Amerigo

Album: Banga (2012)
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  • We were going to see the world
    In this land
    We placed Baptismal fonts
    And an infinite number were baptized
    And they called us "Carabi"
    Which means "Men of Great Wisdom"

    Where are you going,
    And are you going anywhere?
    Where are you going
    Send me a letter, if you go at all

    Ahh, the salvation of souls,
    But wisdom we had not
    For these people had neither King nor Lord
    And bowed to no one
    And they had lived in their own liberty

    Where are you going,
    And are you going anywhere?
    Going in circles
    Going in circles, anywhere

    I saw the new
    The inconstant shifting of fortune
    And now I write to you
    Words that have not been written
    Words from the New World
    Tracing the circles
    Moving across my eyes
    Lying on a ship
    And gazing at the western skies
    Tracing lazy circles in the sky

    Hey!

    Wake Up!
    Wake Up!

    Where are you going,
    And are you going anywhere?
    Where are you going
    Send me a letter, if you go at all

    It's such a delight
    To watch them dance
    Be it sacrifice or romance
    Free of all the things that we hold dear
    Is that clear, Your Excellency?

    And I guess it's time to go but
    I gotta send you just a few more lines
    From the New World

    Tracing the circles
    Moving across my eyes
    Lying on a ship
    And gazing at the western skies
    Tracing lazy circles in the sky

    Tracing lazy circles in the sky
    Tracing lazy circles

    And the sky opened
    And we laid down our armour
    And we danced
    Naked as they
    Baptized in the rain
    Of the New World Writer/s: PATTI SMITH, TONY SHANAHAN
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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