Nahko and Medicine For the People - Vultures of culture

^GComing ^Bbstraight to ^Cya, Vultures of Culture^{G Bb} Sep^Ctember 2009 This is ^GMedicine ^BbFor the People ^CBringing it to ya with Sister Golden Hair Surprise on the ^Groad We be ^Bbpassing through Mon^Ctana these days, brah Oh, but we in ^GIdaho right^Bb now, man We been ^Cpostin' up on the side of the river With a good ^Gfireplace and a ^Bbmarshmallow bag And our ^Cnachos, and our fudge shop, deluxe graham crackers You ^Gknow, and our ^Bbbottle of water and our ^CSantitas chips Yo, we got ^GNalu on ^Bbthe ^Cwiener

It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense With all these ^Gomens, we've been ^Bbcallin' it ^Cin It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense

All my ^Gthoughts and ^Bbparticularly my prayers Have ^Cnot forgotten the indigenous For the ^GWestern man's been ^Bbworkin' so hard ^Cagainst us With his ^GWestern medicine And his ^Bbland management and his fe^Cnces, uh huh Or the ^Gway he protects and the ^Bbway he preserves Never the ^Cway he neglects the people who came first Ya ^Gknow, the same ^Bbones that he ^Cmassacred It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense Where we're ^Ggoin', where we're ^Bbat, and where we've ^Cbeen, uh huh It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense

Well, ^Gcreator, the ^Bbbehavior Of the ^Ccollective youth definitely seems to be in ^Gfavor Of the ^Bbwestern man's ^Cinvasion See him pumpin' ^Gfear like an IV ^BbSpreadin' it like a disease And ^Call the while building a clueless army Of ^GGod-fearing youth with no ^Bbknowledge of the truth And their ^Cselfishness is so ugly And ^Git a^Bbll starts to ma^Cke sense Who we gotta ^Gtalk to if we wanna ^Bbsurvive this ^Cmess It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense

^GItty-bitty economies ^Bbbased on geography ^CFueled by spectators and their money And their ^Gneed for things that ^Bbwill not ^Clast So go on^G, build a hotel, a ^Bbgift shop in the wilder^Cness, haha ^GMakin' a profit, ^Bbcapitalizin' on it And ^Call the while trampling on everything that is sacred And ^Git a^Bbll starts to ma^Cke sense Why the ^GWestern man de^Bbstroys things he doesn't under^Cstand, uh huh It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense All these ^Gpatterns and wasteful ^Bbdestructive practi^Cces

Livin' like a ^Gthird world country in^Abside this country ^CForgive the government that puts the people in poverty And it ^Gbothers me when the ^Abpeople are goin' hungry And ^Ccorporate companies have got their cupboards full of groceries It's ^Gdisgusting how you can do ^Abnothing And ^Ccomplain about the situation in which you're living And ^Git a^Bbll starts to ma^Cke sense They're vultures of ^Gculture and they're ^Abpickin' on all my ^Cfriends, uh huh It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense Oh, in^Gdigenous imp^Bbrison^Cment, uh huh

Well I ^Gdedicate my life to the ^Bbpeople who need the light Help them ^Crise above the scam on the land and their lives And I'm ^Gcuttin' like a knife, all the ^Bblies by the slice Inde^Cpendent of this democracy is really worth the bite My re^Gquest in reasonable, a tribe ^Bbundefeatable Am^Cbition to keep movin' toward solutions that are feasible It's ^Gunbelievable, all the ^Bbslow-moving people And they could ^Ccare less, just as long as they are comfortable It's unfor^Ggivable, because the ^Bbconditions now are critical And ^Cwhether or not you're ready, we are now approachin' a pinnacle It's ^Gdifficult to say ^Bbexactly what to do But the ^Cchange begins with me and I reflect it back to you And ^Gyou and ^Bbyou and ^Cyou Come on, man, make the movement mo^Gve^Bb (Y^Ceah) Make the movement mo^Gve^Bb (Y^Ceah)

It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense With all these ^Gomens and the ^Bbmoon phase we're ^Cin It ^Gall ^Bbstarts to make ^Csense

Well I ^Gdedicate my life to the ^Bbpeople who need the light Help them ^Crise above the scam on the land and their lives And I'm ^Gcuttin' like a knife, all the ^Bblies by the slice Inde^Cpendent of this democracy is really worth the bite My re^Gquest in reasonable, a tribe ^Bbundefeatable Am^Cbition to keep movin' toward solutions that are feasible It's ^Gunbelievable, all the ^Bbslow-moving people And they could ^Ccare less, just as long as they are comfortable It's unfor^Ggivable, because the ^Bbconditions now are critical And ^Cwhether or not you're ready, we are now approachin' a pinnacle It's ^Gdifficult to say ^Bbexactly what to do But the ^Cchange begins with me and I reflect it back to you And ^Gyou and ^Bbyou and ^Cyou Come on, man, make the movement mo^Gve^Bb (Y^Ceah) Make the movement mo^Gve^Bb (Y^Ceah) Make the movement mo^Gve^Bb (Y^Ceah) Make the movement mo^Gve^Bb (Y^Ceah)

It ^Gall ^Abstarts to make ^Csense It ^Gall ^Abstarts to make ^Csense It ^Gall ^Abstarts to make ^Csense It ^Gall ^Abstarts to make ^Csense

It ^Gall ^Abstarts to make ^Csense (the change begins with me and I reflect it back to you) It ^Gall ^Abstarts to make ^Csense

It ^Gall ^Abstarts to make ^Csense It ^Gall ^Abstarts to make ^Csense