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Stolen Lands Lyrics by Julian Taylor

Beyond the Reservoir

2022

[Verse 1]
It’s raining, I’m staring outside my window
There’s a tiredness in my bones
I feel helpless and alone
Deep within our mother’s womb - lie the bodies of children in unmarked hidden tombs
Purpose and reason
That’s what they say that you’ll get when you have kids
And I did
Bruises and fresh opened wounds
Reveal stories that were told to me in ruin
I knew an old man who’d sit in his armchair
Sometimes at night I’d catch him crying, sitting there
He cried because when he was a kid
[Pre-Chorus]
He spoke his language
And then lost his voice and part of his own lineage
[Chorus 1]
This land is your land
This land is my land
This land was made for you and me
A poor choice of words by Woody Guthrie
This land was taken and now everyone sees
[Refrain]
One family had their land stolen
The other was stolen from their land and here I stand
[Verse 2]
It’s dark out, the storms raging
Static noise transmission on the radio
There’s an aching in my bones
I feel lost and far from home
Purpose and reason
That’s what they say that you’ll get when you have kids
And I did
I’m not sad
I’m devastated
Underneath all of that pain - hard beads of cold rain
I know a black woman who sits at her desk chair
Sometimes she cries sitting there because fear became her worst nightmare
[Pre-Chorus]
She cries because her only son was killed by a shotgun
Another senseless tragedy triggered by police brutality
[Chorus 2]
This land is your land
This land is my land
This land was made for you and me
A poor choice of words by Woody Guthrie
This land was taken and built on slavery
[Outro]
One family had their land stolen
The other was stolen from their land and here I stand
Credits
Julian Taylor

Julian Taylor

About “Stolen Lands” by Julian Taylor

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"Stolen Lands" is credited to Julian Taylor. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Stolen Lands" appears on "Beyond the Reservoir" in 2022.

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