Prisoners of War - Sarah Songbird
Prisoners of War Lyrics:
1)In the Southwestern desert states there exist two tribes, but just one traditional way.
The people there have been told that they must leave their land,
Never to come back again.
Refrain: They are prisoners of war in their own nation, they shall fight relocation.
The Hopi and the Navajo live side-by-side, peaceably, sharing ritual and responsibility for their Mother Earth
2) In her belly is to be found rich uranium ore and the largest supply of coal in the world.
The U.S. would like to believe there's a tribal dispute, but the fact remains: Peabody Coal.
Re: They are prisoners of war…
For hundreds of years the Dineh have farmed the land, hand in hand with their Hopi brothers… they are brothers of blood.
3) In hopes of promised benefits several families have left… only to find death and despair.
Removed from their native lands they become easy prey, to barracuda realtors.
Re: They are prisoners of war…
The Prophecies have said that the Whites will come and go - a new human race has been born: The Rainbow Nation.
4) The elders of both tribes have said, "We shall fight all attempt… to end our traditional ways."
The young Hopi and Dineh also say "We shall fight… for Freedom and Justice on Earth."
Re: They are prisoners of war…
Oh people of the Earth, please unite for once and all ~ our pure hearts shall be connected… in the Spirit of Love.
5) Fast forward thirty years and the problem remains the same: Dakota Access Pipeline.
At Standing Rock, three hundred tribes have stood up to say NO! No to the rape of the Earth.
Re: They are prisoners of war…
The people have said, in the name of Mother Earth, we shall stand united as protectors…
Water is life… (water is life… water is life…)
We are prisoners of war in our own nation, we shall fight relocation.
And we stand united against the greed and the misogyny, the hypocracy of the plutocracy undermining our democracy, because you see:
We are One in the Infinite Sun, Forever and ever and ever…
Rap: I am the Weaver and the Dreamer,
The warp and the weft in the dream of the Dreamer, from the right to the left, the yin and the yang, reality, illusion, both sing the same song:
As above, so below, in the macro and the micro,
Transcending duality to recreate unity
Evolve, revolve, transcend, comprehend…
Beyond duality lies the gate to Infinity
Do I believe in all I perceive or am I aware of all that we share?
Do I believe in all I perceive or am I aware of all that we share…
Original song by Sarah Songbird, February 1986 and November 2016.
Rap written by SS, Sohalia Hussein and Nina Valencia, August 2019.
Camera: Justin troupe
Audio and post: Chris Orange