Hoka (2016) - Nahko and Medicine for the People - Full Album Lyrics
- Shane Laures
- Jul 3, 2022
- 23 min read
1. Hoka
You're in a very auspicious time right now
And she shows you, like, holding hands with all these different nations
Grandfather to the west, ascend my voice
Your promise this life is to be the voice of truth
Grandfather to the north, ascend my voice
Our Earth needs us now
You are carrying the torch
You are our future
Grandfather to the east, ascend my voice
In the future, duality and evil are going to be diminished
But at the moment, we are in a full-on war
Grandfather to the south, ascend my voice
And you're about to walk into an entirely next level of your life's purpose
She's talking about you gathering the nations
And that's literally what she's saying
...for the people that can give you permission to be okay with what you're doing,
because you've got to find a tribe, which I have a feeling you've done...
2. Directions
For the North
For the East
For the South
Grandfather, I'm calling on you
Need your guidance now
Grandmother, I'm calling on you
Need your guidance now
For the West (hmm)
For the North (hmm)
For the East (hmm)
For the South (hmm)
Grandfather, I'm calling on you
Need your guidance now
Grandmother, I'm calling on you
Need your guidance now
For the West (hmm)
For the North (hmm)
For the East (hmm)
For the South (hmm)
Grandfather, I'm calling on you
Need your guidance now
Grandmother, I'm calling on you
Need your guidance now
HOKA!
For the West (ooo)
For the North (ooo)
For the East (ooo)
For the South (ooo)
Grandfather, I'm calling on you
Need your guidance now
Grandmother, I'm calling on you
Need your guidance now
3. It Is Written
It is written It is written It is written Gathering the nations Prepare my relations For spiritual battle, battle I have my doubts But there's no time for that now Gotta recharge my channel For medicate, resist, meditate Keep righteous walking Steady load and locking There ain't no stoppin' This bullet, load it, pull it Bullet, load it, pull it Fully-loaded poet It was changing so fast I barely kept up with it Calling on my spirit guides I was up in Sitka South-east Alaska Forgot to ask her If I'd survive the next chapter Born in the 'Frisco, city of angels Above the prophecies, up upon the table Tangled in my spirit teacher's angles Middle finger to the Star-Spangled And I know I'm ready Big message, heavy Gotta learn to carry What comes to me directly, said It is written It is written It is written Gathering the nations Prepare my relations For spiritual battle, battle I have my doubts But there's no time for that now Gotta recharge my channel For medicate, resist, meditate Keep righteous walking Steady load and locking There ain't no stoppin' This bullet, load it, pull it Bullet, load it, pull it Fully-loaded poet So I went to see my sister Past, present, future Help me remember How to surrender Oh, Yellowstone Great mystery unknown And if you blow Poca River still flows Puerto Rico Part of my ancestry Some day I'll go Part of my destiny Minneapolis, cause it romances Anishinaabe, sharing me the wisdom I know we're ready Big message, heavy Gotta learn to carry What comes to us directly, said It is written It is written It is written Gathering the nations Prepare my relations For spiritual battle, battle I have my doubts But there's no time for that now Gotta recharge my channel For medicate, resist, meditate Keep righteous walking Steady load and locking There ain't no stoppin' This bullet, load it, pull it Bullet, load it, pull it Fully-loaded poet (hey, hey) Take your time with every little thing Every little thing, take time Take your time with every little thing Every little thing, take time Take your time! Take your time! With every little thing, take your time Yeah, with every little thing, take your time, yeah It is written It is written It is written It is written Yeah, it is written Yeah, yeah, it is written Oh, oh, it is written Oh, oh, it is written It is written Oh, oh, it is written
4. All Can Be Done
