Song Description

its a true story about the massacre in 1849 on the Sand Creek River told from the innocent eyes of a kid

Lyrics

they were stealing our hearts
underneath a dark blanket
under a young dead moon
we were sleeping without fear
it was a twenty years old general
blue jacket and blue eyes
it was a twenty years old general
son of a rainstorm
our fathers were too far away
hunting for the bison
and that music in the distance
got stronger and stronger
i closed my eyes three times
but i was i was still there
i asked my granpa it's this just a dream and my granpa answered yes

sand creek
there was a silver dollar on the bank of the river sand creek
sand creek

so I dreamed so strongly
that i got a bloody nose
on one side i was in heaven
the other side was all lightning
the smallest tears and the biggest fears
and a silver dollar in my hand
when the snowy tree had blossumed
the flowers were all red

sand creeck
now the fishes are singing on the bank of the river sand creek
sand creek

when the sun lifted up his head
on the shoulders of the night
there were dogs and smoke and crying
and the teepes were all over
i shot an arrow in the sky
to make the sky to make him breathe
i shot an arrow into the wind
to make him bleed

sand creek
find the third red arrow on the bank of the river sand creek
sand creek
now the kids are sleeping on the bank of the river
sand creek