WE

We said as we stepped upon the sandy shore;
We claim this land for ourselves and our King
We said as we took what didn't belong to us;
We will decide who comes here and under what circumstances

We said as we poisoned the water holes and the food;
You don't have any right to these things
We said as we hunted and killed;
We know you are but stone age humans who will never survive

We said as we took their children;
You cannot be responsible for these ones with white blood
We said as we moved them far away from family and land;
We know what is best and it is all YOUR fault

We said as the army moved in, as the police surrounded your place;
You can't help yourselves so we will do it for you
We said as they nodded and smiled to be polite;
We know better and anyway it is all YOUR fault.

We said as we divided the land and gave most to your enemies;
You have lost the war and so we will give you the barren section
We said as we trained guns on their children;
It is all YOUR fault for not being able to pick yourselves up.

We said as we flattened the rain forest and dragged the timber away;
We know what is best for us and your land is now ours
We said as we mired your pride and replaced it with our god;
You are but savages and anyway it is all YOUR fault.

We said as we decimated the igloos and introduced coca cola;
You don't know how to use this land properly so now we take it
We said as we took your beliefs and replaced them with an imaginary friend;
We know what is best for you and anyway it is YOUR fault.

We said as we pushed the women down the mines, made them slaves, forced them to give up their bodies;
You are weak and stupid and only worth half a man
We said as we prohibited them from equality, their children, their humanity, their control of their bodies;
You are our chattels, our goods, our fools and anyway it is all YOUR fault.

We said as we bombed the people, the babies and the elderly;
You are the harbingers of terrorism so take that
We said as your land fell apart and your oil was stolen;
Why are you not grateful and anyway IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT

Who are we?
We are the white colonialists, the white imperialists, the white power.
We are the good Christian folk down the ages
We are the white Christian men who claim to know but who always say
ANYWAY, IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT.