Hernando De Soto was a Spanish explorer who led the first Spanish expedition deeper into the North American mainland, being the first explorer to cross the Mississippi River. This song is about a Native American perspective on the expedition into their homeland.
Baby canteen, when I thought your heart stopped beating
The room brought out the silence in your breathing
A birth in wooded housing will help you live beyond your numbers
Let us pray to pan let in the light
And see us bathe and sleep among us
Smell the bodies of our elders
And wake up to the milky way at breakfast
I’ll take the time to pick up all the widow makers broken
No real way to remember if they'll work again
Color people say "Oh no"
'Cause they think it’s contagious
Marshmallow people say "Oh yeah"
'Cause they think it's a masterpiece
The sky has brakes
What a good way to rise
De Soto de Son will probably take all day
On his side of the world they're taking their time
Goodbye
Blue heron
Green fly
Goodbye, goodbye
I’ve got a raft you'll sail 'til the open
Lie in the lake while your body is broken
When you go out I’ll cry in the thicket
Shooting from school
There’s a green where the crickets cry
Mom can't breathe and I that know she's leaving
Birds on the quay are all food for the crocodile
So slow it down
It's not a race
Death takes time
Do you see it?
Baby canteen swollen fingers in the water
I roped an island pony for your birthday
I'll live in wooded housing till they put out all your needles
And drop you in and shelter near the highway
Color people say "Oh no"
'Cause they think it’s contagious
Marshmallow people say "Oh yeah"
'Cause they think it's a masterpiece
De Soto de Son was written by Deakin & Panda Bear & Avey Tare.
De Soto de Son was produced by Deakin & Panda Bear & Avey Tare.
Animal Collective released De Soto de Son on Sat Mar 01 2003.