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And so, I was dustin' off an older music album, and I came across one that I had not listened to for quite a while. Listening to it, I noticed a particular song that baffled me quite well...it may or may not have a certain meaning, but I think you guys may be able to make some sense out of it:
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"Silent Warrior:
Long ago, for many years
White men came in the name of GOD.
They took their land, they took their lives
A new age has just begun.
They lost their GODS, they lost their smile
They cried for help for the last time.
Liberty was turning into chains
But all the white men said
That's the cross of changes.
In the name of GOD - The fight for gold
These were the changes.
Tell me - is it right - In the name of GOD
These kind of changes?
They tried to fight for liberty
Without a chance in hell, they gave up.
White men won in the name of GOD
With the cross as alibi.
There's no GOD who ever tried
To change the world in this way.
But for the ones who abuse his name
There'll be no chance to escape
On judgment day.
In the name of GOD - The fight for gold
These were the changes.
Tell me - Is it right - In the name of GOD
These kind of changes?
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
The white men said:
That's the cross of changes?
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
In the name of GOD
These kind of changes.
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The "GOD"s are all capital because that's the way they appear in the lyrics booklet.
I thought about it for a bit, and I think it's about the discovery of North America...but...what really puzzles me are these phrases:
"White men came in the name of GOD."
And
"White men won in the name of GOD, with the cross as alibi."
Now this maybe a bit of a history lesson for me, but...if the song is about the discovery about North America, then I really don't understand those two phrases. I did not know that Europeans invaded "in the name of God," using the Cross as "alibi" -- is this true, or is the song talking about something else?
And so, I was dustin' off an older music album, and I came across one that I had not listened to for quite a while. Listening to it, I noticed a particular song that baffled me quite well...it may or may not have a certain meaning, but I think you guys may be able to make some sense out of it:
---
"Silent Warrior:
Long ago, for many years
White men came in the name of GOD.
They took their land, they took their lives
A new age has just begun.
They lost their GODS, they lost their smile
They cried for help for the last time.
Liberty was turning into chains
But all the white men said
That's the cross of changes.
In the name of GOD - The fight for gold
These were the changes.
Tell me - is it right - In the name of GOD
These kind of changes?
They tried to fight for liberty
Without a chance in hell, they gave up.
White men won in the name of GOD
With the cross as alibi.
There's no GOD who ever tried
To change the world in this way.
But for the ones who abuse his name
There'll be no chance to escape
On judgment day.
In the name of GOD - The fight for gold
These were the changes.
Tell me - Is it right - In the name of GOD
These kind of changes?
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
The white men said:
That's the cross of changes?
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
In the name of GOD
These kind of changes.
---
The "GOD"s are all capital because that's the way they appear in the lyrics booklet.
I thought about it for a bit, and I think it's about the discovery of North America...but...what really puzzles me are these phrases:
"White men came in the name of GOD."
And
"White men won in the name of GOD, with the cross as alibi."
Now this maybe a bit of a history lesson for me, but...if the song is about the discovery about North America, then I really don't understand those two phrases. I did not know that Europeans invaded "in the name of God," using the Cross as "alibi" -- is this true, or is the song talking about something else?