Dark as Night - Nahko and Medicine for the People - Full Album Lyrics

1. Aloha Ke Akua

2. Manifesto II

3. Risk It

4. Warrior People

5. So Thankful

6. Budding Trees

7. Nyepi

8. 7 Feathers

9. Black As Night

10. On The Verge

11. My Country

12. I Mua

1. Aloha Ke Akua

( ‘Aloha Ke Akua’ loosely means "the breath of life and the love of God") Lend your ears, lend your hands

Lend your movement, anything you can

Come to teach, come to be taught

Come in the likeness in the image of God

Cause, you can be like that

With all that humbleness, and all that respect

All of the power invested in me

Be it hard to love my enemies

All of the black bags over the heads of the dead and dying

The more I understand about the human race

The less I comprehend about our purpose and place

And maybe if there was a clearer line

The curiosity would satisfy

Time based prophecies that kept me from living

In the moment I am struggling

To trust the divinity of all the guides

And what the hell they have planned for us

I cry for the creatures who get left behind

But everything will change in a blink of an eye

And if you wish to survive

You will find the guide inside

I go back and forth every single day

The clarity it comes to me in a choppy way

As the feelings and the places

And the seasons change

The galaxies remain

Energy fields pullin' up out of this space

The angels that are a couple to the spiritual waste

The hate that gets me distant from my spiritual pace

Ten fold the manna when the planets are in place, in polar alignment

We're on assignment

Bodies on consignment

Return them to the circus

And what is the purpose?

What is the purpose and would you believe it?

Would you believe it

If you knew what you were for

And how you became so informed?

Bodies of info performing such miracles

I am a miracle made up of particles

And in this existence

I'll stay persistent

And I'll make a difference

And I will have lived it

Aloha, Aloha Ke Akua, Ke Akua

Aloha, Aloha, Kuleana, Kuleana

Aloha, Aloha Ke Akua, Ke Akua

Aloha, Aloha, Kuleana, Kuleana

Each day that I wake

I will praise, I will praise

Each day that I wake

I give thanks, I give thanks

Each day that I wake

I will praise, I will praise

Each day that I wake

I give thanks, I give thanks

And the day that I don't wake up

And transcend the holy make-up

I am capable, I am powerful

And the day that I don't wake up

And transcend the holy makeup

I am on my way to a different place

I'm not a leader, just a creature

Seeking the features of a teacher

Whether you follow or whether you lead

All mysterious ways of nature and I'm into it

Changing management

And there are various ways to conquer this monotonous metropolis

My stubbornness is bottomless

My fearlessness is talking shit

And I'm wide awake and I'm taking names

I am not a leader, just a creature

Seeking the features of a teacher

Whether you follow or whether you lead

All mysterious ways of nature and I'm into it

I'm into it

Changing management

And there are various ways to conquer this monotonous metropolis

My stubbornness is bottomless

My fearlessness is talking shit

And I am wide awake

And I'm taking names

And there are various ways to conquer this monotonous metropolis

My stubbornness is bottomless

My fearlessness is talking shit

And I'm wide awake and I'm taking names

Do you speak to me like you speak to God?

All of the love and understanding between the father and the son?

Do you believe in the perfectness of where you are?

