Cocoon

from The Braid Remains by Shibastik

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Produced by Shibastik at Swamp CREEture Studios

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I no longer wonder why there’s pain in the thunder’s cry…
Tears shine like pearls… They rain from our mother eye /
Her heart is heavier than gold and getting dug up…
Mines are getting deeper every day ‘cause they see money //
My provider and my comforter… As I child I used to run to her every-
time that something hurt… Then with pride I learned to hunt for her /
Now I’m rhyming trying to comfort her… She’s dying cause her lungs are burnt….
A deep red sky is rising up from under her //
She’s wondering if we’ve given up on her and lost love for her…
We’re struggling cause they stripped us of honour and robbed us from her /
Still I’ve felt her with me everywhere I’ve ever been…
The strength I draw on when I fall and need a second wind //
The moss I walk on and the water that I’m stepping in….
When they took us from the land; they took us from our medicine /
They’re killing her with chemicals and we’re all getting sick...
They steady give sedatives cause it’s better biz //
They severed our umbilical cord to soon…
We were still connected by the sweat and stayed warm in the womb /
Kept us protected… Our culture was our cocoon…
Ripped us out before our wings could bloom… All they do is consume //

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from The Braid Remains, released October 26, 2022

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Shibastik Thunder Bay, Ontario

Legendary James Bay (Mushkegowuk) Cree emcee, producer, artist and workshop facilitator. Creator of the Healing Through Hip Hop Workshop, Land Bass Healing Tour and the Rez Rock. An experienced traditional hunter and an accomplished basketball player, Shibastik grew up in the isolated northern communities of Moosonee and Moose Factory on the Moose River. Two time captain of Team Ontario at NAIG. ... more

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