Like an Inca

[Verse 1]

Said the condor to the praying mantis

We're gonna lose this place just like we lost Atlantis

Brother we got to go sooner than you know

The gypsy told my fortune, she said that nothing showed

Who put the bomb on the sacred altar?

Why should we die if it comes our way?

Why should we care about a little button

Being pushed by someone we don't even know?

[Chorus]

Well, I wish I was an Aztec

Or a runner in Peru

I would build such beautiful buildings

To house the chosen few

Like an Inca from Peru

Like an Inca

[Verse 2]

If you want to get high, build a strong foundation

Sink those pylons deep now and reach for the sky

If you want to get lost in the jungle rhythm

Get down on the ground and pretend you're swimmin'

If you want to put ice in the lava river

First you must climb, then you must stand and shiver

Brother we got to go sooner than you know

The gypsy told my fortune

The gypsy told my fortune

The gypsy told my fortune

She said that nothing showed

[Chorus]

Well, I wish I was an Aztec

Or a runner in Peru

I would build such beautiful buildings

To house the chosen few

Like an Inca from Peru

Like an Inca

Like an Inca

Like an Inca

[Guitar Solos]

[Verse 3]

Said the condor to the praying mantis

We're gonna lose this place just like we lost Atlantis

Brother we got to go sooner than you know

The gypsy told my fortune

The gypsy told my fortune

The gypsy told my fortune

She said that nothing showed

Who put the bomb on the sacred altar?

Why should we die if it comes our way?

Why should we care about a little button

Being pushed by someone we don't even know?

[Chorus]

Well, I wish I was an Aztec

Or a runner in Peru

I would build such beautiful buildings

To house the chosen few

Like an Inca from Peru

Like an Inca

Like an Inca

[Chorus 2]

I feel sad, but I feel happy

As I'm coming back to home

There's a bridge across the river

That I have to cross alone

Like a skipping, rolling stone

Like an Inca

Like an Inca

[Outro]

If you want to get high, build a foundation

Sink those pylons deep and reach for the sky

Brother we gotta go, we gotta go

The gypsy told my fortune

The gypsy told my fortune

The gypsy told my fortune

The gypsy told my fortune

She said that nothing showed

She said that nothing showed

Like an Inca among the ruins

Like an Inca

Like an Inca