Neil Young - Like An Inca Lyrics

Neil Young Lyrics

"Like An Inca"

Said the condor to the praying mantis
We're gonna lose this place just like we lost Atlantis
Brother we got to go sooner than you know
The gypsy told my fortune, she said that nothing showed
Who put the bomb on the sacred altar?
Why should we die if it comes our way?
Why should we care about a little button
Being pushed by someone we don't even know?

Well, I wish I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru
I would build such beautiful buildings
To house the chosen few
Like an Inca from Peru
Like an Inca

If you want to get high, build a strong foundation
Sink those pylons deep now and reach for the sky
If you want to get lost in the jungle rhythm
Get down on the ground and pretend you're swimming
If you want to put ice in the lava river
First you must climb, then you must stand and shiver
Brother we got to go sooner than you know
The gypsy told my fortune
The gypsy told my fortune
The gypsy told my fortune
She said that nothing showed

Well, I wish I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru
I would build such beautiful buildings
To house the chosen few
Like an Inca from Peru
Like an Inca
Like an Inca
Like an Inca

Said the condor to the praying mantis
We're gonna lose this place just like we lost Atlantis
Brother we got to go sooner than you know
The gypsy told my fortune
The gypsy told my fortune
The gypsy told my fortune
She said that nothing showed
Who put the bomb on the sacred altar?
Why should we die if it comes our way?
Why should we care about a little button
Being pushed by someone we don't even know?

Well, I wish I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru
I would build such beautiful buildings
To house the chosen few
Like an Inca from Peru
Like an Inca
Like an Inca

I feel sad, but I feel happy
As I'm coming back to home
There's a bridge across the river
That I have to cross alone
Like a skipping, rolling stone
Like an Inca
Like an Inca

If you want to get high, build a foundation
Sink those pylons deep and reach for the sky
Brother we gotta go, we gotta go
The gypsy told my fortune
The gypsy told my fortune
The gypsy told my fortune
The gypsy told my fortune
She said that nothing showed
She said that nothing showed
Like an Inca among the ruins
Like an Inca
Like an Inca

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Writer(s): Neil Young

album: "Trans" (1982)

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