Great Spirit
Embrace the Strong Wolf, Find Peace Amidst Chaos
Lyrics
So which wolf will you feed
Reflects a choice between positive and negative influences or actions.
One makes you strong, one makes you weak
Acknowledges the impact of choices on personal strength and weakness.
And those who know and those who seek
Addresses those with knowledge and those seeking it, emphasizing diversity.
Amidst the chaos, find your peace (yeah)
Encourages finding inner peace amidst external chaos.
I know which wolf I'll feed
Expresses a personal commitment to a particular path or mindset.
I know which wolf I'll feed
-Great spirit, I've had it
Invocation to the Great Spirit for guidance and connection.
Bring me back to the nomadic
-Way of weaving through the damage
-Mindful, stay mindful
-Great spirit, for my sisters
-Let me be a flowing river
-Flood the banks, the rocks that bind her
-Carry, I'll carry
-Great, Great Spirit
Repetition of the invocation to the Great Spirit with a musical chant.
Oh oo oh
-Great, Great Spirit
-Oh oo oh
-Great spirit, for my brothers
Requests guidance for brothers, comparing support to a steady mountain.
Let me be a mountain under
-Which he climbs to discover
-His process, now that's progress
-Great Spirit, all that hinders
-Tie reminders to my fingers
-I must speak to you more often
-Great, Great Spirit
Repetition of the invocation with a musical chant.
Oh oo oh
-Great, Great Spirit
-Oh oo oh
-Great Spirit, for my relations
Requests strength for relations to face racism and encourages speaking out.
Give them strength to face racism
-In every single situation
-Easy now, go on, speak loud
-Great Spirit, take me instead
Expresses a willingness to take the burden and shame for the benefit of others.
Guide me down the road of red
-Tunkashila, I am shamed, Great
-Oh Tunkashila, yeah
Repetition of the name "Tunkashila," possibly a reference to a spiritual entity.
Tunkashila, yeah
-Tunkashila, yeah
-Tunkashila, oh yeah
-Great Spirit, system collapsed
Addresses the collapse of systems, emphasizing the impermanence of material things.
Nothing but the Earth will last
-And I will be singing sweetly until the darkness
-And how life is
-Great Spirit, on my tongue
Reflects on the sacredness of life and the anticipation of a positive future.
Be still, be still, the time will come
-When everyone will sing "All Life is Sacred"
-Well, I'm waiting
-Great Spirit, my fist is up bringing the power to the people
Advocates for empowerment, social change, and sensitivity to the Earth's pain.
You're a reflection of us
-Some of you're people can't hear it
-The cries of the Earth
-Some of you're people can't feel it
-The way that it hurts
-And it hurts, Great Spirit
Expresses the interconnectedness in a changing paradigm.
Oh, and it moves, Great Spirit
-Interconnected in the wreckage of a paradigm on
-Its way out, its way out
-Speaking of spiritual lyrical testimonies
Describes the artist as a messenger addressing false prophecies.
A spirited lyricist weaving around false prophecies
-A spirit directed and selected with the message I bring
-While the ship slowly sinks, I've been directed to sing
-I'm like a wrecking ball breaking down the walls of the past
Metaphorically portrays breaking down past barriers and demanding change.
I made up a list, living off bliss with the last of my cash
-You're gonna be justified with how you treated the land
-You're gonna be by my side, when I stand and demand a change
-Change
Emphasizes the inevitability and necessity of change.
They know not what they do
Raises questions about forgiveness for those causing harm due to ignorance.
They know not what they do
-Can we forgive them for that too?
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