America
We have native blood, we have Indian hearts
We were born in South America
To rebuild what has been torn apart
Oooooo, we were born in South America!
Working in the silver mines
Terrible conditions and derisive wage
Many lost their lives
Or were enslaved by oppressive regimes
Totalitarianism
Supported by the US of A
Innocent people
Persecuted, battered and slain
Traded our silver and gold for their diseases
Tried to make us fall on our knees
Destroyed our nature and cut down our trees
We stood still, inca, mapuche, guarani
We were born in South America
We have native blood, we have indian hearts
We were born in South America
To rebuild what has been torn apart
Dictatorship and exploitation
Overruled all of our nations
Imperialist authority
Imposing freedom
Hypocrisy
Media control and manipulation
Violent forms of colonization
History written in blood
Drowned heroes in a lake of mud
From the Andes to the Amazon
Desert mountains and wild lands
The worldâs biggest rain forest
All exploited by the conquerors
From Cape Horn to the Darien Gap
Waterfalls, rivers and lakes
Our resources have been robbed
By European failed monarchies
Traded our silver and gold for their diseases
Tried to make us fall on our knees
Destroyed our nature and cut down our trees
We stood still, inca, mapuche, guarani
We were born in South America
We have native blood, we have Indian hearts
We were born in South America
To rebuild what has been torn apart
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