These are my people, these are my children

This is the land that I would fight for

My solidarity is telling me to patiently

Be moving the musical medicine around the planet in a hurry

Cuz there's no time to wait

I gotta to wake up the people, time to stand up and say

We know what we are for

And how we became so informed

Bodies of info, performing such miracles

I am a miracle, made up of particles

And in this existence

I'll stay persistent

And I'll make a difference

And I will have lived it

Aloha, Aloha Ke Akua, Ke Akua

Aloha, Aloha, Kuleana, Kuleana

Aloha, Aloha Ke Akua, Ke Akua

Aloha, Aloha, Kuleana, Kuleana

Each day that I wake

I will praise, I will praise

Each day that I wake

I give thanks, I give thanks

Each day that I wake

I will praise, I will praise

Each day that I wake

I give thanks, I give thanks

And the day that I don't wake up

And transcend the holy make-up

I am capable, Hm that's right

I am powerful

And the day that I don't wake up and transcend the holy make-up

I am on my way to a different place

Aloha, Aloha Ke Akua, Ke Akua

Aloha, Aloha, Kuleana, Kuleana

Aloha, Aloha Ke Akua, Ke Akua

Aloha, Aloha, Kuleana, Kuleana

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2. Manifesto II What shall live? What shall die? What gave birth, What gave life? What is yours? What is mine? What is ours? Are these questions so senseless Well, who's gonna answer them At the time when I really need to know So let it carry you like the ocean When you first learned how to float So I went to papa's grave and I burned him some sage I said, "Thank you, but I ain't never gonna know ya" I said, "Thank you but I ain't never gonna know ya" No potential has limit With ultimate forgiveness You can try it on, try it out for size I lost touch with myself, with my woman, my health My god, and my perception too Well I will always be a part of that darkness Although I'd say it's pretty equal to my light I'm pretty far from knowing anything But I do know a couple things What I want and how I'm gonna get it What I want and how I'm gonna get it (that's fuckin' right!) Destiny you can't control That's cool, I work better alone Give me space, give me some good air to breathe I suppose that's what we all want Our own slice to go off on And believe whatever the fuck you wanna believe Well I will never know all of the answers Although I'd never wanna know anyway Cause I remember when grandma died She had no tears in her eyes She was laughing and raising hell Yeah she was laughing and raising hell (fuck yeah she was!) There's a river in the wind I've floated it before There's a sliver in your grin I know who it is for And there is magic in the skin Of the woman I adore Know each other to the core So thankful And there are four tides in a sea There are carbon copies They are built like you and me So crazy Don't be afraid to make mistakes Being human can be great No matter what is on your plate Be grateful And I am ready for the war Maybe it's coming, it's not for sure But it has come before So maybe We can end all this pursuit Find contentment in the truth Find out what's gonna work for you And try it out out out Try it out out out

Back to Top 3. Risk It Every cell is transforming And returning to original concepts to construct And then I started to shapeshift And the animals within me grew tails and the talons I hitched a ride on the back of a whale To the darkest of the ocean and ate off the bottom And then I traveled dimensions In the places I rode upon elephants and zebras Elephants and zebras Well I dreamed of my future big time, yeah What it would be like to always have clean water And if you left the trees standing And they filtered the air and we breathed it in deeply Well I traveled across Native America I saw the sickness taking form in all the small children Well if I could give you my people, yeah Well a piece of my peace will be with you always If I could give you my people, yeah Well a piece of my peace will be with you always Be with you always Be with you always I never thought I needed medicine but I was spiritually dying I needed some healing So I opened my mouth and took a dose of the music Then I stopped and prayed for guidance now teach me to use it I prayed for guidance yeah teach me to use it I prayed for guidance now give me the music And it definitely matters how you look at it And it definitely matters how you look at it So if you think you can risk it, well What an opportunity to be free of it Well if you think you can risk it, well What an opportunity to be free of it I heard, I heard yeah the wild horses I were blazing trails through uncertain territory I take a toke and reflect with coyote I were dreaming up new ways to bring the outcasts home I take my place in the choir I was singing the songs of freedom and progress And we’re delivering the babies yeah And we’re building up the next seven generations Said we’re delivering the babies yeah And we’re building up the next seven generations Seven generations Seven generations I never thought I needed medicine but I was spiritually dying I needed some healing So I opened my mouth and took a dose of the music Then I stopped and prayed for guidance now teach me to use it I prayed for guidance now teach me to use it I prayed for guidance now give me the music And it definitely matters how you look at it And it definitely matters how you look at it So if you think you can risk it, well What an opportunity to be free of it Said if you think you can risk it, well What an opportunity to be free of it Mouthing off Such aggressive behavior I'm sounding off Holding my temper It comes in waves My enemies swim close to me My heart's displaced Connected to such bravery My hunger waits I cannot swallow, I cannot swallow I am all over the place My spirit bellows, my spirit bellows I am on my way My body follows, my body follows Written on my face Well do not follow, do not follow...me

Back to Top 4. Warrior People Warrior people Warrior, warrior people I am indigenous original resistance I'm gonna need assistance If I'ma make a difference Used to be restless Now I am relentless I teach my children who to trust and how to listen

Are you listenin' Are you, are you listenin' Are you listenin' Are you, are you listenin' Are you listenin' Are you, are you listenin' I teach my children who to trust and how to listen

I am an indian I'm puerto rican I'm filipino I live in hilo Went to the heavens Came back a stallion Now I am riding into the storm The storm, the storm, the storm, the storm Thunder beings carry me home

I am a raven, I am a buckskin I am a killer whale, I am a lion I am a panther, I am coyote I'm just a human being on another fucking journey I'm on a journey, on a journey I'm on a journey, on a journey I'm on a journey, on a journey I'm just a human being on another fucking journey

