"Risk It" is a song by Nahko and Medicine for the People, released in 2013 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:02 long and contains 70 lines and 540 words.
Lyrics
0:00Every cell is transforming and returning to original concepts to construct
0:07And then I started to shapeshift
0:10And the animals within me grew tails and the talons
0:14I hitched a ride on the back of a whale
0:17To the darkest of the ocean and ate off the bottom
0:21And then I traveled dimensions
0:24In the places I rode upon elephants and zebras
0:33Elephants and zebras
0:35Well I dreamed of my future big time yeah
0:39What it would be like to always have clean water
0:42And if you left the trees standing
0:46And they filtered the air and we breathed it in deeply
0:50Well I traveled across Native America
0:52And saw the sickness taking form in all the small children
0:57Well if I could give you my people yeah
1:00Well a piece of my peace will be with you always
1:04If I could give you my people yeah
1:07Well a piece of my peace will be with you always
1:16Be with you always
1:23Be with you always
1:25I never thought I needed medicine but I was spiritually dying
1:30I needed some healing
1:32So I opened my mouth and took a dose of the music
1:35Then I stopped and prayed for guidance now teach me to use it
1:39I prayed for guidance now teach me to use it
1:43I prayed for guidance now give me the music
1:47And it definitely matters how you look at it
1:50And it definitely matters how you look at it
1:54So if you think you can risk it well
1:57What an opportunity to be free of it
2:01Say if you think you can risk it well
2:04What an opportunity to be free of it
2:22I heard I heard yeah the wild horses I were blazing trails through uncertain territory
2:29I take a toke and reflect with coyote
2:32I were dreaming up new ways to bring the outcasts home
2:36I take my place in the choir
2:39I was singing the songs of freedom and progress
2:43And we're delivering the babies yeah
2:47And we're building up the next seven generations
2:50Said we're delivering the babies yeah
2:54And we're building up the next seven generations
3:10Seven generations
3:12I never thought I needed medicine but I was spiritually dying
3:17I needed some healing
3:18So I opened my mouth and took a dose of the music
3:22Then I stopped and prayed for guidance now teach me to use it
3:26I prayed for guidance now teach me to use it
3:30I prayed for guidance now give me the music
3:33And it definitely matters how you look at it
3:37And it definitely matters how you look at it
3:40So if you think you can risk it well
3:44What an opportunity to be free of it
3:47Said if you think you can risk it well
3:51What an opportunity to be free of it
4:09Mouthing off
4:12Such aggressive behavior
4:15I'm sounding off
4:19Holding my temper
4:22It comes in waves
4:26My enemies swim close to me
4:29My heart's displaced
4:33Connected to such bravery
4:36My hunger waits
4:40I cannot swallow I cannot swallow
4:44I am all over the place
4:47My spirit bellows my spirit bellows
4:51I am on my way
4:54My body follows my body follows
4:58Written on my face
5:02Well do not follow do not follow me
Every cell is transforming and returning to original concepts to construct And then I started to shapeshift And the animals within me grew tails and the talons I hitched a ride on the back of a whale To the darkest of the ocean and ate off the bottom And then I traveled dimensions In the places I rode upon elephants and zebras Elephants and zebras Well I dreamed of my future big time yeah What it would be like to always have clean water And if you left the trees standing And they filtered the air and we breathed it in deeply Well I traveled across Native America And saw the sickness taking form in all the small children Well if I could give you my people yeah Well a piece of my peace will be with you always If I could give you my people yeah Well a piece of my peace will be with you always Be with you always Be with you always I never thought I needed medicine but I was spiritually dying I needed some healing So I opened my mouth and took a dose of the music Then I stopped and prayed for guidance now teach me to use it I prayed for guidance now teach me to use it I prayed for guidance now give me the music And it definitely matters how you look at it And it definitely matters how you look at it So if you think you can risk it well What an opportunity to be free of it Say if you think you can risk it well What an opportunity to be free of it I heard I heard yeah the wild horses I were blazing trails through uncertain territory I take a toke and reflect with coyote I were dreaming up new ways to bring the outcasts home I take my place in the choir I was singing the songs of freedom and progress And we're delivering the babies yeah And we're building up the next seven generations Said we're delivering the babies yeah And we're building up the next seven generations Seven generations I never thought I needed medicine but I was spiritually dying I needed some healing So I opened my mouth and took a dose of the music Then I stopped and prayed for guidance now teach me to use it I prayed for guidance now teach me to use it I prayed for guidance now give me the music And it definitely matters how you look at it And it definitely matters how you look at it So if you think you can risk it well What an opportunity to be free of it Said if you think you can risk it well What an opportunity to be free of it Mouthing off Such aggressive behavior I'm sounding off Holding my temper It comes in waves My enemies swim close to me My heart's displaced Connected to such bravery My hunger waits I cannot swallow I cannot swallow I am all over the place My spirit bellows my spirit bellows I am on my way My body follows my body follows Written on my face Well do not follow do not follow me
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