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Hearts Strong
03:43
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When the four directions meet at the center
and turbulence gathers all together
When the broken trees have ceased their crying
And the rivers, painted black, will burn while the soil is dying
Five hundred nations rise, to tear the blindfold from your eyes
And they will show us the way
Spirit make our hearts strong (weihaiaia)
Let us be as one (weihaiaia)
Darkened hearts try to see us fall
But nothing breaks our voices' call
Spirit make our hearts strong
There are holy slaves with the blood of kings
There are cruel kings, who are slaves to their greed
Well I'm not a king or a slave, just a member of the human race
Standing for a world that's starting to bleed
Weihaiaia weihaiaia, weihaiaia weihaiaia, 2x
Spirit make our hearts strong (weihaiaia)
Let us be as one (weihaiaia)
Darkened hearts try to see us fall
But nothing breaks our voices' call
Spirit make our hearts strong
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Still Alive
04:54
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Longing for safety from all that I’ve known
I’ve a place where I know I can disappear
Where red clay and water have not ceased to flow
In this fortress of trees, my mind adheres
And something calls my spirit back
And I know that, though you’re gone, we’re still alive
There’s a song that’s been play a thousand years
It’s been sung by the beast and the creatures that fly
As I join the ensemble, I sing without fear
This canyon will echo my voice’s cry
And something calls my spirit back
And I know that, though you’re gone, we’re still alive
And by this fire, here I lie
So soothe me with your sparkling sky
While ancient voices sing tonight
Way-a-hey, way-a-hey, way-a-hey, way-a-hey
Tears for the tortured and those who were lost
Have come crashing down for the blackened clouds
And thunder explodes from the warrior’s drum
And the words on my heart are now the words on my mouth
And something calls my spirit back
From the river through the mountain pass
But something calls my spirit back
And I know that, through your love, we’re still alive
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3. |
Free
04:41
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May the sun bring you life by day
With its rays of warmth from above
May the moon restore you by night
As you sleep under its glowing love
May the rain wash away your worries
As it quenches the tears you shed
May the wind blow strength through your being
As you glide through the world ahead
Across the plains, and on mountain tops, may you be free
By the sea, through the canyon lands, and under the trees
Here we are, here we are, running forever more
In this land I call my home, my heart be free
May you gently walk through the world
Know its beauty all your days
For a heavy foot leaves a deepening print
That can wound in many ways
A fiery soul can do much more
Than burn through all it sees
And a gentle heart can heal the wounds
That you haven’t revealed
Across the plains, and on mountain tops, may you be free
By the sea, through the canyon lands, and under the trees
Here we are, here we are, running forever more
In this land I call my home, my heart will be free
May the stars illuminate the night
and guide you on your way
May the thunder be a beating a drum
So you can dance through the rain
Across the plains, and on mountain tops, let us be free
By the sea, through the canyon lands, and under the trees
Here we are, here we are, running forever more
In this land I call my home, my heart will be free
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4. |
Black Feather
03:37
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When the last tree is gone and the final fish is caught
When beasts no longer run free
You will find yourself in a wasteland of death
And that’ll be a black feather in your cap
Harvest mountainsides, taking more than you need
And you're choking the plants like a weed
If you dig too deep you're gonna turn your water black
And that’ll be a black feather in your cap
You're gonna bring a Red Cloud rolling over your head
Raising a war chief before he's even a man
And the price that is paid for the treasures that you seek
Is your sins against the earth on which you stand
Hey-ya Mni Wiconi, Mni Wiconi
Hey-ya Mni Wiconi
Hey-ya Mni Wiconi, Mni Wiconi
Hey-ya, Hey-ya
You're gonna bring a Red Cloud rolling over your head
Raising a war chief before he's even a man
And the price that is paid for the treasures that you seek
Is your sins against the earth on which you stand
And when day's end comes, as you're falling asleep
Will your life be known for good or bad
Cause nothing lives long, but the mountains and sky
So keep that black feather from your cap
Oh keep that black feather from your cap
Oh keep that black feather from your cap
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5. |
Wind, Rain & Thunder
02:45
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6. |
Wasteland
04:56
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Well the spirit seems to have left my heart
And I've been taken from home
And placed in a prison of hopeless art
Where my father's words are no longer my own
They cut off my hair and beat me a hundred times
Remembering all your words that distorted my mind
Now there's no going home
And it seems I've been confined
To this wasteland
Confined to wastelands
Confined to wastelands
I can't stay awake anymore
Now that all my thoughts have been petrified
I'm a stranger in my own home
No longer a man of the earth and sky
I’ve been pulled apart by forces I cannot know
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7. |