It all can be done It all can be done Whatever your method or theory of one It all can be done I can't believe it what's happening to me And I'm gonna own it, this rite of passage so attached to it I'm gonna heal it, cause I've never been abandoned Just left alone And that's the hardest thing to ignore It all can be done It all can be done Whatever your method or theory of one It all can be done Most things take their toll Most things take their toll Whatever your perception, whatever your role Most things make your soul Take it or leave it, it happened that way and Whether you need it or not A part of it is with you wherever you go And I know you feel it cause it makes up your soul Oh, oh, oh, oh That's the hardest thing to ignore It all can be done It all can be done Whatever your method or theory of one It all can be done Under the pressure, under the gun It all can be done Under the pressure, under the gun Hey, it all can be done Make the colors make me blind For all things equal all things shine Go on now, live your truth Be of the solids in need of its fruits Kind of a mess how I handled it all But better the lessons when the harder you fall Looking backward since the day I was born Well that's the hardest thing to ignore It all can be done It all can be done Whatever your method or theory of one It all can be done It all can be done It all can be done Whatever your method or theory of one It all can be done Lucky for us, there's no one right way to live And leave it to us to think we are in charge now Looking backwards since the day we were born Well, that's the hardest thing to ignore
5. San Quentin
Windy coastal California Cradle me City of Angels I know, I know it won't come easily Return to the source of light indefinitely Call a cab, 6 a.m Do it just before I'm driving Hold up, seat check, am I crazy Greet him and release him from mental slavery Walked the yellow line, penitentiary Feeling off-shore wind come wink at me Weeping like a waterfalls To the call of the ocean Grandfather, please bring me your medicine I've come a long way to tell you this story There's no turning back now Angels come when you least expect 'em I've seen some crazy dreams manifested He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth A life for a life, I give mine to you He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth A life for a life, I give mine to you Hum-numbaway, away Hum-numbaway, away Way way way way way I've washed away Hum-numbaway, away Hum-numbaway, away Way way way way way I've washed away Sunrise flower San Francisco Have you ever met an angel? I know, I know only the half of it One side of the story, now I cannot forget Here we go, another chapter, one step closer Needed some closure, cross a couple borders Got into the mind of a tortured warrior I'm not responsible for a dark east past On a journey from the head to heart Do you think you can last? Well, maybe these are growing pains for such eloquence Grandmother came and brought the evidence I've come a long way to tell you this story There's no turning back now Angels come when you least expect them I've seen some crazy dreams manifested He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth A life for a life, I give mine to you He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth A life for a life, I give mine to you A life for a life, I give mine to you I may be a stranger, but I come as a brother We are not so different from one another The man that you become and the child you are Your anger is a strength, but it only goes so far An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth A life for a life, I give mine to you He said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth A life for a life, I give mine to you A life for a life, I give mine to you
6. We Shall Overcome
Maybe I'm not here to be a superstar after all Maybe I'm here to pray for all those who have lost hope along the way I'm on the verge of everything Been lookin' to be surrendering so honestly Tiptoe to the edge of my destiny Free fall backwards, great mystery Speakin' to me, the pain of the youth The confusion of the people and their struggle for truth Yeah, regroup and renew Time to regroup, renew the ambition of a nation Zombies treadin' on decaying foundation Wasting, creating hostility among us Turning our back on our mother We're turning our back on our mother Look at what we've done I remember I remember I forgive I remember I remember I remember I forgive These people are relentless, senseless, violent and racist Providing installation in my day-to-day, endless Positivity can definitely be contagious Persuasive, cause I'm speaking my truth I got pennies in my pockets, but I'm picking fresh fruits Yeah, picking fresh fruits