How The West Was Won

from Before The Revolution by Brent Newman & The Broken Arrows

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From scarlet to vermilion the blood has rusted cold
Where the guns of the battalion left the brave bullet-holed
You never hear this story, this story's never told
Because the victims have been convicted and the killers have been paroled

If you're looking for redemption you're not the only one
You're just another dead man searching for reasons when there are none
Draw your own conclusion but the damage has been done
I hope you're under no illusion how the west was won

Red cloud's in the clutches of a world that's left him cold
Nothing he ever touches will ever turn to gold
An outlaw in his own nation, his freedom to be controlled
And every generation will see their promises bought and sold

If you're looking for redemption you're not the only one
You're just another dead man searching for reasons when there are none
Draw your own conclusion but the damage has been done
I hope you're under no illusion how the west was won

From the badlands of Wyoming to the hills of Santa Fe
From the heart of New York City right across to San Jose
From the mountains of Kentucky to the shores of the Hudson Bay
This land is not our land, not tomorrow, not today

If you're looking for redemption you're not the only one
You're just another dead man searching for reasons when there are none
It's easy to draw conclusions now the damage has been done
I hope you're under no illusion how the west was won

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from Before The Revolution, released April 1, 2011

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