The Shaman and the Thief - Moddi, Mari Boine

Frost in the air

Northern lights brought me here

And where I walk, God walks with me

I only eat what the earth has offered me

And no one owns the berries or leaves

Now you’re in my house, and you call me a thief?

You don’t understand

What it means to be of this land

You have to learn how to read marks on the trees

For the laws that you know, they don’t apply here

Such mighty words!

Are you God?

I hadn’t heard

Are you the one who made the wind blow?

Well, you must be great!

A creation that can create?

But the grass isn’t yours, and you don’t make it grow

[Verse 4: Moddi + Mari Boine

You are a sham

Don’t you know who I am?

I do not fold my hands

I’ll never pray to what you call God

All that I need

Are ways to feed your greed |

is earth beneath my feet

To have it all |

to have it all

Shaman, you’re a fraud!

So leave and leave me be, I’ll drive you away

So leave and leave me be, I’ll drive you away

Leave and leave me be, I’ll drive you away

Shaman, old fool

Times change and so shall you

They will burn your house down and spit at your name

But thief beware: My song will linger here

And in time you will be sorry you came

My friend, save your breath

You’re chanting in vain

So leave and leave me be

So leave and leave me be

So leave and leave me be

I’ll drive you away