Got pennies in my pockets, but I'm picking fresh fruits Yeah, whoa Cause I live in a land of abundance Where the rain off my roof is sacred and precious And (now we get to work and be found[?]) riding horses And normally with the courage that we like to front Bringin' it back to the land when there was food to hunt And yeah, when there was food to hunt And yeah, oh I got one last thing on my mind I remember I remember I forgive I remember I remember I remember I forgive I'm learning the language of the planet We inhabit and stab it with The chemicals that we practice And I've had it with habits, it's tragic This trajectory course that we're on Separated from the dirt, from ourselves, from the song Every robot sings, with his hand to his heart: "I will kill for God, and I will hit my mark And I will stand, like a (fool, for three cause of[?]) the treason" Nobody's bombing me, but other countries are weeping Choppin' the mountains in half Can't you hear the earth screamin'? Whoaoh, can't you hear the Earth screamin'? Oh Blood oil for dinner, better have an appetite, yeah Cause we rape, pillage and plunder So you can heat your house tonight I remember I remember I forgive I remember I remember I remember I forgive All my empowered people, put your ones up! Recognize our tribes are independent and restless Searching for purpose beneath the rubble and wreckage The message: Forgiveness starts with me! Yeah! With me! Stop blaming other people, take on the responsibility Of generations to come May they live in a world without governments and guns Without governments and guns Hey, whoaoh Your people who killed my people My people kill your people But our people are all one people United by compassion for humanity's sake We wake and meditate on the light of a new day New chapter in the book of a thousand tongues Yeah, a thousand tongues We shall overcome I remember I remember I forgive Yeah, we shall overcome (We shall overcome) Yeah, we shall overcome (We shall overcome) I remember, I remember (We shall overcome) I remember, I remember (We shall overcome) Yeah, we shall overcome (We shall overcome) I remember, I remember (We shall overcome) Ooo yeah, I forgive (We shall overcome) I remember, I remember
7. Great Spirit
So which wolf will you feed One makes you strong, one makes you weak And those who know and those who seek Amidst the chaos, find your peace (yeah) I know which wolf I'll feed I know which wolf I'll feed Great spirit, I've had it Bring me back to the nomadic Way of weaving through the damage Mindful, stay mindful Great spirit, for my sisters Let me be a flowing river Flood the banks, the rocks that bind her Carry, I'll carry Great, Great Spirit Oh oo oh Great, Great Spirit Oh oo oh Great spirit, for my brothers Let me be a mountain under Which he climbs to discover His process, now that's progress Great Spirit, all that hinders Tie reminders to my fingers I must speak to you more often Great, Great Spirit Oh oo oh Great, Great Spirit Oh oo oh Great Spirit, for my relations Give them strength to face racism In every single situation Easy now, go on, speak loud Great Spirit, take me instead Guide me down the road of red Tunkashila, I am shamed, Great Oh Tunkashila, yeah Tunkashila, yeah Tunkashila, yeah Tunkashila, oh yeah Great Spirit, system collapsed Nothing but the Earth will last And I will be singing sweetly until the darkness And how life is Great Spirit, on my tongue Be still, be still, the time will come When everyone will sing "All Life is Sacred" Well, I'm waiting Great Spirit, my fist is up bringing the power to the people You're a reflection of us Some of you're people can't hear it The cries of the Earth Some of you're people can't feel it The way that it hurts And it hurts, Great Spirit Oh, and it moves, Great Spirit Interconnected in the wreckage of a paradigm on Its way out, its way out Speaking of spiritual lyrical testimonies A spirited lyricist weaving around false prophecies A spirit directed and selected with the message I bring While the ship slowly sinks, I've been directed to sing I'm like a wrecking ball breaking down the walls of the past I made up a list, living off bliss with the last of my cash You're gonna be justified with how you treated the land You're gonna be by my side, when I stand and demand a change Change They know not what they do They know not what they do Can we forgive them for that too?
