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Words and Music by Human Em, Am, B7, Em Broken treaties, stolen lives, mislead the children and the culture won't survive. Cannot be trusted poisoned with greed, disgrace the mother, watch her people bleed. (faster now) Seems like things never change, same rich white men playin the same old game, it ain't a color its a way of life, keepin the poor and the colored underneath the knife. Its the way of money its the way of greed, exploit the earth pollute the water sell what they don't need, the 4-leggeds livin with the land become another posession in the white man's hands. It don't matter who we're related to, we all come from the same religious group, we have similar wants, we have the same needs, we all wanna survive, we all have to eat. Its time we all help eachother out, cooperation's in, competitions out, we better start to turn things around, put your ear to the ground you hear that tremblin sound. Its the Earth mother, gonna start pushin back, all these smokes stacks givin her a heart attack, you can't take her blood without givin back, you leave holes in the ground while above her skin cracks. But she's so strong, and she'll live on, long after we're all dead and gone. Its not too late to turn it all around, change is the name of the game in this song. C B7 Em Ain't no shame in bein proud of where you come from, C B7 Em But don't ignore the history C B7 Em Millions will never know who their ancestor were C B7 But we can begin to set these tortured people free Chorus: Em C B7 Em Hey yah heh, Hey yah heh. Hey yah heh eh (x2) Its time we rewrite these babylon books, its time give history a second look and stop ignoring what our ancestors have done, so many have died by our their blankets and guns. We can't give back all the stolen lives, but we can feel the past, we can finally cry, and vow that it won't ever happen again, we can learn from the past, start making ammends. And give sovreignty back to their tribes, prove we have honor, repent for our lies, stop diggin up the burial grounds, restore their languages and rename the towns. Cause they were here first we owe it to them, we must protect them from our own government, I can't understand why they don't leave em alone, all the meat is gone, all thats left is bone. And I declare right now till the day I die that I won't watch this injustice happen through my eyes, its the same with Iraq, its the same all around this sick culture must finally fall to the ground Hey yah heh, Hey yah heh, Hey yah heh eh (x2) Broken treaties, stolen lives, mislead the children and the culture won't survive. Cannot be trusted poisoned with greed, disgrace the mother, watch her people bleed. |
