The Reachers Of Civilisation

To the civilized ways of the fairgoers

These clothes

Pity for these onlookers

Cover their pale bodies from the sun and the wind

Were ordered to remove this clothing

Paid to get in

Em as they always were

Touched by the reaches of civilization

Worth

Imple ways

Eople

Ted in athletic matches arranged by the authorities

Ength

Kills

Ino tribesmen and people from other lands

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The lyrics come from a film called Bontoc Eulogy. The film script is below, the ALL CAPS parts are the lyrics in Reachers:

One day the head of the reservation ordered them to wear trousers and shirts, to adapt TO THE CIVILIZED WAYS OF THE FAIRGOERS

Markod tried on THESE CLOTHES, and he felt genuine PITY FOR THESE ONLOOKERS, who in shame had to COVER THEIR PALE BODIES FROM THE SUN AND THE WIND

Later, the Igorots WERE ORDERED TO REMOVE THIS CLOTHING

The spectators who PAID TO GET IN wanted to see thEM AS THEY ALWAYS WERE, wild, and unTOUCHED BY THE REACHES OF CIVILIZATION

They wanted their money'S WORTH, to gaze at the sIMPLE WAYS of the little brown pEOPLE

Markod compeTED IN ATHLETIC MATCHES ARRANGED BY THE AUTHORITIES, testing his strENGTH, speed, and sKILLS against other FilipINO TRIBESMEN AND PEOPLE FROM OTHER LANDS