8. We Are On Time
I'm not going anywhere, babe This is your home It's a safe place We're electric Summer storms Calm these waters When a sail is torn Now I won't fight you There's no need Such protections They make us weak Every compass Needs a north star Tame this recklessness But keep these wild hearts I am on your side I am on your side Pull your trigger Push my buttons Aim for reasons God, we're so stubborn Is this patience Showing grace When to be close And when to give space Oh babe, you ground me Lightning rods Come find shelter In these arms Sometimes I'm broken Sometimes I'm mended On the road I can cope to get up and do it all over again I am on your side I am on your side I am on your side I am not drawing a line Only want what is right What is best for your life Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! So meet me in the streets In the dark, in your bare feet Meet in a place like your heart Drop a phat beat Wind begins to blow It's a sweet validation Nature has her signs And they're clear affirmations We are on time We are on time, yeah, whoa So come, on turn the lights down Give a little, get a little Come on, let your guard down Give a little, get a little Come on, turn the lights down Give a little, get a little Come on, let your guard down Give a little, get a little We are on time We are on time We are on time I am on your side We are on time I am on your side We are on time I am on your side We are on time
9. Love Letters To God
Give, always give what you can
Even if your allies draw lines in the sand
And dig, always dig a little deeper
Sometimes it’s hard to be my brother’s keeper
Love, so you let love in
Baby I am home in the wake of your skin, and it’s crazy
How we wear our ceremony
Always be open to your path and your journey
Yes, she cradles my loneliness
A home in a forest nest
Universal test, feel the weight of my love
Put your hand on my chest
And rest, in the cradle of my arms
The battle that we face is a place where our scars come from
And to pick up the gun
My love we are destined to teach these ones to be brave
And never run away
Courage is birthed from the womb on the first light of day
Yeah, the day you were born, you came out perfect
Never meant to be torn
In silence, never been so loud in the violence
Never been so proud of a people
When we’re fighting for a change, not afraid to lose it all despite all the rage
We are animals
And we cannot be caged
Provoke us to fight
So we burn a little sage and write poetry
Wiser than the enemy will ever be
The minority
And authority
Are you here to protect or arrest me?
I can’t tolerate the hate, and I'm losing sleep
Can’t breathe, cause they’re choking out a war in me
Immorality
Love letters to God
Wonder if she reads them or if they get lost
In the stars, the stars, in the stars
So many parts to a heavy heart
If there’s no beginning, then where would you start?
Start, start, where would you start?
Human souls, so we carve 'em to a story Totem poles
Because we’re always searching for a certain goal
A pattern of physics, a role
Don’t believe all you’re told
And open
Open up your fist
A misconception, you can fight like this
In praise, with the power of prayer
If God’s on our side, we can take the stairs
To the heavens
Flipping through my chapter seven
I live with the snakes in the great deception
No court, in this country for men
Who steal from their mother on paper with pen
And we’re tripping
Down a red dirt road
And we’re asking
Is this the way we should go?
Kissing, soft top feet of my goddess
We walk the earth, baby, yeah we got this
Focus, and it’s redirected
Grateful, and I’m resurrected
Stubborn, but I know the way
You’re the skin of my drum
To your rhythm I will sway
Take my hand
I won’t lead you astray
We will not go gently into the darkest of days
Grandma’s here, and she says persevere
Take a walk in her mocks, sees a trail of tears
And our fears, are the same as they ever were
Beers, numb the pain of a holocaust
Gears, always mobbing in motion
Maybe, baby, be an island or an ocean
Your arches, how they bend and contract on my conscience
Never slipped through the grip of my thesis
And my theory is I shine in your presence
A deliverance
Love letters to God
Wonder if she reads them or if they get lost
In the stars, the stars, in the stars
So many parts to a heavy heart
If there’s no beginning, then where would you start?
Start, start, where would you start?
