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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Morello
Tom Morello
Performer
The Bloody Beetroots
The Bloody Beetroots
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Morello
Tom Morello
Songwriter
Ana Tijoux
Ana Tijoux
Songwriter
Carl Restivo
Carl Restivo
Songwriter
Simone Cogo
Simone Cogo
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Bloody Beetroots
The Bloody Beetroots
Producer
Carl Restivo
Carl Restivo
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Curtain rise and rooster crow
Clouds frame the lights below
Lightning over Mexico
Kiss the master's ring then go
Unearth the box of sharpened stones
Lightning over Mexico
[Refrain]
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
Ashes of unfavored souls
Arrow cocked in quivering bow
Lightning over Mexico
With martyr's blood, the San Juan flows
Drags tyrants 'neath the undertow
Lightning over Mexico
[Refrain]
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Bridge]
Nos clavaron de entrada, nos taparon de las cara'
Nos callaron las palabras, nos mataron la esperanza
Persiguieron con redada, acribillaron con las balas
Enterrarán con las palas, en la escala somos los sin cara
Los sin nombre, los nadie, los nada
Somos los asesinados, cada uno en social democracia
Falsa
No estamos en tus museos
Y nuestros cuerpos no caben en tus medios
Somos cuarta, quinta categoría
Los humanos sin derecho, sin reparos, sin dinero, sin techo
Los que refriegan en tu cara
Que somos miles, miles y miles despiertos
Pensaste matarnos, pero nos multiplicamos
Somos la semillas que no murieron en vano
Y ahora nos toca, liberarnos, levantarnos
Somos el rayo
Somos el rayo
[Instrumental]
Buried us beneath the reeds
Didn't know that we were seeds
Buried us beneath the reeds
Didn't know that we were seeds
Buried us beneath the reeds
Didn't know that we were seeds
[Instrumental]
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Written by: Ana Tijoux, Carl Restivo, Simone Cogo, Tom Morello
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