Said the condor
to the preying 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 nothin' 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?


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.


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


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.


Said the condor
to the preying 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 nothin' 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?


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.

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.