Well, I will learn to be peaceful But I keep my knife at my side And I will pray for compassion But if war comes to my door, you know I will be blastin' Warrior mentality, my responsibility Bring it to my people, now holla if you're feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me, yeah Feelin' me, feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me, yeah Feelin' me, feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me, yeah Feelin' me, feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me, yeah

I am an indian, I've been betrayin' Sold my heritage so I could get of reservation Can I blame my situation, my situation? I come from a long line of people in displacement I am an indian, I'm on a mission These times definitely call for certain kinds of patience I'm changin', it's amazin' Every day is a new day for this indian in training I am a hustler, got all kinds of customers People need their medicine This music promotes consicousness Past, present, future tense All the healing elements Everything you do in life is definitely relevant

Warrior people Warrior, warrior people Warrior people Warrior, warrior people Warrior people Warrior, warrior people Makin' the best of peace with the strength of an eagle Warrior people Warrior, warrior people Warrior people Warrior, warrior people Warrior people Warrior, warrior people

Makin' the best of peace, yes ambitiousness is lethal I will learn to be peaceful But I keep my knife at my side I will pray for compassion But if war comes to my door, you know I will be blastin' Warrior mentality, my responsibility Bring it to my people, now holla if you're feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me, yeah Feelin' me, feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me, yeah Feelin' me, feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me, yeah Feelin' me, feelin' me Feelin' me, feelin' me, yeah

I have two mothers, two beautiful mothers One of them is brown and on of them is white One of them taught me to be peaceful One of them taught me how to fight Now I put the two together and I know wrong from right I have two fathers, two beautiful fathers One of them is brown and on of them is white One of them taught me how to sing, one of them taught me how to write Now I put the two together and I know wrong from right

I am a white man, I raped my children I am a black man, I killed an african I am a woman, I am a muslim I was raised christian, now I am forgiven Saved by native wisdom, I follow my traditions I teach my children they are loved and are forgiven Are you listenin' Are you, are you listenin' Are you listenin' Are you, are you listenin' Are you listenin' Are you, are you listenin' I teach my children who to trust and how to listen

Back to Top 5. So Thankful Papa didn't die in vain His son carries on his name His face, his fire, his flame The way he talked, the way he sang Mama still feels the pain She will not live in shame Of how her babies came And who the hell to blame now She says "Oo so thankful, oo so thankful!" "Oo so thankful, oo so thankful!" Grandma used to cut herself raw Not the hardest thing little mama's eyes saw Said, drunk Indians fighting cops Trafficking little girls around the block I Said, "When the rape gonna stop?" She said, "Not any time soon baby that's real talk." Oo so thankful, oo so thankful! Oo so thankful, oo so thankful! Mama never said it's okay For this old man to touch her this way Grandma, well she got paid And that's one thing I'm not proud to say I never thought I'd give thanks to rape But that's how I got here today Said, oo so thankful, oo so thankful Oo so thankful, oo so thankful Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Papa got shot in the head He got what was coming to him, now he's dead Child molester, 36 years old Left four kids and a wife in the cold Great grandfather got shot in the back Protecting Filipinos from the corporate attack And great grandmother shot herself in the mouth She was ready to go and I could hear her shout She says "Oo so thankful, oo so thankful" "Oo so thankful, oo so thankful" Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah The papa that raised me died of cancer I was holding his hand as his spirit surrendered Put a roof over my head, food in my belly He was a king and a father to many The mother that raised me is truly a queen Taught me how to love God and follow my dreams Said "Oo so grateful, oo so grateful" "Oo so grateful, oo so grateful" Coyote came and spoke to me he says "Get used to your destiny" Coyote came and spoke to me he says "Get used to your destiny" Every moment is a mystery to me Getting pretty good at listening Every moment is a mystery to me Getting pretty good at honoring Every moment is a mystery to me Getting pretty good at listening Every moment is a mystery to me Getting pretty good at honoring Getting pretty good at listening Getting pretty good at honoring Getting pretty good at listening Getting pretty good at honoring Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah Got to give, got to give, got to give I got to give my mama a little kiss, muah

