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This song was written for Standing Rock.

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Water is Life by Jesus or Genome
It's so conveniently ignored
The oil addiction we're guilty for
But now the flag is upside down
The first nations gathered round
The line's been drawn in the tar sands
The black snake's on the horizon
That's why the people bleed on the front lines
Screaming water is life
Protection is our mission
Not just a protest, it's a lesson
To Respect, to Love, and to Thrive
Because we know... Water is Life
They make the sense and dollars flow
Down leaky pipes where no one goes
But now the news has filled your screens
And now you can't go back to sleep
They moved our mother to the cancer ward
Where they suck black blood from their open sores
Slitting her wrists to get every drip
What the hell are we waiting for?
Protection is our mission
Not just a protest, it's a lesson
So in the standing rock tradition
It's not what we're against, It's what we're fighting for
The Gospel of the Forest
Sacred Patterns call us forward
To Respect, to Love, and to Thrive
Because we know... Water is Life
They might call you a hypocrite
Another sheltered American
But you don't believe in the government
Or that the hand that feeds you is innocent
So we'll ride with supplies for the fight
And we'll lend our voice to the tribe
So when the children ask how we sleep at night
We will bare our scars with pride
Protection is our mission
Not just a protest, it's a lesson
So in the standing rock tradition
It's not what we're against, It's what we're praying for
The Gospel of the Forest
Sacred Patterns call us forward
To Respect, to Love, and to Thrive
Because we know... Water is Life
Protection is our mission
Not just a protest, it's a lesson
To Respect, to Love, and to Thrive
Because we know... Water is Life
Water is Life. Water is Life. Water is Life...

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from The Book of Michael (Full Discography) free for limited time, released December 18, 2016
Song by Michael Cundick. Produced and Engineered by Joel Pack of Rigby Road Records

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