While Colours of the Wind is a beautiful song because of its message behind it, Savages is a beautiful song because of the sheer raw power behind it. The song itself was used as a driving force, showing the hatred and anger between the English and the Native Americans. And the second part was awesome in its usage of angry harmony with Pocahontas’ singular voice as a beacon of peace. Whenever I watch the movie, this song never fails to give me goosebumps.

Bit of trivia: the booklet of my soundtrack CD has an older set of lyrics:

• “Their whole disgusting race is like a curse” instead of “This is what you get when races are diversed” and
• “Dirty redskin devils” instead of “Dirty shrieking devils”

• “Is there nothing I can do / Will this really be the end / Is it only death that waits / Just around the riverbend...”

[ Ratcliffe ]
What can you expect
From filthy little heathens
This is what you get when races are diversed
Their skin’s a hellish red
They’re only good when dead
They’re vermin, as I said
And worse

[ English settlers ]
They’re savages! Savages!

[ Ratcliffe ]
Barely even human

[ English settlers ]
Savages! Savages!

[ Ratcliffe ]
Drive them from our shore
They’re not like you and me
Which means they must be evil
We must sound the drums of war

[ English settlers ]
They’re savages! Savages!
Dirty shrieking devils
Now we sound the drums of war

[ Powhatan ]
This is what we feared
The paleface is a demon
The only thing they feel at all is greed

[ Kekata ]
Beneath that milky hide
There’s emptiness inside

[ Native Americans ]
I wonder if they even bleed
They’re savages! Savages!
Barely even human
Savages! Savages!

[ Powhatan ]
Killers at the core

[ Kekata ]
They’re different from us
Which means they can’t be trusted

[ Powhatan ]
We must sound the drums of war

[ Native Americans ]
They’re savages! Savages!
First we deal with this one

[ All ]
Then we sound the drums fo war

[ English settlers ]
Savages! Savages!

[ Ben ] 
Let’s go kill a few, men!

[ Native Americans ]
Savages! Savages!

[ Ratcliffe ]
Now it’s up to you, men!

[ All ]
Savages! Savages!
Barely even human!
Now we sound the drums of war!
 

            :::::later:::::
 

[ Ratcliffe ]
This will be the day
Let’s go, men!

[ Powhatan ]
This will be the morning
Bring out the prisoner!

[ English settlers & Native Americans ]
We will see them dying in the dust

[ Pocahontas ]
I don’t know what I can do
Still, I know I’ve got to try

[ English settlers ]
Now we make ’em pay

[ Pocahontas ]
Eagle, help my feet to fly

[ Native Americans ]
Now without a warning

[ Pocahontas ]
Mountain, help my heart be great

[ English settlers & Native Americans ]
Now we leave ’em blood and bone and rust

[ Pocahontas ]
Spirits of the earth and sky

[ English settlers & Native Americans ]
It’s them or us

[ Pocahontas ]
Please don’t let it be too late

[ English settlers & Native Americans ]
They’re just a bunch of
Filthy stinking

[ English settlers ]
Savages!

[ Native Americans ]
Savages!

[ English settlers ]
Demons!

[ Native Americans ]
Devils!

[ Ratcliffe ]
Kill them!

[ Native Americans ]
Savages!

[ English settlers ]
Savages!

[ Ratcliffe ]
What are we waiting for?

[ English settlers & Native Americans ]
Destroy their evil race
Until there’s not a trace left

[ Pocahontas ]
How loud are the drums of war

[ English settlers & Native Americans ]
We will sound the drums of war
(Savages! Savages!)
Now we sound the drums of war
(Savages! Savages!)

[ Ratcliffe ]
Now we see what comes
Of trying to be chums
 

[ English settlers & Native Americans ]
Drums... Of...

[ Pocahontas ]
Is the death of all I love
Carried in the druming of...

[ All ]
War!