Back to Top 6. Budding Trees In the moon of the budding trees I was gifted new eyes to see All of the shifting shape and ways you can be Wake the dreams into realities Wake the dreams into realities Sunset diamonds trickle down our cheeks The language of no words is how we speak Pacha Mama spinning firelight And a Little Bear singing by the fireside Out of this city with the wind on our neck That's us whistling upon your neck Moonlit diamonds sparkle into my mouth Feels like hunger and it tastes like salt Feels like hunger and it tastes like salt So, tap me out and tap me into you Heal my brain and my body too Balance my chemistry hydrate these cells Cuz the body talks and the meditation helps The body talks and meditation helps The body talks and meditation helps A little bit of cinnamon pours as we snoot All up on my shit in the morning commute Coastal quiver on a quest through the dunes Sandy toes and bottomless curves of the moon Heavy lifting for Pele's children Hand of the goddess soaking cliffs keep building Plate is full but appetite has dwindled I feel a little sick so I keep the fire kindled You the pillar steadfast light of bravery And I the dimly burning candle still shaking Riddled fear quiver my bones so easy! Well, you're the guru now so visualize healing Yeah, you're the guru now so visualize leaving Let her go for she can no longer feed you And many children need that mana creature Just barely missed you I was finally ready! But you are a long gone too much heavy history Yeah you are a long gone too much heavy history Let go of blame that shit will never serve me! Bless other men investigate your mystery So, tap me out and tap me into you Heal my brain and my body too Balance my chemistry hydrate these cells Cuz the body talks and the meditation helps The body talks and meditation helps The body talks and meditation helps Little spider weaves a wispy web And stumbling through the woods it catches to my head She crawls behind my ear and whispers secrets Dragonfly wiz by and sings now teach it Yeah, dragonfly wiz by and sings now teach it Form on the trail I watch you head up mauka I turn makai and whisper, "thank you sister" Edge of the west where water touches land You are the east with folded maps in hand Time to increase my frequency! Hands of light and bodies talking Gimme some of that wild fox medicine! But, keep me here in this wild present tense Fully supported on new lovers chest Dawning adventures sparkle get some rest! Dawning adventures sparkle get some rest! So, tap me out and tap me into you Heal my brain and my body too Balance my chemistry hydrate these cells Cuz the body talks and the meditation helps The body talks and meditation helps The body talks and meditation helps

Back to Top 7. Nyepi I see God in the darkest things In the quiet of night I hear villages sing "There's a demon in that dragon purge it out." "There's a demon in that dragon purge it out." In my second third world on a motorbike I learned a waking prayer so I could sleep at night Then I took my chances and realized many dreams Yeah I took my chances and realized many dreams Wild dogs tumbling along rice fields And I said to Hanuman take away my shield I am loud and reckless this is how I play You are loud and reckless that's no way to play Oh I fear nothing, no thing fears me Justice has different hats for different days Release my anger, love thy neighbor Put that pain to some good use anyway I will do things I've never done before, cause I'm powerful and I'm not afraid no more, said I'm powerful and I'm not afraid no more I feel God in the slightest of wind, at the rate I manifest every dream deepens and I know I never want to stay the same Yeah I know I never want to stay the same On a day of silence while the island slept, I cast my demons out at the feet of Ganesh and remove the obstacles bravely with grace Said remove the obstacles bravely with grace In a past life I cut the ropes and scalps, and in this life I mend the wounds I dealt, maybe by my hands or by my words alone Maybe by my hands or by my words alone I fear nothing, no thing fears me Justice has different hats for different days Please release my anger, love thy neighbor Put that pain to some good use anyway Teach me honor, must remember Don't be selfish with all your love anyway I tilt my head back, howl like you said In the end my body's spirit anyway In the end my body's spirit anyway I will do things I've never done before Cause I'm powerful and I'm not afraid no more Said I'm powerful and I'm not afraid no more

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8. 7 Feathers I know a carpenter

I know a laborer

He is my teacher

He is my brother

I have a neighbor

He is my savior

He doesn't waver

He's a strong believer

I know a business man

He scrapped his business plan

While screaming, "Fuck the man!"

He gave into the land

You're all archetypes

People that I might like to be just like

In a completely different way

And we all

We're coming out of our caves

Coming out of our caves

Yes we all

We're coming out of our caves

Coming out of our caves

I know a farmer

I know his vision

I know his struggle

I know his hope

I know a futurist

He is an optimist

And he knows a young waitress

And he's trying to coax her

Out of her cave

By smiling, by winking

By saying you know it's good

For us to talk

Ya know, it's good to talk!

I know a father

I loved his daughter

I told him never would

I forsake her

But, I got home too late

From one of my escapades

No woman to face, just a note

That said, "Baby, I've sailed away."

