This song was created after watching a modern day cowboy film – an Indians arrow went into a young woman – the arrow had a poisoned tip – a slow death came – she explained how a snake will just bite you…that’s the way it is, she explained…
Verse 1
The world doesn’t care if you die
No one hears you when you cry
Go to sleep, but not to dream
Night is quiet, but it still screams
Chorus
We love the land, the land is cold
It never gives, it just grows old
The river flows, it doesn’t see
If you can swim, or if you bleed
Verse 2
The snake won’t ask if you were good
It strikes from dark, just as it should
The wind moves on, the fire stays
The earth forgets your yesterdays
Chorus
We love the land, the land is stone
It leaves us lost, it leaves us alone
The world spins on, it doesn’t care
If you survive or disappear
Outro
Don’t expect the world to bend
It won’t break, and it won’t mend
Michael Forty