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The New World
This land was their home
These trees were their shelter
Those are the fields they would roam
Before we took them forever
Some were afraid
For they were not fooled
Though others gave us their aid
And taught us their rules
We should be ashamed
Of what we had done
They said “This land cannot be claimed.
It is here for everyone.”
Though we didn't agree
And took to our weapons
Too consumed with greed
To learn from their lessons
We infested this region
Devoured these forests
Disoriented the seasons
As the sky grew porous
From the suffocating exhaust
Of our wheezing industrial engines
Staining the winter's frost
In the midst of our inventions
The rivers were poisoned
As our power in superiority grew
And soon the world was thrown into torsion
When word of war came through
Yet again they rose to join us
Despite the harsh past
And lent us their trust
To protect the land that we trashed
Though it may be crowded with filth
Beauty still resides
As we recognize our guilt
In our nation's pride
On grounds that escaped our crimes
Our ancestors' heritage unfurls
As they commemorate the time
Before the New World
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