Lyrics
Full of hope for loot and a better life
Expressing optimism about wealth and a better life.
A bunch of rough men set sails on their way to a new glorious world
A group of tough men embarking on a journey to a new glorious world.
Rumors have appeared about a city of gold
Rumors circulating about a city made of gold.
Two hundred men landing on a foreign shore
Two hundred men arriving on an unfamiliar shore.
They are willing to pay the price for gold in blood
Willingness to sacrifice lives for the pursuit of gold.
Brutal, without any morality they enter deep into unknown terrain
Unscrupulous, immoral behavior as they venture into unknown territory.
Greed was the motor and the church gave its legitimation!
Greed as the driving force, with religious justification from the church.
It's a green hell
Describing the challenging and dangerous environment they face.
The invaders are chased down
The invaders being pursued and hunted down.
They felt superior but greed and discord should take its toll
Feeling superior, but discord and greed leading to their downfall.
It's a journey into their downfall
Characterizing the journey as a path toward their own destruction.
Madness takes control
Indicating a state of madness taking over.
Mutinity, dispute, distrust
Conflict, disagreement, and lack of trust among the group.
Too many crimes have corrupted their minds
Too many crimes corrupting their thoughts and actions.
In the darkest hour, when they would have been dependent on each other
In a critical moment, they betray and kill their best friends.
They intrigued and killed their best friends
Only ten survivors, with one being the king and the others reduced to slaves.
Only ten men alive
Chased by natives, the survivors, now starving and ill, fight for dominance.
One is the king, the rest are his slaves
Greed dominating their thoughts and actions.
Chased down by natives, starving and ill they are fighting for the reign
All lost in the end due to their avarice.
Greed took control of their minds
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So they were all lost
Concluding that they were all lost, likely due to their actions driven by greed.
It's a green hell
Reiteration of the challenging and perilous environment they face.
The invaders are chased down
Reiteration of the invaders being pursued and hunted down.
They felt superior but greed and discord should take its toll
Despite feeling superior, their greed and discord lead to their undoing.
It's a journey into their downfall
Reiterating that the journey results in their own downfall.
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