Guardian

[Verse 1]
Born here from the land, Roots beneath the dirt
Waters rushing sands, Routes we breath to learn
Extraction, Contractions, To our Mother Earth
Reaction is action, Her womb provides us birth
Sworn here by command, Suits that reek of hurt
Gold rocks dirty hands, Suits that speak of worth
From metal hats, To metal trash, Pollution for their metal cash
From mental grasp they meddle gas, Illusions for a better mask
Now settle this, settle that, Institutions, settlements
Crown lands, Evident, Collusions for their betterment
Now hunt us down, run us down, gun us down with a hundred rounds
Crown demands a hundred scalps, Revolution isn’t sudden now

[Chorus]
Gizhaadan, (Hey)
Anishinaabekaa
Akiiwan, (Hey)
Ganawendamaw

[Verse 2]
Keep the oil in the soil, Frontlines where the blood boiled
Little puppets staying subject, To government with their rich spoils
Wage war, from the crown, Stayed more and they lucked out
Demanding us, duck down, Standing up and I’m buck now
We’ve been here for generations, No false nation and reservations
Natural law needs preservation, No false statements just restoration
DNA is within the roots, Where they deem to stay and bring the troops
Politicians hide away, Our voices heard we let em loose
I see the way that they all act now, Put facts down and I’m gonna act out
Make a pact now that I never back down, Gonna pass down what I have had now
See these cops when the bats come out, When the straps come out and they track those routes
See these ops when the mask comes out, They attack us now when they blast us now
They arrest us, they neglect us
They suppress us, Don’t respect us
They address us as lost agendas
They oppress us but won’t affect us
Deem themselves as our successors
They’re oppressors, we’re land defenders
Strategize through different measures
We’re rising up and there’s no surrender

[Chorus]
Gizhaadan, (Hey)
Anishinaabekaa
Akiiwan, (Hey)
Ganawendamaw