My Grandfather told me one night long ago the land of my people would turn into stone, into ash Destroying the future and covering the past His old eyes were closing, his light growing dim the Earth opened up, swallowing him, gray and cold I did not understand, how could I know? I hear my ancestors calling to me a voice on the wind, and a song in my dreams, far away in between the night and the day I feel a change in the wind and the rain
the hawk speaks to me and she tells me her pain, stay away blood like a river will flow here today My mother the Sun and my Sister the moon look down on my now on this cold afternoon, as I wait all of the good things have fled from the place As the men enter the valley below my friends by my side, and my hands on my bow, be my guide Don't turn away from me great Father sky Sister moon shine on me, no man can stop me now You can't k** me