They had a chance to breathe freely
For the very first time
To drink cool clear water
From clean mountain streams
from Eugene McDaniels – The Parasite (for Buffy) Lyrics on Rap Genius
Meaning
These ex-convicts has a chance at a new life of peace and prosperity in a truly pristine new world. Instead they tricked the Native Americans and eventually slaughtered them.
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