Indians - Anthrax

Artist: Anthrax
Song: Indians
Year: 1987
Album: Among The Living

Back in the late eighties, I used to watch Headbanger's Ball on MTV every Saturday night. It was a plethora of videos that I couldn't see at any other time of the week. Classic clips from the seventies and the, then, current videos.

Whenever "Indians" would come on, I would get up and start the wardance, just like in the video. It was fun and surprisingly good exercise. Although, I really didn't think of it as exercise back then. I would hope for the back to back Indian themed videos. The other one was "Run To The Hills" by Iron Maiden.

As I got older, and started to decipher lyrics more, I gained a deep respect for bands that didn't try to dumb down to the audience. Anthrax was a band that filled their lyrics with social commentary and literary works. I always appreciate a band more, when they raise the intelligence bar a few levels without making it appear that way.

There were many levels that you could enjoy Anthrax on. I always found the history lessons and book reviews a great hidden resource within the moshing music.

Lyrics:
We all see black and white
When it comes to someone else's fight
No one ever gets involved
Apathy can never solve

Forced out - Brave and Mighty
Stolen land - They can't fight it
Hold on - To pride and tradition
Even though they know how much
their lives are really missin'
We're dissin them...

On reservations
A hopeless situation

Cry for the Indians
Die for the Indians
Cry for the Indians
Cry, Cry, Cry for the Indians

Respect is something that you earn
Our indian brothers' getting burned
Original American
Turned into second class citizen

Forced out - Brave and Mighty
Stolen land - They can't fight it
Hold on - To pride and tradition
Even though they know how much
their lives are really missin'
We're dissin them...

On reservations
A hopeless situation

Cry for the Indians
Die for the Indians
Cry for the Indians
Cry, Cry, Cry for the Indians

Love the land and fellow man
Peace is what we strive to have
Some folks have none of this
Hatred and Prejudice

Forced out - Brave and Mighty
Stolen land - They can't fight it
Hold on - To pride and tradition
Even though they know how much
their lives are really missin'
We're dissin them...

On reservations
A hopeless situation
Cry for the Indians
Die for the Indians
Cry for the Indians
Cry, Cry, Cry for the Indians

WARDANCE!!!

Territory, It's just the body of the nation
The people that inhabit it
make it's configuration
Prejudice, Something we all can do without
Cause a flag of many colors is what
this land is all about!!!!

We all see black and white
When it comes to someone else's fight
No one ever gets involved, never
Apathy can never solve

Forced out - Brave and Mighty
Stolen land - They can't fight it
Hold on - To pride and tradition
Even though they know how much
their lives are really missin'
We're dissin them...

On reservations
A hopeless situation

Cry for the Indians
Die for the Indians
Cry for the Indians
Cry, Cry, Cry for the Indians