Rebirth
Snotty Nose Rez Kids Lyrics

Twelve full moons like white gold, grandfather sky is getting old
With twelve full moons passed, the sky symbolizes aging.

Tides come and go, and the rivers froze, and the weather man said it's getting cold
The winter season is arriving with cold weather and frozen rivers.

Winters coming, I'm coming home, my ancestors come from the snow
As a descendant of snow-loving ancestors, the singer is returning home with winter approaching.

I'm first-born, and Creator knows don't let me get in my zone
As a first-born, the singer's Creator is aware of their tendencies and warns not to let them get too comfortable or isolated.

S on my chest, anti-hero I guess, beads on my neck, and my earlobes are stretched, abnormal, irregular, so unconventional, are we original? Yes
The singer considers themselves an anti-hero with unique features that are often misunderstood but also original.

Phone home, I got a bone to pick, I got trust issues I can never fix, I'm true to myself and my promises, and when I'm in Rome, I do the opposite
The singer is calling out to someone for an important conversation and acknowledges their trust issues, though they remain true to themselves and sometimes go against social norms.

Got my voice back with my artifact, now I'm talking shit with my talking stick, from Pot-latch bans on our own land, where legal pot was provocative
After recovering a personal artifact, the singer feels empowered and uses it to share their thoughts on past bans on their land and the controversial status of legal marijuana.

We drumming our drums as usual, we singing our songs as suitable, we dance to it all, so movable, we do it together, it's beautiful
The singer and their community continue their traditions of drumming, singing, and dancing together, creating something beautiful and powerful.

I'm breathing heavy, I love it, my palms are sweaty, I love it, my culture's alive, I love it, the art is revived, I love it
The singer is deeply moved and grateful for their active culture and the resurgence of indigenous art forms.

Uh, Nate to the bone, lit like my sage homie I ain't alone, the spirits stay with me to get where I'm going, had my first sweat, homie, I was reborn
The singer feels connected to their spirits, and after their first sweat experience, they have a renewed sense of themselves and their path.

Pride gets bigger as my hair get long, two long braids, that's a dedication, son of a gun, no registration, just like my pops
The singer takes pride in their growing hair and the dedication represented by their two long braids, recognizing similarities with their father and carrying on traditions.

We about feast, pot latch, copper shield on fleek, top notch, stayed true from the jump, Kriss Kross, dear Turtle Island, this the renaissance
The community is preparing for a feast and important ceremony, representing the resurgence of indigenous culture and traditions on Turtle Island.

Don't take my kindness for weakness, man that shit too funny my neechie, so tell me, have you ever been at the bottom? Its muddy my neechie, I'm pissed off for greatness my neechie
The singer warns against assuming they are weak based on their kindness and experiences of adversity, alluding to the struggle of rising up from the bottom.

Been silent and deadly since my nose was snotty, besides all my fam, I don't fuck with nobody, illuminative, no illuminati, misunderstood, y'all don't understand
The singer has always been strong and independent, sticking to their family and rejecting labels that don't fit their tribe, and often misunderstood by others.

I'm a red man with a method man, resist, revive, indigenize, we heavy hitters, we don't die, we multiply, cry me a river
As an indigenous person, the singer has a unique method for survival, and encourages resistance, revival, and indigenization, projecting strength like heavy hitters who cannot be defeated.