Lyrics
I listened to the older folks
I paid attention to the wisdom of older individuals
To what they have to say
Considered the knowledge they had to share
I listened to the waterfall
Attuned myself to the sounds of a waterfall
Begging for another day
The waterfall expressing a desire for another day
I listened to an eagle cry
Heard the cry of an eagle in the sky
Dying high in the sky
An eagle dying high above
I listened to the call of the moose
Heard the call of the moose
As she lies down to die
As the moose lies down to die
Don't you know
Expressing the need to allow things to be as they are
You gotta let them be
Reiterating the importance of letting things be
Don't you know
Can't you see
Encouraging awareness and understanding
I listen to man of the law
Listened to a representative of the law
I listened to his way
Considered the approach of the legal figure
I listen to the crack of the gun
Heard the sound of a gun firing
I'm the one that had to pay
The speaker faced the consequences of the gunshot
And I listen to the Ojibwa chant
Attuned to the Ojibwa chant and Cree drumming
And to the drumming of the Cree
Listening to cultural expressions
And I listen to the cry of the people
Heard the cries of people affected by mercury
Dying of mercury
Don't you know
Reinforces the importance of allowing things to be
You gotta let them be
Don't you know
-Can't you see
-Don't you know
-You gotta let them be
-And I listen to the whip-poor-will
Listen to the night sounds of the whip-poor-will
The crickets all in tune
The crickets harmonizing in nature's symphony
I listen to the dying trees
Attuned to the sounds of dying trees
And to the whistling of the loon
Listening to the haunting call of the loon
I listen to the howling wolf
Heard the howling of a wolf in the night
Echo throughout the night
The wolf's howl echoing through the darkness
I listen to the bark of the seal
Listen to the unsettling bark of a dying seal
He's just a bloody sight
A distressing sight of a suffering seal
Don't you know
Reinforces the message of allowing things to be
You gotta let them be
Don't you know
-Can't you see
-Don't you know
-gotta let them be
Restates the importance of letting things be
Don't you know
Can't you see
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