10. Heart Forward
I will only ever love you with my arms behind my back Because I'm gonna love you heart forward It's all I know
11. Tus Pies (Your Feet)
I'll be the Earth to ground you From the chaos all around I'll be the home you return to I can be your middle ground And I will serve as a reminder If you jump you will not fall Go on and spread those wings of reason We are water after all And if you call on me I'll come running like a coyote Cause we're pillars indeed A lighthouse when you're out to sea A beacon when direction's all I need A compass if you know what I mean Drunk on that nectar of all that you are to me You can trust me in my instincts 'Cause they are like that of a bird I am loyal, I will feed you And sing you songs you never heard Who wants to wear the hat this morning I reckon neither of us cares Cause there is more to life than leading And I would follow you I swear And if you call on me I'll come running like a coyote Cause we're pillars indeed A lighthouse when you're out to sea A beacon when direction's all I need A compass if you know what I mean Drunk on that nectar of all that you are to me I will always share my fire Proper way to pay respects Lay tobacco down in gratitude One thing I cannot neglect And there are eyes that watch us closely And there's a story they will tell There's a war 'tween fact and fiction We have no time to dispel So familiar yet so foreign Polaroids say so much Bring me ceremony parallels I'll bring vetiver and sage brush And if you call on me I'll come running like a coyote 'Cause we're pillars indeed A lighthouse when you're out to sea A beacon when direction's all I need A compass if you know what I mean Drunk on that nectar of all that you are to me And I love your feet for how they found me And how they walked upon four winds Be my deer, I'll be your meadow Come graze upon Bear skin
12. Backbone
When we walk within the canyons We feel the presence there And the wind becomes my blanket I can feel you everywhere So you hold me in sweet darkness Where I birthed my light I can hear your thunder calling, clapping It has kept me up all night I heard "be fierce, noble, hold your arrow true" I heard "be bold, graceful, you do you" And I will too I will too I'll stand by you I'll stand by you Ooo and do, I got you I'm an architect in my moment I'm drafting from the ground Cause all my archetypes have been woven Into a perfect sound So excuse me, I'm just learning Harmony in the doubt Excuse me, I'm just building My perfect kingdom now I heard "be fierce, noble, hold your arrow true" I heard "be bold, graceful, you do you" And I will too I will too I'll stand by you I'll stand by you Ooo and do, I got you I will raise my hands to the sky I will rise with the coming tides And I will learn with the wolves all night And I will always stand by your side We were changing from the inside I've known this my whole life We will navigate the chaos And learn to read the signs And I will sit alone on mountains And breathe the name of all I will stand by you in reason And come right in the cause I heard "be fierce, noble, hold your arrow true" I heard "be bold, graceful, you do you" And I will too I will too I'll stand by you I'll stand by you I'll stand by you I'll stand by you Ooo and do, I got you
13. Build A Bridge
Said prepare me for, for long battle I am a witness, hold crystal bullets I drop the hatchet, you won't forget this Said prepare me for, for a long battle I am a witness, hold crystal bullets I drop the hatchet, you won't forget this Said, mine eyes have seen nothing but trouble You must make peace with them gods and the devils I can be rude, boy, I am not subtle I tend to sneak in and burst all them bubbles We are the ones, we been waiting to rumble I torch my enemies out with a candle Music is the weapon make empires crumble We bring them bankers and wealthy to tremble What we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges Said, what we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges I said I rep the misfits, mutts of society We struggle with housing, drugs, and sobriety We're not from here, but born here respectively Immigrated cause America raped my country My bridge 'ain't built with no white-man money I'm on Indian time, you know you cannot rush me I can be vicious, malicious, and ugly A danger to darkness, to better run quickly What we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges Said, what we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges, said I've come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I said, life was pretty crazy, I was 9 months old Yeah, mama gave me up - 14 years old Said, I don't give a shit, grandmother, she was so bold Son of that rape, my mama's body got sold Not to say poppa didn't have a good soul Cause he did give me the anger, I was born so cold Raised white Christian in a white neighborhood There was no bridges for me and my indigenous blood I said I'm confused, identity crisis Indigenous