I love Nahko and Medicine For The People. The truth in his songs, the symbolism, the melodies, the Spirit in those songs crack my heart open and bring tears to my eyes. I'm 65 and I listen to this music over and over. If there is hope for the World it's from young folk like this. 💞
ME TOO..I am 59 and I feel a great deal of hope for the youth of today when I hear this......the youth are thinking for themselves, not just wiling to go along to conform ....they are trying to think outside the box, and come up with creative solutions, and thats what we need today, the use of creative intelligence....
What a relevant and appreciated perspective. This is relevant and necessary music. Funnily enough, there are those that say all music of the last 10+ years is the same. That's what worries me.
I am 26 but I wholeheartedly agree. I have been listening to Nahko pretty much on repeat for a long time now and I am still brought to tears often. Love letters to God resonates with me on a really, really deep level. I cry almost every time. This song is just so powerful. "Teach us to let go of all of our pain"
here I am crying my eyes out to this song for the 1000000th time haha. Anyone reading, whatever you are feeling, feel it & let it move through you. You're stronger than you realize & you can overcome all your pain & suffering. I love you
29 months ago I was sitting in a rehab for the third time. I had completed it twice prior. I didn't want to be there. I hated myself I hated everybody around me I hated everybody in general. Except my children I've always loved my babies. Anyway.. so we had this group called music recreation. The clients... Us... We could each pick a song and then have the music video played and then explained how that would pertain to recovery. Well this song came on not this version of it it was the gondola sessions but at any rate it was this song. So I'm sitting there with a mind and a heart full of hatred. And I was half-heartedly listening to what he was saying but I wasn't really into it. And then at the 4 minute 30 second mark when he spoke the words, "today is a good day for my ego to die..." .... I cracked. Now I was always raised well let me back up.. my dad died when I was six I was raised by a single mother who had no idea how to raise a boy. She taught me respect for women always always and if I couldn't be tough I had to pretend that I was. Never show weakness always be the aggressor if in fact you're around individuals that pose a threat in any way shape or form. And if anybody ever does get a shot off at you in any aspect.. you come back tenfold and you return that favor. So from 6 years old 7 years old.. right up to that moment in time that's how I lived my life. I hardly ever cried. I kept everything in all the time I've never been one to talk about my feelings or how I felt about anything unless I was pissed off and somebody was a target for me. And I don't mean like killing I've never done that. That's not what I mean. Anyway.. so you can imagine the amount of hatred and just negativity that I had flowing through me all the time. I numbed a lot of that by using fentanyl and methamphetamine. I died three times. I lost my wife I lost my children my home my job I lost absolutely everything. As a direct result of my actions or my lack of actions. So there I was.. sitting in rehab again around people I didn't know didn't care to know and then I heard those words... .... In those moments I felt this Rush of heat my whole body went flush instantly and something died inside of me but at the same moment something was born. I dropped my head to the table and I let it all out. In front of 43 other men. Now based on what I just told you you can probably assume and be safe in your assumption that I never cried around another guy ever. Ever ever ever. I didn't care in that rehab in those moments I didn't give a shit if every single one of them looked at me like I was weak I did not care. That was the beginning of the journey I'm still on. That was 29 months ago. That song saved my life. I've listened to it literally hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of times since then. Anytime that I feel like I'm about to slip off that razor's edge and start Free falling again I listen to that and a bunch of his other work as well. So when I tell you that this man's music saves lives.. I'm not kidding. I know that some of you are very well aware of this. And I stopped and I think you know I could have been in an infinite number of places but I was there in those moments even though I didn't want to be I still was. And I am at a bit of a loss for words regarding how that makes me feel. I don't know if I was meant to be there or if it was blind luck I have no idea but I was there. And I'm very very thankful and very blessed to have been there in those moments otherwise who knows what I would be now? I probably be dead I'm certain of it. I knew that if I left that rehab I wasn't coming back. I knew if I left that rehab that was it. I was going to go out there I was going to buy whatever drug I can get my hands on and do as much of it as I could and probably and my life. God knows I can't tell you how many times I've come hairs with from doing it. These days I don't think like that. Listening to this song and then other songs that he has put out there.. it has allowed me to I guess you could say soften up a little bit. That's one way to look at it. I've learned forgiveness. I've been single now for a long time. And that needs to happen as well I'm relearning what love means to me. I'm not saying I was a bad person.. but I was not very desirable to be around. It was pretty bad. I got a new lease on life that day. And I'm not where I want to be but I'm certainly nowhere near where I used to be. I go around to various rehabs