Gather Round the Fire

Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone
Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone

Fire Fire, hold me, take all of my pain
I can't carry it no more and it's not going away
I surrender to you, so tell me what to do
Patiently waiting for an answer to come through
I pray, I give, I gather, forgive
On my knees, seek council from all relatives
Guide me on the path that I'm meant to take
Give me the knowledge and the wisdom, to heal this ache
I know the truth has always been inside of me
Locked up in a place I could never see
It takes time to unravel, time to untangle
Sometimes you gotta see things from a different angle
So when I close my eyes, and see the little girl
Dancing in her room, dreaming of the world
She knew every moment was medicine
Moved her body until she felt that light come in

Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone
Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone

Exhausted, depleted I find my way home
With love, Relatives approach I'm not alone
We circle up in a good way
Feed our prayers to tobacco & offer to the flames
Watch the smoke lift our prayers to a higher realm
Our intentions are heard
Our intentions are felt
Our vibrations are raised as we sing our hearts out
This is the place to release shame
Release pain
Give it all to the blaze (let it all blaze)
It's here that we regain our strength
Recenter our hearts
Clear our minds
Breath deep, re-energize
It's here that we prepare to fight back
As we experience the harsh realities of this westernized trap
Of this westernized trap
Calling our Land Back

Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone
Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone

Filled with love, ready to stand
blanket around my shoulders feet steady on path
Spirit walking with me merging future with past
Deep rooted in my culture, unbreakable in my stance
Woo

Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone
Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone
Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone
Gather round the fire, raise our voices up
Tobacco to the flames, send prayers up
Ancestors make us strong, as we journey on
Fire burns inside us, it was never gone