Stonechild from STONECHILD by Friendship Commanders

the day before their independence day
his independence would be taken away
and then the colors would light up the sky
and someone’s history would be defined

in a park by water in a Northern town
a son and father, people all around
a park by water, children everywhere
a son and father is no longer there

where is your peace in the world of today?
what do you honor, what do you betray?
do you oppress or do you elevate?
what do you face and when do you look away?

in a park by water in a Northern town
a son and father, people all around
a park by water, children everywhere.
a son and father is no longer there

cut čəxʷ, “syayaʔ čəł,”
You say, “We are friends.”

tux̌ʷ didiʔł čəxʷ ʔugʷəlald.
But you still killed him.

tuʔəƛ̓, tuc’əbidup, tugʷəlald.
You who had come here, rape the land and kill.

ƛ̓ux̌ʷadᶻ ti ʔiišədčəł a(d)dxʷšəgʷł.
Our people are being slaughtered in your streets.

ʔəčədaʔ! ʔəčəda! ʔəsx̌id həwə ti dəxʷƛ̓ugʷəlald!
#*@*! #*@*! Why are they being killed?

in a park by water in a Northern town
a son and father, children all around
a park by water, people everywhere
a son and father. . .
how can we repair?

ʔəčədaʔ! ʔəčəda! ʔəsx̌id həwə ti dəxʷƛ̓ugʷəlald!
#*@*! #*@*! Why are they being killed?

ʔəsx̌id.
Why?

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