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It all began so slow
Simple like the life of a bird
It was so young
Everything so free and untouched
Everything in perfect harmony
Yes it all started fine
With not a worry ever found
It seemed like all simply understood
Yes it’s future was insured with a taste of honey
And not one care ever noted
It was wild and untamed
But that’s what we saw fit
We came upon this land like a virus
Like some demonic plague
They all said hey joe
You gotta get out here
It’s paradise
And as we all came seeking a slice
We never heard the words of reason
Yes we were driven by these words
And lead by these dreams
To us we were heroes
Conquering the promised land
But in truth we were rapist
Seeking that missing piece
Slowly we made our mark
And chronically began to kill the land
It was manifest destiny
It was misguided folly
Soon it was evident
We were doing wrong
So the better of us tried to help
But you can’t count on a creature so young
To better a way so old
For you see we did more harm than good
We simply didn’t know
For instead of freeing the mother river
We gave her a concrete grave
And now as we look back I wonder
Can it ever be?
- Rene Cortez