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
This massive compilation from Marvin Tate's Chicago ensemble is funny, wildly eclectic, and bursting with energy. Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 3, 2022
