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The Fix

It didn’t work like we thought it would
And I guess we’re out of time
Were we not clear what we wanted from this
Somewhere along the line

Maybe we got what we needed?
Love
It’s just buried under it all
Oh but look at the damage, Love
More like a hurricane than a fall

Wrap their ankles pull them down
Lie by lie and town by town

It’s okay you can breathe again
There are no smoke stacks at all
We freed the river from lock down
And now the salmon run every fall

Don’t know why but I’m lighter
Almost afraid to call it calm
He still thinks he’s a fighter, yeah
Armed with spray cans and walls

Wrap their ankles pull them down
Lie by lie and town by town
Heat their bodies molten red
Turn them into arrowheads

Gizhiigokwe will you wake up?
You’ve been sleeping so long
Winter’s fallen like a blanket
And I’ve sang you all our songs

It's getting harder to find you
Now that the cedars are full grown
And the earth beneath you
Been gently making way for your bones

Oh can you wake up?
Come warm yourself by the fire
You’ve got to be hungry
Ah just open your eyes

Wrap their ankles pull them down
Lie by lie and town by town
Heat their bodies molten red
Turn them into arrowheads

It’s okay you can breathe again
It’s okay you can breathe again
It’s okay we can breathe again
It’s okay we can all dream again

Wrap their ankles pull them down

(Gizhiigokwe - Sky Woman)

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from She Fell from the Sky, released June 21, 2022
Lyrics and Music by Ansley Simpson

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Ansley Simpson Toronto, Ontario

Ansley Simpson is an award-winning Anishinaabe singer-songwriter from Toronto, and a member of Alderville FN. A weaver of haunting vocals and poetics, their songs unfold as stories, immersing the listener in vibrant imagery, journeying us through themes of vulnerably, love, and heartbreak. ... more

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