Story Behind The Song
I did some research on Leonard Peltier and was passionate to find out the real story of what happened at Oglala.
Song Description
This is the story of Leonard Peltier from my eyes, and the plight of the Indian people in the Midwest in the 70's. We just got a letter back from Leonard today. They wouldn't let him have the CD at Lewisburg, but we sent copies to his family today.
| Song Length |
5:54 |
Genre |
World - General, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Troubled |
Subject |
Freedom, Prisoner |
| Similar Artists |
Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
Someone had to pay...
All we did was protect our tribe
We had every right to live our lives
As Lakota Sioux at Jumping Bull
Where mixed-blood goon squads
And their hollow facade
Opened fire with anti-AIM rule
So, Hey Mr. X
It's time you went ahead
And drove your red truck
To the door of the dead
It's time to confess your crime
Will the eagle fly?
Will the eagle fly again?
Someone had to pay...
So we'll pray more with tobacco ties
And look beyond the Oglala lies
That landed LP at Leavenworth
Where days go by slower than the nights
Everything's fine when he's out of sight
Dreams of resmur the daily curse
Cause you stripped away the freedom
Of a just and honest man
Who aided and abetted no one
But Tunkashila and his land
Someone had to pay...
There isn't really anything nice or good to say about
me locked up for 13 years (now over 30).
Except that I'm still alive.
On more than one occasion
I get a wild sensation
They shorten my duration
Elysian Reservation?
Along the Red Road
Along the Red Road