Honor The Earth Cifra

[Verse]
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Gate of the north, Onondaga
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I was alone, I knew the names of my loves
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Four legged and wings, mycelium, branches, and fins
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under the ocean, totems of what we would call God
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the Creator who just happens to be neighbors with the law
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of nature, she’s a painter after all
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When the mountains knew our names and the rivers sang our songs
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as they crashed into the ocean where the whales would sing along
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We’re the people of the salmon
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We’re the people of the rice
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We’re the people of the kalo
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and this is our life
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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I will be there when the work is done
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What I leave for my grandchildren
 
[Chorus]
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Honor the Earth
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the Mother comes first
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Live in a good way for her
 
[Verse]
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Gate of the west, the Salish Sea
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The planet was warming by a couple degrees
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From cedar and stone our actual origins unknown
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looking for answers in triangular lights in the sky
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No bees were buzzing they were struggling to survive
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the data showed the shift in poles
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back when the coral was alive
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We’re the people of the water
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We’re the people of the maize
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We’re the people from the stars
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and the keepers of the old ways
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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I will be there when the work is done
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What I leave for my grandchildren
 
[Chorus]
Ab        Eb
Honor the Earth
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the Mother comes first
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Live in a good way for her
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