Chapter 7: Water is Life
Maeley shamefully realizes her father is responsible for desecrating the land of her roommate’s family.
Water is Life
Water is life, she taught me
Water is what gives us life, yes her ancestors show me
Lakota have a tradition
Of living in whole world relation
All things are one
Have we forgotten?
There aren’t enough ways to say I’m sorry
Crimes against you all made by my own family
I beg to be forgiven
By the sacred Lakota nation
All things are one
My father’s forgotten
Remember, what’s been forgotten
Honor the promises we’ve broken
A prophet heals with sound
Then Seeds of Life rebound
As the sun goes down
All things are one, all things are one
The serpent we found
Deep underground
Will sleep again in silence
Sleep again inside us
We’ll sing it’s time is over now
It’s over now,
Over now, over now, over now
Remember, what’s been forgotten
And honor the promises we’ve broken
Remember, this prophecy was spoken
Together, this world we are heartbroken
A prophet heals with sound
Then Seeds of Life rebound
As the sun goes down
All things are one
All things are one
All things are one
All things are one
All life is one
Have we forgotten
Have we forgotten
Forgotten
Credits
Lyrics and music by Emily Richards
Produced by John Jones, Emily Richards, Stephen Edwards
Vocals, piano, strings by Emily Richards
Bass, guitar, programming by John Jones
Drums by Randy Cooke
Percussion by Richard Martinez
Orchestral arrangement by John Jones, Emily Richards, performed by the Moscow Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Podgoretsky
Transcribed by Daniele Trucchio, Orchestrated by Charles Fernandez, Copyist Caryn Rasmussen
Vocals, keys engineered by Emily Richards at Refuge Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Bass, guitar, percussion, programming, orchestral composite editing engineered by John Jones at Orange Studio (Beverly Hills, CA)
Piano engineered by Stephen Edwards (Pacific Palisades, CA)
Drums engineered by Justin Gariano at Treehaus Recordings (Woodland Hills, CA)
Orchestra engineered by Gennady Popin at Mosfilm Studio (Moscow, Russia)
Mixed by John Jones and Emily Richards at Orange Studio (Beverly Hills, CA)
Mastered by Bernie Grundmann at Bernie Grundman Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Executive production by John Nogawski