Amerigo
Patti Smith"Amerigo" is a song by Patti Smith, released in 2012 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:28 long and contains 61 lines and 296 words.
Lyrics
0:03We were going to see the world
0:07In this land
0:09We placed Baptismal fonts
0:13And an infinite number were baptized
0:21And they called us "Carabi"
0:25Which means "Men of great wisdom"
0:31Where are you going
0:33And are you going anywhere?
0:40Where are you going?
0:42Send me a letter if you go at all
0:50Ah the salvation of souls
0:53But wisdom we had not
0:55For these people had neither king nor lord
0:59And bowed to no one
1:01And they have lived in their own liberty
1:07Where are you going
1:09And are you going anywhere?
1:16Going in circles
1:18Going in circles anywhere
1:25I saw the new
1:26The inconstant shifting of fortune
1:30And now I write to you
1:33Words that have not been written
1:36Words from the New World
1:42Tracing the circles
1:42Tracing the circles
1:45Moving across my eyes
1:50Lying on a ship
1:51Lying on a ship
1:53And gazing at the western skies
2:00Tracing lazy circles in the sky
2:25Hey
2:27Wake up
2:29Wake up
2:37Where are you going
2:39And are you going anywhere?
2:45Where are you going?
2:48Send me a letter if you go at all
2:56It's such a delight
2:59To watch them dance
3:02Free of sacrifice and romance
3:06Free of all the things that we hold dear
3:11Is that clear Your Excellency?
3:16And I guess it's time to go but
3:19I gotta send you just a few more lines
3:24From the New World
3:29Tracing the circles
3:30Tracing the circles
3:32Moving across my eyes
3:37Lying on a ship
3:38Lying on a ship
3:40And gazing at the western skies
3:46Tracing lazy
3:47Tracing lazy circles in the sky
4:00Tracing lazy circles in the sky
4:09Tracing lazy circles
4:18And the sky opened
4:20And we laid down our armor
4:22And we danced naked as they
4:26Baptized in the rain
4:28Of the New World
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 Ah the salvation of souls But wisdom we had not For these people had neither king nor lord And bowed to no one And they have 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 Tracing the circles Moving across my eyes Lying on a ship 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 Free of sacrifice and 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 Tracing the circles Moving across my eyes Lying on a ship Lying on a ship And gazing at the western skies Tracing lazy Tracing lazy circles in the sky Tracing lazy circles in the sky Tracing lazy circles And the sky opened And we laid down our armor And we danced naked as they Baptized in the rain Of the New World
Translation
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