They lived their lives peacefully
Normal humans just like you and me
We came along
We stole their land
We told them, "shut your eyes and hold my hand"
We showed them things they'd never seen
Made up stories that would make them dream
We changed their lives
Said we would save them from their misery but made them slaves

Four hundred years of fighting gone to waste
Give them a little land to keep them away
Four hundred years of fighting gone to waste
Don't wonder why their anger keeps on building up today

We hypnotized them easily with guns and money and hypocrisy
They tried to fight
It was too late
They were caught
They took the bait

Four hundred years of fighting gone to waste
Give them a little land to keep them away
Four hundred years of fighting gone to waste
Don't wonder why their anger keeps on building up today

When we came that day
We brought our whole new ways
A new religion
A way of living
We pushed their culture away

Four hundred years of fighting gone to waste
Give them a little land to keep them away