Don't Leave Us Now
04:31
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Don't leave me now
Show me the way
My memory is fading fast
Spirit don't, Spirit don't leave us now
Your selfish acts of Western greed has left my family in poverty
Manifesting your destiny sends a chill through my bones
In your search for holy water you dug a hole through the heart of my mother
A black snake under the river and across the plains of my home
A perfect silhouette of my mountains, outlined by a fading golden sky
Is all that I have left of the life that has passed me by
Don't leave me now
Show me the way
My memory is fading fast
Spirit don't, Spirit don't leave us now
Now the wheel continues to spin, I keep praying for the heart to win
Another time, another radical faction bent on destruction
And there’s violence out East, violence out West, refugees sleeping with boxes for beds
I hold my hands up in prayer, with naught but my words on the shores of the ocean
Too many children of God work to destroy the home that He made
Too many striving to hate the brothers and sisters that He gave, what do they have to gain
Don't leave me now (I live in an alien nation)
Show me the way (Where they’re committing spiritual treason)
My memory is fading fast (Don’t leave me now)
Spirit don't, spirit don't leave us now 2x
Poisoned the ground with your enemies' blood
Broke all the sacred things I once knew
You gave us a savior to kneel before
Now we pray that he'll save us from you, shouting
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Don't leave me now (I live in an alien nation)
Show me the way (Where they’re committing spiritual treason)
My memory is fading fast (Don’t leave me now)
Spirit don't, spirit don't leave us now
(Spoken) I stood there watching Oceti Sakowin from a continent 5,000 miles away
I took note of every word so that I could remember what was on said that day
And I stand on a Spanish shore with nothing but my voice and my hands held out in prayer
And my spirit yearns to redeem the souls that seem to have lost their way out there
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8. |
Dig Up My Heart
04:26
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I dreamed I glided across the plains
I saw the world in a clearer light
No smoke blocked out the sun's healing rays
No tears rolled down from my father's eyes
I took his hand as he spoke his final words
Never give away the land where I lay
But my promise only matched the strength of my hands
If only it matched the strength of my faith
The gravedigger gave him a shallow bed, no shoes on his feet, no blanket on his head
And my hands no longer wish to hold these weapons, so I threw away my last defense
I'm tired of fighting, I'm tired of war
Of all my brothers dying just to settle the score
If I let you win, will you leave me here on my own
so I can find the heart I lost
I buried my heart on the field of battle
Confined to wastelands, my spirit travels
Aimless and broken by weapons fire and thunder
While my heart remains in the ground
But all the ravens come to take what remains (come back to me)
All my people crying out for their fallen names
I'm tired of fighting, I'm tired of war
Of all my brothers dying just to settle the score
If I let you win, will you leave me here on my own
Let me find the heart I lost
I have nothing left to give, nothing to gain
With an empty chest, no blood in my veins
Spirit give me a shovel, and show me the way
Find the place I laid my head
Help me dig up my heart
I’m tired of fighting, but I will go on
We’re no longer dying, there’s a voice in the song
And our love shall win, I will not be standing on my own
I will dig up my heart
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9. |
Survival Is Victory
04:49
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Sometimes I wonder how we ended up
in the place that we happen to be
Fools in power, holy men in the streets
But I guess that’s just our history
And wiser men have always led their people
To the places I long to go
So if this movement is to move any further
Then Love is what I must know
To get there will take some time
But someday we’ll all be free
Just don’t leave your heart behind
‘Cause Survival Is Victory
Survive and claim your victory
Dig up your heart, and be set free
Cause you are a miracle on this earth
And your spirit cannot stay in the dirt
Well I know you always told me to roll with the changes
But don’t go with the flow
I take it in every time my beat rearranges
But there’s still so little I know
So I’ll swim against the tide, but I’ll catch the roaring waves
As they ride on through
And I can take a few hits from the lingering hurt
Cause Love is what I must do
To get there will take some time
But someday we’ll all be free
Just don’t leave your heart behind
‘Cause Survival Is Victory
Survive and claim your victory
Dig up your heart, and be set free
Cause you are a miracle on this earth
And your spirit cannot stay in the dirt
Survive and claim your victory
Dig up your heart, and be set free
Cause mountains will crumble in the end
But your Spirit can rise and rise again
I can be bruised and I can be bent
But I won’t be broken cause I’ve been sent
To break the chains of destiny
That they have manifested for me
To get there will take some time
But someday we’ll all be free
Just don’t leave your heart behind
‘Cause Survival Is Victory
Survive and claim your victory
Dig up your heart, and be set free
Cause you are a miracle on this earth
And your spirit cannot stay in the dirt
Survive and claim your victory
Dig up your heart, and be set free
Cause mountains will crumble in the end
But your Spirit can rise and rise again
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