The Worst Among Us
by Dead Pioneers
From the album: Wagon Burner
Track 6 of 11 on Wagon Burner (2026).
Lyrics for The Worst Among Us
One time, I was showing at the Smithsonian museum The audacity, red man in a white building You were concerned I'd exercise my "freedom" Push against the pricks, as they say Your fear seeps like a gas leak Waiting for a spark, an excuse for violence For murder, for boots on necks Knees in backs, tear gas, pepper spray Big government's afraid of little old me? The worst among us cast shadows long The worst among us The worst among us strip mine souls Kill for profit, imperialize The worst among us cast shadows dull The worst among us The worst among us own it all Kill for profit, colonize Everyone wants us Natives to shut the fuck up We're outside the radius of the story many Americans have heard Have told themselves, have been indoctrinated with They grabbed, and they still grab Nabbing lands, traditions, stories, symbols, mineral rights With cunning chicanery or beady-eyed brute force Erasing bloodlines, deleting history The worst among us cast shadows long The worst among us The worst among us strip mine souls Kill for profit, imperialize The worst among us cast shadows dull The worst among us The worst among us own it all Kill for profit, colonize Why did you think you're gonna kill 'em on sight? Then go back to a typical life Why did you think that taking control Is an option in a world where that option's on hold? Why did you think you're gonna kill 'em on sight? Why did you think you're gonna kill 'em on sight? Why did you think you're gonna kill 'em on sight? Why did you think you're gonna kill 'em on sight? The worst among us cast shadows long The worst among us The worst among us strip mine souls Kill for profit, imperialize The worst among us cast shadows dull The worst among us The worst among us own it all Kill for profit, colonize The worst among us grasp and clench The worst among us The worst among us strip mine souls Kill for profit, imperialize The worst among us maul and maim The worst among us The worst among us own it all Kill for profit, colonize