The Cry from Within

I did not capture your palace or steal your sunstruck gold. I did not force your people's spines to bend until they cracked in cane fields or die with parched tongues and fever: I came with parchment and messages of hope, I came to love and be loved. I came to plant a tiny garden, and laugh while steaming laulaus... I came to answer parrots and call to sparrows. I asked for nothing but some time to talk story, and learn the names of fish and eat them in their own language. [Interlude] I did not capture your palace or steal your sunstruck gold. I did not force your people's spines to bend until they cracked in cane fields or die with parched tongues and fever: I came with parchment and messages of hope, I came to love and be loved. I came to plant a tiny garden, and laugh while steaming laulaus... I came to answer parrots and call to sparrows. I asked for nothing but some time to talk story, and learn the names of fish and eat them in their own language. [Instrumental and percussion outro]