Matthew Sweet and the Indigo Girls - Cortez The Killer | Live @ JBTV

Matthew Sweet performs 'Cortez The Killer' along with the Indigo Girls live on the JBTV HD sound stage in 1992.
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Lyrics:
He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for a new world
And a palace in the sun
And on the shore lay montezuma
With it’s coca leaves and pearls
In his halls he often wondered
With the secrets of the world
And the subjects gathered round him
Like the leaves around the trees
His coat of many colors
For the angry gods to see
And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood straight and strong
He offered life with sacrifice
So that others might go on
Yeah
Now hate was just a legend
And war was never known
The people worked together
And they lifted many stones
And they carried them across the flatland
But they died along the way
(many lives were lost)
Built up with their bare hands
What we still can’t do today
(many lives were lost)
And i know she’s living there
And loves me to this day
I can’t remember when
Or how i lost my way
Ah-oh
Ah-oh
Ah-oh
Ah-oh
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, cortez
What a killer

[@stevo43068]

Yes!!! Thank you internet for bringing this gem into this one's life.

[@RW-ce8kp]

Awesome. I always thought Matthew Sweet had a singing voice like Neil. Love this.

[@moe42o]

Wow! Three amazing artist feeling the vibe. This is a gem! 🎉

[@richalderson6069]

Matthew is such a boy here! A great version.

[@accordiongaga]

Look how young they are. Wow.

[@xgetxysm]

Linda versión!

[@The_AlphaTeam]

I love this song, thank you. I got to see them do it live!

[@Daburcor]

Amazing!

[@princesskami666ify]

Chilling!!

[@williammeek765]

Lesser known Canadian. Love his music. Girlfriend, Evangeline. Waiting.

[@shawwilliams7552]

nice

[@Kickapaladin]

Saw this last night