Nahko Bear - Wash It Away lyrics

[Refrain] We're a part of something special We're a part of something special We're a part of something special It's a crack in time, a wrinkle Fallen from the nest, young eagle I will pull my feathers out Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble [Verse 1] Uncle Mana taught us like an elder Took us under, older brother He said This is powerful country This is powerful country And we felt like we were returning To our land rebels And the shepherds of the sea Takers are taking what the leavers will leave So grieve me the black prince cicada Such a loud voice for a tiny creature, oh Teach me to let go of all of my pain I do forgive, I don't forget these things I do forgive, I don't forget these things We burn the blue gum for a safe pa**ageway Drink of the earth, smoke of the dirt And my warpaint was red ochre clay Hoka hey My warpaint was red ochre clay Hoka hey Red ochre clay Our prayers igniting, cast out into the shire And the song of our struggle Came straight from the fire It goes: [Pre-Chorus] Holy, holy grandmother, we sing Wash us clean of our pain and suffering Give us strength for our new beginnings In my best thanks I sing [Chorus] It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift ‘em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift ‘em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift ‘em up It'll wash away, it will wash away - Lift ‘em up Ooh lift ‘em up (yeah) Ooh lift ‘em up (yeah) Ooh lift ‘em up (yeah) Ooh lift ‘em up [Verse 2] In my dreams you were an aboriginal man Gave me your hat And your past in one hand You said You've come to be with the rainbow serpent Red hands, red land, red worship Red hands, red land, red worship Just then I heard bush mama crying in the chasms For a stolen generation And the children that haven't Come home, come home, stay home Come home, come home, stay home My bullets are my words And my words are my weapons Chain me to the pipeline For our rivers and mountains, we scream Today's a good day for my ego to die Today's a good day for my ego to die Spirit, live on in my heart In my body, my mind In my body, my mind Then sister crow came with the murder that day So we tattooed the bird nation onto our faces She said, "we sing to let go of all of our pain We dance the story To remember when things changed" Remember when things changed Remember when things changed [Pre-Chorus] Holy, holy grandmother, we sing Wash us clean of our pain and suffering Give us strength for our new beginnings In my best thanks I sing [Chorus] It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift ‘em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift ‘em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift ‘em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift ‘em up Ooh lift ‘em up (yeah) Ooh lift ‘em up (yeah) Ooh lift ‘em up (yeah) Ooh lift ‘em up [Verse 3] We danced the ghost dance in two separate countries To this old song So familiar to memory The road will teach you how to love and let go It can be lonely but it's the only thing That we've ever known It can be lonely but it's the only thing That we've ever known Our mommas told us Let go of jealousy And for vagabonds and vagrants, that won't come so easy We've come from nothing Nothing We have come from nothing Nothing So teach me to love you in a different way Same cuts, same guts, same crazy Same cuts, same guts, same crazy I traveled halfway across the country and back Only to find love undefined And I'm okay with that 'Cause I'm gonna be a guardian Be a man among men Be a guardian Be a man among men Or be a woman Among women Be a guardian Be my friend Be my friend [Refrain] We're a part of something special We're a part of something special We're a part of something special It's a crack in time, a wrinkle Fallen from the nest, young eagle I will pull my feathers out Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Oooh oh