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TRIBAL RESILIENCE
02:45
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Do you know my Indian name?
Let it strike a fear in their hearts
Warrior blood it flows in my veins
Do you know my Indian name?
Tribal chairman, listen to me
Don’t ever tear your people apart
I have seen resiliency
Where women sing their beautiful songs
Remember where the timber lays down
In tribal lands where two rivers meet
Blood and tears they sink in the ground
My woman sings so lovely to me
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SWEETGRASS ON MY DASH
03:17
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Sweetgrass on my dash
little tobacco in my lungs
17 miles up ahead
on a midnight casino run
oere they come
All the little houses on the Rez
got a little a light on their front porch
the engine on my truck is almost dead
just a little left to keep her warm
keep me warm
Eagle feather in her hair
all the little ribbons on her skirt
need a little reservation rain
need a little love to keep me warm
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VALLEY OF THE WOLVES
03:48
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In a valley where the wolves don’t sleep
I am a resident of all I see
I know I’m gonna be somebody
I know I’m gonna be somebody
I’ve seen a lot of violence in my life
I see the fear inside a grown man’s eyes
I know he’s gonna be somebody
I know he’s gonna be somebody
I was a lover in another life
I gave a love that only lovers like
I know I’ll never be quite ready
I know I’ll never be quite ready
The similarities are all profound
I’m several hours from the nearest town
I know I’ll never be quite ready
I know I’ll never be quite ready
I see the forest in my mother’s eyes
A bloody coat beneath the evening sky
I know she’s in my arms already
I know she’s in my arms already
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RICOCHET
03:13
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I can feel the weight as blood
comes rushing through my finger-tips
some would say it’s gone
it’s lost it’s touch
it’s never coming back
I can feel a mend
It’s on my tongue
It’s in the air I breathe
Ricochet my soul until
the rhythm brings me to my knees
How the hell does one survive
the wreckage of a broken life
subtle drips of blood remind me that
my veins still carry life
satisfy my hunger with the way
she brings her lips to mine
rid my fears, arrest my pain
until the reservoir runs dry
Mercy of a woman’s touch is healing
to my skin and bone
resurrect the world inside
the etchings of my heart and soul
satisfy my hunger with the way
she brings her lips to mine
captivating are the skies
I see inside her pretty eyes
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SAVAGES
03:45
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I’ve got 7 days clean
and I’m feeling myself
Don’t color my name
with your foolish speech
At the foot of my bed
there’s an evil owl
7 days clean and I’m on my knees
I’ve got blood on my hands
and a heart of Gold
I carry this weight like a bad disease
cover my tracks so that no one knows
I’ve got blood on my hands
and I’m on my knees
Lay it on down right in front of me
I need a good look so I don’t forget
I carry this weight like a bad disease
I carry this weight like the blood on my wrist
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HIYA HIYA BABY BOY
04:27
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Waking up in another goddamn hotel
I’m sorry my friends, I don’t really feel like myself
You see, all of my life I’ve been living with a gun in hand. I’ve got a big heart waiting for the truth,
Don’t you understand?
HIYA HIYA BABY BOY
WHY DONT YOU SING SO SWEET
I CAN HEAR THE LOVE IN YOUR VOICE x2
I’ve seen a lot things
That some are never gonna see
I used to sleep inside a cell, and now I live a life of luxury
I know my mom’s proud
It isn’t hard to see
I’m gonna grind so I can buy you a house
Where you can you live rent-free
I bet you never heard of a rezkid dream
I see my natives rising up to the top
and damn it’s so lovely.
Man, it’s been awhile since I seen
the family. I hold my relatives close to my heart,
my heart will always sing
HIYA HIYA BABY BOY
WHY DONT YOU SING SO SWEET
I CAN HEAR THE LOVE IN YOUR VOICE x2
I’ve seen a lot things
That some are never gonna see
I used to sleep inside a cell, now I live a life of luxury
I know my mom’s proud
It isn’t hard to see
I’m gonna grind so I can buy you a house
Where you can you live rent-free
HIYA HIYA BABY BOY
WHY DONT YOU SING SO SWEET
I CAN HEAR THE LOVE IN YOUR VOICE x2
HIYA HIYA BABY GIRL
WHY DONT YOU SING SO SWEET
DON’T YOU KNOW YOU’LL ALWAYS BE MY WORLD x2
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7. |
ANCESTORS
04:11
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Waiting on
my whole damn life
waiting on my time
Kindness shown
through her eyes
kindness, I’ll abide
Cedar burns
earth and sky
burn my soul tonight
As the fire glows in the ground
In the lodge outside
There’s a fire glowing around your eyes
I don’t want to move on
I would much rather stay
all the brilliant light
in my life
I don’t want it to go away
Where the hell does it go?
all the fears and the pain
do you know in your heart
that your ancestors felt what you feel today?
Wolf lays down
under big sky
Old crow sings tonight
I don’t want to move on
from this beautiful place
all the fear in my heart
is the hand that I hold as it goes away
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Christian Wallowing Bull Lander, Wyoming
Northern Arapaho Tribal Member.
Indigenous representation is absolutely important to me. Honored to share my stories through music. 🪶
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