Flaming Arrows
The coyote lifts her head and the deers ears perk up
Over cannon and city and plane
"Our brother is caught in the trap" they said
"Oh do you know his name"
Defender of the Levithan, from the sting of the harpoon
Friend of the fox, hunted by the red coat goon
To the children of Earth, they strike their blows
But they won't stop these wild seeds that grow
Aim high, aim true
I shoot these flaming arrows for you
With the bullet and the bible they came for the tribes
Fighting to keep the tradition alive
Helping the young ones keep away from guns and alcohol
The disenfranchised children backed up against the wall
Cry "Freedom for the lynx," Cry "Freedom for the minks"
"Oh, freedom for the wild ones driven to the brink"
For this we will fight until they cease
Until all the animals and political prisoners have been released
Aim high, aim true
I shoot these flaming arrows for you
Hawk caught wounded, that's what they said
He was driven off the rez, and then arrested by the feds
Another liberator in need of liberation
Another beautiful soul shackled by our genocidal nation
We are knocking the arrow, pulling hard upon the bow
We are setting it on fire, and then letting it go
May it burn forever, an end to desecration
May it burn for Rod Coronado and our enchanted relations
Oh we are howling out of the cages
In the arms of eternity my soul it rages
My heart is crying
My spirit it is on fire
I've unleashed my demons and armed my desires
Aim high, aim true
I shoot these flaming arrows for you. . .
-Casey Neill
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
- Albert Einstein
