Nahko Bear - Build A Bridge lyrics

[Intro] Said prepare me for, for long battle I am a witness, hold crystal bullets I drop the hatchet, you won't forget this Said prepare me for, for long battle I am a witness, hold crystal bullets I drop the hatchet, you won't forget this [Verse 1] Said, mine eyes have seen nothing but trouble You must make peace with them gods and the devils I can be rude, boy, I am not subtle I tend to sneak in and burst all them bubbles We are the ones, we been waiting to rumble I torch my enemies out with a candle Music is the weapon, make empires crumble We bring them bankers and wealthy to tremble [Chorus] What we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges Said, what we know is what we owe Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges [Verse 2] I said I rep the misfits, [not the?] society We struggle with housing, d**, and sobriety We're not from here, but born here respectively Immigrated 'cause America raped my country My bridge ain't built with no white-man money I'm on Indian time, you know you cannot rush me I can be vicious, malicious, and ugly A danger to darkness, you better run quickly [Chorus] What we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges Said, what we know is what we owe Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges, said [Bridge] I've come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build [Verse 3] I said, life was pretty crazy, I was 9 months old Yeah, mama gave me up - 14 years old Said, I don't give a sh**, grandmother, she was so bold Son of that rapist, mama's body got sold Not to say poppa didn't have a good soul 'Cause he did give me the anger, I was born so cold Raised white-Christian in a white neighborhood There was no bridges for me and my indigenous blood I said I'm confused, identity crisis Indigenous mastery is so timeless Now I'm building bridges so that it will all make sense Why I'm here with the music, so pa**ionate Got to ride hard or die trying Said, I am a rain cloud, storm, white lighting I am relentless stop at nothing I'm el coyote, bridges building Building, building, building Building, building, building Building, building, building [Verse 4] I said, I rock the one feather on me neck, said Must stay humble, never be like chief headdress Hang the flag upside down, I'm in distress Never take no title out of deepest respect Welcome to Aquarius, son, you're a legend Guardian of the gate, it's gate number seven I tame that beast and I ride the dragon I reincarnate as a wild stallion [Chorus] What we know is what we're owed Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges Said, what we know is what we owe Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges, said [Bridge] I've come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build I have come to build a bridge So come, let's build Build, build, build [Outro] Said, my people my earth, my country, my heart In service forever, a mission to better My pa**ion, my fist, my heart, open it Reclaim, recover, protect clean water Said, I've come to live in peace So come, let's live Live, live, live I have come to live in peace So come, let's live Live, live, live I have come to live in peace So come, let's live Live, live, live I have come to live in peace So come, let's live