ログイン  | 新規登録
歌詞投稿コミュニティ「プチリリ」

TOP > 歌詞 > Captain Cook
Captain Cook

アーティスト:Shriekback 

  • お気に入り登録




After eight weeks at sea, Following the trade winds southeast of Java, We sighted land, at first No more than a long white cloud high above the ocean. As we drew closer, we could discern mountains And soon verdant plains and lush forests. As we anchored in a sandy cove, The native people ran from their rude dwellings to observe us. Captain Cook took myself, the reverend, and Four marines with muskets in a long boat, onto the beach, And there he planted the English flag upon the land, Claiming it as a colony of the Crown. As he did so, their Chief, a tall man clad in Fish-skins, came to observe us. Captain Cook said: We bring the gospel of the one true god. We bring you medicine and video games. We bring the language of the English queen. We bring you alcohol and MTV. We bring you syphilis and organized crime. We bring you cinema and chemical war. We bring the poison of our factory minds. We bring the terror of the passing of the time. And the Chief said to Captain Cook, "Who are you?" The Captain said, pointing as his own breast, said, "Friend." And the Chief did not understand. So the Captain pointed out to sea at our vessel, and said, "Ship." And still the Chief did not understand. So the Captain pointed at a musket, and said, "Gun." And the Chief said "Gun" and smiled. And the word, the word, the word caught fire in the Chief's mind. The word caught fire in the Chief's mind And splintered into a thousand other words For which he had no meaning. Words for machines that flew into the night behind the stars, The great cities made of metal and glass,


投稿者: PetitLyrics
プチリリ再生回数:4





日本語English

利用規約プライバシーポリシー許諾情報運営会社お問い合わせヘルプ
© 2024 SyncPower Corporation


Page
Top