[Verse 1] I look ahead at mud and endless rain Each step we take is written in the pain They say this land will keep us safe and fed But my home lives where my fathers tread The road is long, the nights are cold and thin Children crying in the bitter wind They took the trees, the rivers, the stone But they can’t erase where we belong [Chorus] Oh, my feet walk forward on a broken trail But my heart stays where the spirits dwell In the red earth, under open sky Where our songs still rise, they never die You can move our bodies, break our bones But the land remembers who we are and where we’re from Yeah… the land remembers [Interlude] (Low flute / wind through trees, distant drum heartbeat) [Verse 2] The stars don’t shine the way they did back home Here the night feels чуж, feels cold and alone I hear the elders speaking soft and low So the children won’t forget what they know No council fire, no river bend Just marching lines that never end But in the dust, beneath our feet The old prayers still quietly breathe [Chorus] Oh, my feet walk forward on a broken trail But my heart stays where the spirits dwell In the red earth, under open sky Where our songs still rise, they never die You can move our bodies, break our bones But the land remembers who we are and where we’re from [Bridge] They call it progress, they call it law But the ground still knows the truth they saw You can chain the hands, you can take the name But the blood and earth remain the same [Drum / Flute Solo] (Slow, ceremonial, echoing across open space) [Final Chorus] Oh, my feet walk forward on a broken trail But my heart stays where the spirits dwell In the red earth, under open sky Where our songs still rise, they never die You can move our bodies, break our bones But the land remembers who we are and where we’re from Yeah… the land remembers