mastery is so timeless Now I'm building bridges so that it will all make sense Why I'm here with the music, so passionate Got to ride hard or die trying Said, I am a rain cloud, storm white lighting I am relentless stop at nothing I'm el coyote, bridges building Building, building, building Building, building, building Building, building, building I said, I rock the one feather on me next head Must stay humble, never be like chief headdress Hang the flag upside down, I'm in distress Never take no title out of deepest respect Welcome to Aquarius, son, you’re a legend Guardian of the gate, it's gate number seven I tame that beast and I ride the dragon I reincarnate as a wild stallion What we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges Said, what we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges, said I've come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build Said, my people my earth, my country, my heart In service for ever, a mission to better My passion, my fist, my heart, open it Reclaim, recover, protect clean water Said, I've come to live in peace So come, let's live Live, live, live Said, I've come to live in peace So come, let's live Live, live, live I have come to live in peace So come, let's live Live, live, live I have come to live in peace So come, let's live
14. Make A Change
[Zella Day:]
If I make it out alive, I will make a change
[Nahko:]
I need a change, it’s evident
A transformation imminent
A chance for my soul’s intelligence to redefine lines of indifference
I ride past the spirit with the well-scratched pad
Always looking at my poetry for the reasons I had
Never stopped and let someone else take the wheel
Now I’m in the backseat like "what the fuck is real?"
Got to bury the hatchet
Bones no casket
The dead don’t dance to a liar's message
So restless
Cross it off my checklist
Poetic warfare, a bear with horse hair
He’s reckless, acts like he’s got a deathwish
True hey hoka, tricking the trickster
Laws of nature, loyal creature
Son of the most high, willing to wager my plan
And I'ma stick to it
And I'ma ultimately liberate my consciousness
I want the change
I will make a change
[Zella:]
If I make it out alive, I’ll come out on the other side
If the sacrifice I owe is the reason that I die
And I know this too shall pass, so I put it in the past
And of all the things I fear, it isn’t now and it isn’t here
I’ll make a change, I will make a change
[Nahko:]
Well it comes at a cost, and that’s obvious
My list of distractions is infinite
My delusions of grandeur are all equipped
With dark lords, back doors, and some wizard shit
Well I did not know they were gonna choose me
And I oughta take myself more seriously
Cause what comes through me no it ain’t no trick
And I know that all of us are born with different gifts, so
Lift yourself from darkness take a couple steps back
On an abstract attack I fell beneath the cracks
I didn’t come here to drone out and drag my feet
Stand in quicksand both hands and accept defeat
I got work to do, let me get back at it
The clock is tickin’, I can hear it through the static
Now I’m not being dramatic, enemies don’t sleep
In fact some aren’t human and that’s hard to believe
Cause I’m such a visual person, my third eye don’t lie
He’s a wise guy inside, even fooled himself twice
Thinking maybe I’m not ready to be leading the way
I mean, fuck, I’m only human, bound to make some mistakes
An earthquake took place within my lifetime of fear
I hear this too shall pass, the beginning is near
I want the change
I will make a change
[Zella:]
If I make it out alive, I’ll come out on the other side
If the sacrifice I owe is the reason that I die
And I know this too shall pass, so I put it in the past
And of all the things I fear, it isn’t now and it isn’t here
I’ll make a change, I will make a change
[Nahko:]
I wanna walk in righteousness
But I keep tripping over ditches of my selfishness
I wanna pass a fist to a pacifist
I keep beating round the bush instead of facing it
So I’m facing it, some gladiator shit
Yeah I’m rippin' over rhythms, yeah I’m healin' it
But it’s non-stop knocks from the mountain tops to the city block.
To the tanks: stop and block
Another brother got shot dead on the sidewalk
While the cops doing inside jobs and I'm shocked
So my hands are stretched out to the sky
Got some poems in my left and a gun in my right
And my eyes’ll cry over bulletproof pride
Cause I know I didn’t come to make it out alive
And I thrive in the midst of a battle
Front lines you can see me in the struggle
These are the songs of a walk towards revival
Even brave men can put down their rifles
I got my orders, and I'ma follow them
You can find me kickin' back inside the lion’s den
I’m making friends and amends with some evil men
Gonna bring them in, inject them with the medicine
I'ma do no harm, but I'ma take no shit
And I’m a build a bridge out of the emptiness
And then potentially, well, I'ma live to be
The hardest working bear in the fucking industry
Yeah!
