On a hot summer night in Veracruz Mexico circa 1982, Consuela Espinoza stum… Read Full Bio ↴On a hot summer night in Veracruz Mexico circa 1982, Consuela Espinoza stumbled out of her dilapidated shanty and into Rock N Roll history. What began as an innocent night of snorting horse tranquilzers in a hotel room with seven members of the village jai alai team went on to produce the greatest metal band to ever live. Unhampered by a steady regime of tequila and ill advised sumo lessons, nine months later five bastard children where born. Unable to care for her hungry offspring and concerned that motherhood would seriously interfere with her Tuesday night Karaoke league, Consuela hastily packed the babies into the saddlebags of a burro and sent her children off to America in search of a better life. Against all odds, 14 years later, and nearly dead from dehydration, the burro knelt down to drink from the stagnant waters of the Rio Grande just ouside of Juarez Mexico –mere yards from the U.S. border. With one fleeting burst of energy the brothers Espinoza cinco climbed from their leather restraints and scampered the vast reach of the river, collapsing onto the sweet amber hue of American soil. As if by destiny, lodged in the sand beneath their tanned faces was a record sleeve upon which were the words “PARANOID” and “BLACK SABBATH”. For many years to follow, this definitive black metal album served not only as a teacher and a mentor..but also as a friend. From these bleak and humble begins grew the seed that would eventually be the band we know today. Often referred to as the greatest heavy metal band to ever live..always referred to as…METALACHI.

Run To The Hills
Metalachi Lyrics

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White man came across the sea
He brought us pain and misery
He killed our tribes killed our creed
He took our game for his own need

We fought him hard we fought him well
Out on the plains we gave him hell
But many came too much for Cree

Oh will we ever be set free?

Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes
Galloping hard on the plains
Chasing the redskins back to their holes
Fighting them at their own game
Murder for freedom the stab in the back
Women and children are cowards attack

Run to the hills, run for your lives
Run to the hills, run for your lives

Soldier blue in the barren wastes
Hunting and killing their game
Raping the women and wasting the men
The only good Indians are tame
Selling them whiskey and taking their gold
Enslaving the young and destroying the old

Run to the hills, run for your lives

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Metalachi's song Run to the hills, strongly condemn the actions of white settlers as they crossed the sea and came to America. They brought pain, misery and death to the Native American tribes. The lyrics speak of the fight and struggle that the tribes put up against the settlers, but it was not enough as there were too many settlers. The tribes were forced to flee and hide in their holes.

The lyrics convey the violence and brutality that took place as soldiers tracked and hunted down the "redskins". The soldiers were merciless, killing women and children too. The lyrics accuse soldiers of raping women and killing men for their own entertainment. They sold whiskey and took gold from the Native Americans as well as enslaving the young and destroying the older generation.

The lyrics are a powerful representation of the atrocities committed against the Native Americans during the expansion of America. Through the song, Metalachi highlights the genocide and injustice that occurred during the colonization of America.

Line by Line Meaning

White man came across the sea
The arrival of the white man through the sea marks the introduction of misery and pain in their community.

He brought us pain and misery
The white man brought with him agony and misfortune that brought destruction to the community.

He killed our tribes killed our creed
He mercilessly ended the lives of people in the tribe and destroyed their beliefs and culture.

He took our game for his own need
He took away the means of living for the people, leaving them helpless and powerless.

We fought him hard we fought him well
The tribe responded by fiercely battling against the white man.

Out on the plains we gave him hell
The battle took place in the open field, and the tribe put up a good fight.

But many came too much for Cree
The superior numbers of the white man proved too much for the Cree tribe to defeat.

Oh will we ever be set free?
The tribe was left in despair and cried out for freedom from their oppressors.

Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes
The white man rides through the dry and dusty area where there is no human activity.

Galloping hard on the plains
The white man rides fast and forcefully on the open fields.

Chasing the redskins back to their holes
The white man is pushing the natives back to their homes to keep them oppressed.

Fighting them at their own game
The white man is battling against the natives using their tactics.

Murder for freedom the stab in the back
The white man kills the natives and justifies it as a way of ensuring freedom.

Women and children are cowards attack
The white man shows no mercy towards the women and children from the native community.

Run to the hills, run for your lives
The natives are being urged to run and seek shelter to protect themselves from the aggressors.

Soldier blue in the barren wastes
The white soldier stands out as a foreign threat in the unproductive land.

Hunting and killing their game
The white soldier is out to kill and destroy anything that supports the natives' livelihood.

Raping the women and wasting the men
The white soldier abuses and violates the women while wasting the men's lives without any remorse.

The only good Indians are tame
The white man sees no value in the natives that want to maintain their culture and instead views assimilated individuals as acceptable.

Selling them whiskey and taking their gold
The white man hits the natives' weakness by getting them drunk, then taking away their resources.

Enslaving the young and destroying the old
The white man steals the young by enslaving them and destroys whoever opposes the invasion.

Writer(s): Harris Stephen Percy

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