Run To The Hills
Sign Lyrics

White man came across the sea,
European settlers arrived by ships, crossing the sea to the American continent.

He brought us pain and misery.
The settlers caused harm and suffering to the indigenous people they encountered.

He killed our tribes, he killed our creed,
The settlers destroyed native tribes and their ways of life.

He took our game for his own need.
The settlers hunted and depleted the natural resources upon which the native people depended.

We fought him hard, we fought him well,
The indigenous people resisted the settlers with courage and determination.

Out on the plains we gave him hell.
In the Great Plains region, the native people inflicted damage on the settlers and their possessions.

But many came, too much for Cree,
Despite the natives' efforts, the sheer number of settlers was overwhelming, making victory difficult.

Oh will we ever be set free?
The natives wondered if they would ever be able to live freely in their homeland again.

Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes,
The settlers rode their horses across treacherous, inhospitable terrain.

Galloping hard on the plains.
They rode with speed and determination, pursuing native people or fleeing danger.

Chasing the redskins back to their holes,
The settlers pursued native people to their hiding places, trying to displace them from their homes.

Fighting them at their own game.
The settlers adopted native fighting styles and tactics to try and gain an advantage against them.

Murder for freedom, a stab in the back.
The settlers killed native people in order to allow themselves the freedom to expand and prosper.

Women and children and cowards attack.
The settlers attacked vulnerable groups, such as women and children, and those who posed little threat to them.

Run to the hills, run for your lives.
The natives are encouraged to flee and seek safety from danger.

Soldier blue in the barren wastes,
The settlers appeared as blue-uniformed soldiers in empty, inhospitable places.

Hunting and killing for game.
The settlers killed animals to provide food, but also hunted native people for sport.

Raping the women and wasting the men,
The settlers committed sexual violence and killed indigenous people indiscriminately.

The only good Indians are tame.
The settlers believed that native people could only be useful if they submitted to European control and norms.

Selling them whisky and taking their gold,
The settlers traded alcohol and stole precious resources from the native people.

Enslaving the young and destroying the old.
The settlers took children as captive workers and killed the elderly, wishing to eradicate the native population.