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lyrics
We stole Hawai’i
Overthrew the Queen
The missionaries went there “to do good”
And they did quite well
We stole Hawai’i
Took a sovereign nation
Bent it to our will
And made it dependent
We stole Hawai’i
Tossed their culture and gods
For pineapples and sugar
For business and profit
WE STOLE IT
BECAUSE WE COULD
WE STOLE IT
BECAUSE WE COULD
Liliu’okulani,
Hawai’i’s last queen
Captive in her palace
The world kept away
A sovereign nation
Who knows what might have been
but we stole it because we could
Pineapples and sugar
led to the death of an
indigenous culture
Everything has a price
Corporate takeover,
brought the government along
Converted the people
Overthrew the Queen
Our gain – their lives
History’s big,
and history’s small
Repeats when forgotten
Remember: We stole it
cos we could
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A fantastic album. I can see why they didn't continue under the name The Evens, as it's a different sound with the bass added. Coriky is the Evens + Joe Lally from Fugazi on bass. If you can imagine The Evens with a slightly more funky, aggressive sound like Fugazi... that's what you get! And there's no way that can ever go wrong. What a great debut album!! smiledozer