Right out of my cave

Caught a swell

Caught a wave

To another inspiring place

And we all

We're coming out of our caves

Coming out of our caves

Yes we all

We're coming out of our caves

Coming out of our caves

My friend the bureaucrat

He just accepts all that

Which I cannot accept

Such frustration that I wept

For my friend the taxman

He is my father and

He tallies numbers all day

Yes, he knows his numbers you could say

He taxes income, I asked him

How come?

You know I work hard for every penny...

Don't you think I deserve it all?

Oh the law, the law, the law son...

There are flaws in the law

But, in the end I just answer to God

Boy, I'm just doing my job!

My friend the astronomer

She is a stargazer

I swear they talk to her

Boy, I wish I knew

What they were saying

While I was layin' in her bed

With her chest to my head...

Were our intentions misread?

So I just said it

I said, Baby, I'm a nobody

I ain't got no money!

Just this ambition to tell the people

We are equal, so c'mon, baby

Come out of your cave!

Catch a swell

Catch a wave

To another inspiring place

And we all

We're coming out of our caves

Coming out of our caves

Yes we all

We're coming out of our caves

Coming out of our caves

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9. Black As Night I believe in the good things comin', comin', comin' comin' I believe in the good things comin', comin', comin' comin' Out of darkness lion heart pumpin', pumpin', pumpin' pumpin' Into white light all things runnin', runnin', runnin' runnin' Who have I been, who am I becomin'? Come in, come in, come in Deep breaths for a young man learnin', learnin', learnin', learnin' Take a walk with the cedars hummin', cityscape, pink sunset stunnin' Every fire kindle burnin', every empty space is fittin' I believe in the good things comin', comin', comin' comin' I believe in the good things comin', comin', comin' comin' I am no master, I know nothin' I am no master, I know nothin' yeah I am no master, I know nothin' but I am a servant and I know somethin' yeah I am no master, I know nothin' definitely still young Built on hunger so fuckin' stubborn a lot of self-work undone I am a witness The life of one who carries all of his secrets in his music, music, music, music oh oh More pages more words to my story, more grace, more meaning unfoldin' Take a drive rain park cascadia Feel the warmth in my cold hear radiant Two shakes and I'm feelin' weightless Heart aches but it's actually painless Take a vow in the Pale moonlight, moonlight, moonlight Take a look at myself through my third eye (third eye, third eye, third eye) Everything's already alright, always alright, always alright I'm black as night I'm black as the night Black as the night I'm black as the night Black as the night with a little bit of moonlight Black as the night with a little bit of moonlight Black as the night with a little bit of moonlight, yeah I'm black as the night with a little bit of moonlight shining from my center within Sharp obsidian, smooth to the touch, I'm a dark little cinnamon man It's part of my make up, uh-huh, uh-huh Nevermind the nightmares, always gonna wake up, wake up, wake up You got the keys You got the keys but I'll never keep my door locked You got the keys but I'll never keep my door locked, nah You got the keys but I'll never keep my door locked you can always come right in And if my arms are full you can bet your sweet ass I will drop that shit right then I might be busy uh uh, but I always got some time to surrender to your beauty, beauty, beauty, beauty Ah ah oh yeah… I believe in the good things comin', comin', comin' I believe in the good things comin', comin', comin' Out of darkness lion heart pumpin', pumpin', pumpin' Into white light all things runnin', runnin', runnin' Who have I been, who am I becomin'? Come in, come in, come in Deep breaths for a young man learnin', learnin', learnin', learnin' Take a vow in the Pale moonlight, moonlight, moonlight Take a look at myself through my third eye Everything's already alright, always alright, always alright So I am no master, I know nothin' I am no master, I know nothin' I am no master, I know nothin' But I am a servant and I know somethin' yeah I am no master, I know nothin'

