What They Believe (feat. Rex Smallboy & Angel Baribeau)

If we stood together, we'd never fall Side by side, we rise against the odds Fights for our rights and the lives that we've lost And for the cries that never made home For every lied we believe they have told And for the times that they couldn't uphold Every time that the land was sold Every time a native died in the cold Cause it's the rise of a nation crimes that they're facing Mind manipulation, genocide and assimilation We live in a time where thinking is a considered crime History's defined by killers and lies And I don't wanna get shot, for speaking out for truth Don't want to worry about dying every time I'm in the booth They don't give a damn about the world What makes you think they give a damn about you? There's a legacy That I know one day I will find I'm searching to believe In something I can leave behind To all the promises That have been so hard to keep There's legacy that's left behind for me Despite what they believe My people you gotta stand up Put your hand up, raise your fist like this We need to rediscover the greatness we had Our strength as indigenous We need to reconnect with the old spirits We need to sing the ceremonial songs We need to heal our homes and our families To waive away these colonial wrongs We need to try to live good and do right by the world Raise our hands in a thankfulness We need to pray real hard and set good examples For the next generation of kids You are the next ancestor, the next great leader It's up to you to take a stand Stand up for your people, stand up for your rights Take a stand and fight for the land There's a legacy That I know one day I will find I'm searching to believe In something I can leave behind To all the promises That have been so hard to keep There's legacy that's left behind for me Despite what they believe Can't trust nobody with the lies they feed us Criminals in action disguised as leaders Like it's all for the people but the truth is not said We feed into the plan, another native shot dead As they sell away our lands, and poison our waters Killing mother earth, destroying it for dollars The rights of our people are turning to dust But the pride in my culture I'm learning to trust They wanted us to change through the pain and despair But I speak in my language and I got long hair The subliminal messages have us feeling depression So let us put down the bottle, we can show them the blessings Stand for our nation, come on we need more of ya We need more leaders, we need more warriors More knowledge keepers to pass on traditions But to walk the red path, you need to have vision There's a legacy That I know one day I will find I'm searching to believe In something I can leave behind To all the promises That have been so hard to keep There's legacy that's left behind for me Despite what they believe There's a legacy That I know one day I will find I'm searching to believe In something I can leave behind To all the promises That have been so hard to keep There's legacy that's left behind for me Despite what they believe