John Trudell - Thicker Than Blood (for Billy Joe)/Chief's Song lyrics

Thicker than blood Through the hole in the sky Into seasons of travelling light Beyond the reason of time and why I have to smile Remembering how someone When they first met us Once told us one of us was strange And how after we always laughed Seeing what we saw Back in those out on the the street days Thinking pain had no end Souls free spirit being vaporized Draining humans for pro-fit systems Designer glories for the living dead Submitting to the lie Ultimate surrender Mistaken identities cloud futures With yesterdays broken smiles Desperate for another chance But we were wilder than that We were thicker than blood Journey we took trying to get away Watching doors to see who's coming back Pa**ing the judgment pa**ers While some hid from God While some searched for God Very few could feel the light Thicker than blood Through the hole in the sky Into seasons of travelling light Beyond the reason of time and why When we all went through to much You never surrendered No give up At times we dare not speak of what was endured Back on our feet when we understood War maker confusing Torturing the innocent You never surrendered During days of show and things to prove You were rock steady laughing man Knowing what must be done You represented what was real More than rhetoric or Illusions grandeur Like a natural head man From the old days Thicker than blood Through the hole in the sky Into seasons of travelling light Beyond the reason of time and why