I will make a change
I will make a change
I will make a change
15. Give A Little, Get A Little
I am on your side [repeated]
16. Runner
I am a runner Running from nothing All things behind me And all good things ahead I am another kind of lover Follow them dragonflies and lead me to the Sunrise in the morning Tides in the evening Lay me down, yeah, lay me down And teach me one of them harder lessons Lay me down Yeah, lay me down And kiss me softly, kiss me softly In all of them places that you know me best Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh, yeah Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh, yeah I can be loyal, return the honor And I'll put my family first But you must earn your keep This love has no strings No leash, no clipped wings Stronger than most things It is noble by nature I want no promises Just some logged hours Lay me down, oh lay me down And maybe an open mind will open mine Oh lay me down, lay me down And kiss me softly, kiss me softly In all of them places that you know me best Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh, yeah Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh, yeah Return, return, return To all them places that you learn Return, return, return All them places that you learn Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh, yeah Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh, yeah Kiss me softly, kiss me softly In all of them places that you know me best Yeah Kiss me softly, kiss me softly In all of them places that you know me best Yeah From the Waipi'o Valley Peakin' on tetons Follow the Klamath To the basin of my soul Shinin' on shasta Those holy head waters Dear old Columbia, your gorgeous sparkling eyes Creators callin', she's got my number Lay me down, lay me down And where be my outlaws? Well, rest in reason Lay me down, yeah lay me down Cause old things never die You know as well as I We will return, we will return
17. The Wolves Have Returned
[Nahko:] I'm cutting the bad fruit off of my tree to Lighten my load and grow me tall Just like my dogma, this fire pit mantra Covered in ashes, now take me home Shedding my antlers and making up answers To the mystery of nature, so reach for the sun Spruce tips and cedars now free up them rivers The salmon will run, no dam can hold Uniting the nations, it's gonna take some patience So unzip your sheepskin, the wolves have returned (Ah-ooooo) The wolves have returned (Ah-ooooo) [Trevor Hall:] I call to the spirit, brother I hear it Union of all things, like words on the sky I read the totems, my ancestors wrote 'em Now I sit patient, as I wait on the tribe This runs through all things, like thunder and lightning Song everlasting, well always I learn Pull off the old skin, now we are kindred Open and listen, the wolves have returned (Ah-ooooo) The wolves have returned (Ah-ooooo) [Xavier Rudd:] So channel the old ones, with each waking new sun Walk with your totem, conditions unsaid Walk from the mystery, a love where you feeling Rough up protection, a spear in your hand In light of our dreaming, never meant to be easy Sometimes there'll be water, sometimes you'll be dry Footprints in tandem, in this ancient sandstone Grandmothers reside, and I'll be by your side Oh, I will be by your side Grandmother, I will be your side, oh [Leah Song:] Part of creation is making a statement You can't escape it, she's coming for you If it was up to me, I'd teach that the lonely This is just part of the courage it takes Maybe it's the music, it's moving right through us All of the songs that will outlive me I'm running the song lines, I'm wrapping my prayer ties Preserving the old way, my wolf has returned (Ah-ooooo) My wolf has returned, oh (Ah-ooooo) [Nahko:] Go on and carry your flag, carry your flag, I got your back Go on and carry your flag, carry your flag, I got your back [All:] Carry your flag, carry your flag Carry your flag, carry your flag Carry your flag, carry your flag Carry your flag, carry your flag Carry your flag, carry your flag Carry your flag, carry your flag Carry your flag, carry your flag Carry your flag
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