[Intro] [Key: D Minor | BPM: 152] [Clean Third-Wave Ska Guitar | Walking Bass | Tight Rimshots | Organ Stabs] [Verse 1] [Ska Groove | Bright Guitar Upstrokes | Bouncy Bass] He came looking for gold He came looking for God He came with a flag And a sword in his hand He looked at the shoreline And wrote down a name Like nobody lived there Before he came La Florida Put it on the map La Florida Like you can take that [Verse 2] [Ska Groove | Muted Guitar Chops | Punchy Drums] They had houses They had fields They had names For the rivers They had children They had graves They had stories Older than his He saw a place He saw a prize He saw a crown He saw a lie [Pre-Chorus] [Distorted Guitar Enters | Ska Rhythm Tightens] "This belongs to Spain" Who the fuck asked you? [Chorus] [Massive Sludge Riff | Downtuned Guitars | Half-Time Drums] PONCE DE LEÓN WELCOME TO FLORIDA PONCE DE LEÓN YOU DON'T OWN THIS LAND PONCE DE LEÓN BRING YOUR CROSS AND GUN PONCE DE LEÓN SEE HOW FAR THAT GETS YOU [Verse 3] [Ska Returns | Walking Bass | Organ Stabs] He came back with settlers Weapons and supplies Thought a little more steel Would change their minds But the people on the coast Didn't want him there Didn't give a damn About a Spanish prayer The Calusa came down And the Spaniards ran An arrow found Ponce Before he could build [Verse 4] [Fast Ska Groove | Heavier Guitar Accents] Funny how a hero Looks different from here When the people he conquered Are the ones who disappear History says "discovery" Like nobody was home History says "explorer" Like he wasn't told no [Bridge] [Very Slow Sludge | Huge Fuzzed Chords | Floor Toms] You call it discovery We call it invasion You call it your kingdom We call it our home You call us savages Because we fought back You said it was for Christ With blood on your hands [Breakdown] [Crushing Sludge Riff | Sparse Drums | Feedback] YOU DIDN'T DISCOVER FLORIDA YOU FOUND PEOPLE YOU DIDN'T FIND EMPTY LAND YOU FOUND HOMES YOU DIDN'T BRING CIVILIZATION YOU BROUGHT A FLAG YOU DIDN'T ASK YOU TOOK [Final Chorus] [Ska Upstrokes Over Massive Sludge Riff | Full Drums | Distorted Bass] PONCE DE LEÓN WELCOME TO FLORIDA PONCE DE LEÓN YOU DON'T OWN THIS LAND PONCE DE LEÓN BRING YOUR CROSS AND GUN PONCE DE LEÓN SEE HOW FAR THAT GETS YOU [Outro] [Slow Sludge | Feedback | Distant Organ] La Florida Was never yours La Florida! La Florida!!~~