Back to Top 10. On The Verge I'm feeling anxious, ancient, and ageless Keynotes, key tones, key words, and phrases Feel the hatred deepen in my youth I feel the countered energy the way that it's used Yes the matrix keeps me naked and nameless Joy in the darkest of forms Sky full of lightning, deserts full of storms Oh ho ho ho ho ho Oh ho ho ho ho ho Oh ho ho ho ho ho I want everything and nothing at all I refuse to be vulnerable Spiritually coming of age Care less if I die tomorrow today Got brother hawk marking my strides Bodies of birds and astrological signs Waves making the patterns in clouds The medicine is the music and the music is right right now Oh ho ho ho ho ho Oh ho ho ho ho ho Oh ho ho ho ho ho And this universe is our universe And my definition's always changing It's passing, what are we chasing? Hey-ea-ea-ea-eah I got a dream much bigger than me We've all got a role in our community No slave to no dollar bill And no master could break my will And no god could ever move me to kill Nobody unless it was for a meal Cause I'm hungry and I'm ready to fight I've got young blood stress and I'm ready to survive tonight Oh ho ho ho ho ho Oh ho ho ho ho ho Oh ho ho ho ho ho Try to connect all the dots in the sky Try to connect to the meaning underneath your eyes We are machines and we colonialize We are beneath and we are bound to rise tonight Oh ho ho ho ho ho Oh ho ho ho ho ho Oh ho ho ho ho ho And I feel like a feather swooping down on my prey Well I could be a monster but I feel like I'm changing every day It's passing, what are we chasing Hey-ea-ea-ea-eah I remember I remember I remember I forgive give give give give I remember I remember I forgive give give give give I remember I remember I forgive give give give give I remember I remember I forgive give give give give We are the ones We are the ones We are the ones we've been waiting for We are the ones We are the ones We are the ones we've been waiting for

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11. My Country We feel that racism and sexism and class separation That these are desecrations And we feel that the American flag does not represent Integrity, honor, justice or truth My country 'tis of thee Sweet land of poverty For thee I weep Land where my mother cried Land where my father died Sweet land of genocide Pride of my heart My country 'tis of thee Sweet land of industry We'll break your back Clean out your minerals Fill you with chemicals We kill for what is profitable Oh concrete world Our climate's suffering All nature feels the sting Poisoned progress All of these mouths to feed All of this land to seed From sea to shining sea Gold underground Our people left to die Battlefield country-side Paved-over graves Suburban privileges make desolate villages Broken treaties, Broken promises Conquer, repeat All warriors represent Remind those who forget The time is now To walk in humble pride Prepare and fortify Resist comforts of compromise Pray for guidance Pray for guidance Pray for guidance

Back to Top 12. I Mua I will go to the volcano Melt my heart in Mauna Kea's snow I will go to the volcano Melt my heart in Mauna Kea's snow Get waist deep, yeah get barreled All the gifts returned tenfold I will go to the volcano I will go to the volcano Melt my heart in Mauna Kea's snow Melt my heart in Mauna Kea's snow Hell, good thing I don't require much Makes it easier to move and stand straight up A little tough love and the gentle touch The more I struggle the more I'm stuck The less I speak the more I know The faster I move the slower I go I will go to the volcano Melt my heart in Mauna Kea's snow I'll water my horses like you taught me to I'll water my horses like you taught me to The spirit guides yeah the spirit moves The spirit guides yeah the spirit moves I'll water my horses like you taught me to I'll water my horses like you taught me to The spirit guides yeah the spirit moves The spirit guides yeah the spirit moves Your hair like sweetgrass braided through We stay busy we always do! My developing state of consciousness Endless roads to nothingness And cities filled with emptiness And crowds of faceless ignorance I'm over it I'm over it Pull up my anchor, sail my ship Countless ways to feed my kids Countless ways to route my trip I'll harvest this and replant it Harvest this and replant it Like when the mother met the father Kissed the horizon and gave birth to stars Or when the lovers turned into thunder Then came the breakthrough Then came the storm Well I'll keep traveling until my heart finds peace But even when it does I'll keep moving Cuz there's so much to see Ground beneath bare feet I love the dark-lit loneliness My greatest teacher peacefulness The wolf I bear the forest with The ever present kiss of mindfulness Compassion wets my every step Well the puddle shimmer and reflect And I hold my shield up must protect Well a suffered heart suffered neglect Initiate this son of god Initiate this daughter god Make us work and feel each part Make us work and feel each part Initiate this son of god Initiate this daughter god Make us work and feel each part Make us work and feel each part Nurturing my jurassic heart Galaxies in these birth marks! Initiate my father god, let him die let him move on Initiate my mother god, let her live forever strong! Like when the mother met the father Kissed the horizon and gave birth to stars Or when the lovers turned into thunder Then came the breakthrough Then came the storm What a beautiful life! Looking through these eyes What a beautiful life Dreaming with this mind Without the lens of mankind Without the crutch of my sight I can pierce through the night! Surrender into the most high I can reach to the heights I and I and I and I What a beautiful life! What a beautiful life!

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