Kit Carson
Kit Carson's Echo: A Legacy of Poison and Flame
Lyrics
And the President said to Kit Carson
The President instructs Kit Carson.
"Take my best four horsemen please
Kit Carson is directed to take the President's best four horsemen.
And ride out to the four directions
Kit Carson is commanded to ride to the four directions.
Make my great lands barren for me
The President wants Kit Carson to make the great lands barren.
Make my great lands barren for me"
Repetition of the President's request emphasizing barren lands.
Kit Carson said to the President
Kit Carson responds to the President's request.
"You've made your offer sweet
Kit Carson acknowledges the President's offer.
I'll accept this task you've set for me
Kit Carson agrees to undertake the task assigned by the President.
My fall's not yet complete
Kit Carson expresses that his fall or decline is not yet complete.
My fall's not yet complete"
Repetition emphasizing that Kit Carson's fall is not yet complete.
Kit Carson knew he had a job to do
Kit Carson recognizes his responsibility.
Like other jobs he'd had before
Comparing the task to other jobs involving famine, pestilence, and war.
He'd made the grade
Kit Carson has experience and has excelled in his previous jobs.
He learned to trade in famine, pestilence, and war
Details the nature of Kit Carson's previous trades: famine, pestilence, and war.
Famine, pestilence, and war
Repetition emphasizing the nature of Kit Carson's trades.
Kit Carson was a hero to some
Kit Carson is admired as a hero by some.
With his poison and his flame
Describes Kit Carson using poison and flame, suggesting destructive methods.
But somewhere there's a restless ghost
Indicates the existence of a restless ghost associated with Kit Carson.
That used to bear his name
Points out that the restless ghost used to bear Kit Carson's name.
That used to bear his name
Repetition emphasizing the ghost's past association with Kit Carson.
Kit Carson was a hero to some
Reiteration of Kit Carson being a hero to some.
With his poison and his flame
Reiterates Kit Carson's methods of using poison and flame.
But somewhere there's a restless ghost
Reiterates the presence of a restless ghost linked to Kit Carson.
That used to bear his name
Reiterates that the restless ghost used to bear Kit Carson's name.
That used to bear his name
Repetition emphasizing the ghost's historical connection to Kit Carson.
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