Cortez the Killer (Live from Nippon Budokan 1976)
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Cortez the Killer (Live from Nippon Budokan 1976) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for the new world
And that palace in the sun
[Verse 2]
On the shore lay Montezuma
With his coca leaves and pearls
In his halls, he often wandered
With the secrets of the world
[Verse 3]
And his subjects gathered 'round him
Like the leaves around a tree
In their clothes of many colors
For the angry gods to see
[Verse 4]
And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood straight and strong
They offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on
[Guitar Solo]
He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for the new world
And that palace in the sun
[Verse 2]
On the shore lay Montezuma
With his coca leaves and pearls
In his halls, he often wandered
With the secrets of the world
[Verse 3]
And his subjects gathered 'round him
Like the leaves around a tree
In their clothes of many colors
For the angry gods to see
[Verse 4]
And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood straight and strong
They offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 5]
Hate was just a legend
And war was never known
People worked together
And they lifted many stones
[Verse 6]
And they carried them to the flatlands
And they died along the way
But they built up with their bare hands
What we still can't do today
[Verse 7]
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
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
Dancing across the water
Dancing across the water
Hate was just a legend
And war was never known
People worked together
And they lifted many stones
[Verse 6]
And they carried them to the flatlands
And they died along the way
But they built up with their bare hands
What we still can't do today
[Verse 7]
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
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
Dancing across the water
Dancing across the water
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Credits
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Guitar, Lead Vocals
Guitar
Bass, Vocal
Drums, Vocal
Recorded At
Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo (Mar 10, 1976)
Release Date
November 20, 2020
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