[Intro: Frame Drum, 7/8 Gallop Pulse, Count 2-2-3] [Chant, Unison Male Vocals, Vocables] Hey-ya hey-ya, hey-ya hey-ya-hey Hey-ya hey-ya, hey-ya hey-ya-hey Way-ha-ho, way-ha-ho-hey Hey-ya hey-ya, hey-ya hey-ya-hey [Verse 1: 7/8, Soft Low Vocal, Cedar Flute Enters] Mis-tuh-tim runs through the grass Mane like smoke on thunder wind Hooves are drumming on the ground Sky is open, wild and wide [Pre-Chorus: 5/4, Drums Build, Rattles] Hey-ya hey-ya hey The herd is calling Hey-ya hey-ya hey The dawn is falling [Chorus: 5/4, Count 3-2, Full Chant, Driving Drum] Run, mis-tuh-tim, free Us-kee, us-kee, hold me Mother Earth, hold me Hey-ya hey-ya hey Run, mis-tuh-tim, free Us-kee, us-kee, hold me [Verse 2: 11/8, Count 3-3-2-3, Intense, Faster Drum] Pus-kwah-wee mus-tus on the rise, thunder-backs Hunter breathes the morning in, no sound, no track Honor rides the arrow's flight, thanks, then fall Nothing wasted, nothing lost, the circle holds [Pre-Chorus: 5/4, Drums Build, Rattles] Hey-ya hey-ya hey We take with praying Hey-ya hey-ya hey We give by staying [Chorus: 5/4, Count 3-2, Full Chant, Driving Drum] Run, mis-tuh-tim, free Us-kee, us-kee, hold me Mother Earth, hold me Hey-ya hey-ya hey Run, mis-tuh-tim, free Us-kee, us-kee, hold me [Bridge: 9/8, Count 2-2-2-3, Stripped Back, Solo Flute and Single Voice, Reverent] Nee-kah-wee, my mother, earth beneath Kee-sik above, pee-sim warm and sweet You feed the horse, feed the herd, feed me Hiy-hiy, hiy-hiy, we thank you always [Chant Breakdown: Alternating 7/8 and 5/8, Hand Drum Accelerates, Layered Vocals] Hey-ya hey-ya, hey-ya hey-ya-hey Way-ha-ho, way-ha-ho Nee-wah-ko-mah-ka-nuk Nee-wah-ko-mah-ka-nuk Hey-ya hey-ya, hey-ya hey-ya-hey [Final Chorus: 5/4 Resolving into 7/8 Gallop, Full Power, Soaring Vocals, All Instruments] Run, mis-tuh-tim, free Us-kee, us-kee, hold me Mother Earth, hold me Hey-ya hey-ya hey Run, mis-tuh-tim, free Run, mis-tuh-tim, free [Outro: 7/8, Fade, Drum Slows to Heartbeat, Flute Echo] Hey-ya hey-ya, hey-ya hey-ya-hey Hiy-hiy [End]