and I tell my story. It takes about an hour and a half to really tell it the way it should be told and the reason that I do that is because I try to inspire hope in others. You've heard that saying.. well if I can do it you can do it.. it's very cliche. But I was on the end where I didn't think I could do it I was convinced I couldn't. I knew I couldn't. ... But here I am 29 months later alive. I will always identify as an addict but now I identify as an addict in recovery. I don't glorify what I've been through and what I've experienced because I don't want to take from somebody else's story. That's their story it's unique to them yours is unique to you mine is unique to me. And I usually will tell people that before I begin because I don't want them to think that I'm trying to convey the message that I had it worse than anybody. Because I know I didn't. Some of us don't make it this far some of us don't even make it to a rehab. I am 1000% convinced that if I was not there that day in those moments.. I'm certain I wouldn't be here today. And who knows what kind of hell or shit show I would have caused for anybody around me after that. I don't want to know. Because it didn't go down that path. He never ceases to amaze me the effect that people can have on others when they take their story and they can put it into music. I know a lot of you relate to quite a few of his songs.. almost as though it's part of your story. Am I right? This man has a very unique gift to be able to do that but still tell his story his way. the ways of the native American are just.. let's just say if I can find half of the peace of mind that he has found I will have found my nirvana. Music is a very very powerful powerful thing. You can't see it you can't touch it you can hear it.. and you sure as hell can feel it. For those of you that are still reading I'm going to give you another musical suggestion. Please humor me it will only take a few minutes out of your life. And you may discover some new music. So I want to start by saying these guys are Mongolian they do not speak english. They do not sing in English either... There is a band called The Hu. One song in particular goes by the name of "Shireg Shireg"... I listened to a bunch of their songs before I googled the translation. You can feel this music you don't have to understand what they're saying to be able to feel it. Please humor me any of you that are reading this right now just type in that band and that song and see what happens. Maybe you don't like it I don't know or.. maybe just maybe you'll love it and you know you'll start listening to them on a regular basis. Again they don't speak English at all. Everything that they sing is in mongolian. Now I for one haven't got a clue how to speak that language. But man.. I felt that in my very soul when I heard it I still do. And then I translate it and I read what it means in English and it blew me away it really did. I'm not going to spoil a surprise. But if you do choose to listen to it and you get that emotional response that I had or one similar to it.. utilize Google and translate it. It's good it's real good. If you're still reading.. thank you for reading my very ADHD rant I appreciate it. And for any of you that are suffering.. don't give up. Tomorrow could be the best day of your life. If you give up you will never know. Stay safe and God bless 🙏🙏
@@angelagregory2375I'm still here. 3 years 9 months into this recovery of mine I'm still alive. I've been single for 30 months I'm not liking that very much but hey that had to happen to. But I'm still here. Going strong. I went from well everything in that original message of mine now I've got custody of two of my daughters I own my own home again I've got my own thriving business... Don't get me wrong I still have issues with severe depression PTSD and whatnot but I'm here. I wish I could meet this man give him a hug and say thank you. 🙏
Who's God again? i heard of him but i can't remember his face and my girlfriend keeps shouting out his name in bed and it's really starting to ruin it for me...
This song is a journey of sound and spoken or sung word if you will.. I can't describe the feelings i get this version/ live recording is so amazing and if you listen and watch closely you really become one with it. The lyrics tell a story and have an extremely deep meaning, connect and get in-tune. I love this song so much thanks for recording it! Nahko + Medicine for the People
We are part of something special We are part of something special We're a part of something special It's a crack in time A wrinkle Fallen from the nest Young eagle I will pull my feathers out Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble, ooh oh Stay humble Uncle Mana taught us like an elder Took us under older brother, He said, This is powerful country This is powerful country And we felt like we were returning To our land rebels And the shepherds in the sea The takers are taking, what the leavers'll leave, So grieve me the black prince cicada Such a loud voice for a tiny creature Well, teach me to let go of all of our pain I Do forgive I Don't forget these things I Do forgive I Don't forget these things Well we burn the bluegum for a safe passageway Drink of the earth Smoke a the dirt, n' my warpaint was red ochre clay H'okay My warpaint was red ochre clay H'okay Red ochre clay Well, Our prayers igniting, cast out, into the shire And the song of our struggle Came straight from the fire, It goes: Holy holy, grandmother, We sing: Wash us clean of our Pain and Suffering. Give us strength for our new beginnings In my deepest thanks I'll sing: It'll Wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up! It'll Wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up! It'll Wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up! It'll Wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up! Woah Ooh lift 'em up! Woah Ooh lift 'em up! Woah Ooh lift 'em up! Woah Ooh lift 'em up! In my dreams you were an aboriginal man. Gave me your hat, And your past in one hand You said, you've come to be, with rainbow serpent. Red hands, Red land Red worship Red hands, Red land Red worship Just then, I heard bush mama crying in the chasms For the stolen generation and the children that haven't- Come home Come home Stay home Come home Come home Stay home My bullets are my words and my words are my weapons Chain me to the pipeline for our rivers and mountains We scream!.. Today's a good day for my ego to die! Today's a good day for my ego to die! Spirit live on in my heart, In my body, my mind. In my body, my mind. Then sister crow came with the murder that day So we tattoed the bird nation onto our faces. She said we sing to let go of all of our pain We dance the story to remember when things Cha-anged Remember when things Cha--anged Remember, when things Changed. Holy holy, Grandmother, we sing: Wash us clean of our Pain and Suffering Give us strength For our new beginnings In my deepest thanks, I'll sing It'll Wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up Woah Ooh lift 'em up Woah Ooh lift 'em up Woah Ooh lift 'em up Woah Ooh lift 'em up We danced the ghost dance in two separate countries To this old song So familiar to memory The road will teach you how to love and let go It can be Lonely but It's the Only thing, that we've ever known It can be Lonely but It's the Only thing, that we've ever known Our mommas told us Let go of jealousy And for vagabonds and vagrants, that won't come so easy We've come from nothing. Nothing We've come from nothing Nothing! So, teach me to love you, in a different way. Same cuts, same guts. Same crazy Same cuts, same guts. Same crazy I traveled halfway across the country and back Only to find love, undefined. And I'm 'OK' with that. Cuz I'm gonna be a guardian Be a man among men Be a guardian Be a man among men Or be a woman among women Be a guardian. Be my friend. Ooh, Be my friend, Ooohh We're apart of something special We're apart of something special We're apart of something special! It's a crack in time. A wrinkle Fallen from the nest. Young eagle I will pull my feathers out, Stay Humble.. Stay Humble.. Stay Humble.. Stay Humble.. STAY Humble Woah oh oh Oh oh oh
3:50 is a good song verse he sings. Red hands, red land, red worship Red hands, red land, red worship Just then I heard bush mama crying in the chasms For a stolen generation And the children that haven't Come home, come home, stay home Come home, come home, stay home My bullets are my words And my words are my weapons Chain me to the pipeline For our rivers and mountains, we scream Today's a good day for my ego to die Today's a good day for my ego to die Spirit, live on in my heart In my body, my mind In my body, my mind
This song still brings back so much... the delivery of this live acoustic version with forever reside within my soul. It's just so beautiful. My comment 6 years ago still reflects how i feel. This song stills is a power journey if lyric and sound and honestly the lyrics just grow and change with time. It is endless.. Thank you again nahko for blessing this world with your sound and for jam in the van for recording this. Please never take this video down.
the way he removes his glasses! so funny!! he is humble, funny and very inspiring!! I love him, Mahalo Jam In The Van for making this possible to see for me all the way in the Netherlands #JamInTheVanFan Also I really like the performance from Justin! So thank all of you!
"Wash It Away" We're a part of something special We're a part of something special We're a part of something special It's a crack in time, a wrinkle Fallen from the nest, young eagle I will pull my feathers out Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Uncle Mana taught us like an elder Took us under, older brother He said This is powerful country This is powerful country And we felt like we were returning To our land rebels And the shepherds of the sea Takers are taking what the leavers will leave So grieve me the black prince cicada Such a loud voice for a tiny creature, oh Teach me to let go of all of my pain I do forgive, I don't forget these things I do forgive, I don't forget these things We burn the blue gum for a safe passageway Drink of the earth, smoke of the dirt And my warpaint was red ochre clay Hoka hey My warpaint was red ochre clay Hoka hey Red ochre clay Our prayers igniting, cast out into the shire And the song of our struggle Came straight from the fire It goes: Holy, holy grandmother, we sing Wash us clean of our pain and suffering Give us strength for our new beginnings In my best thanks I sing It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up Ooh lift 'em up (yeah) Ooh lift 'em up (yeah) Ooh lift 'em up (yeah) Ooh lift 'em up In my dreams you were an aboriginal man Gave me your hat And your past in one hand You said You've come to be with the rainbow serpent Red hands, red land, red worship Red hands, red land, red worship Just then I heard bush mama crying in the chasms For a stolen generation And the children that haven't Come home, come home, stay home Come home, come home, stay home My bullets are my words And my words are my weapons Chain me to the pipeline For our rivers and mountains, we scream Today's a good day for my ego to die Today's a good day for my ego to die Spirit, live on in my heart In my body, my mind In my body, my mind Then sister crow came with the murder that day So we tattooed the bird nation onto our faces She said, "we sing to let go of all of our pain We dance the story To remember when things changed" Remember when things changed Remember when things changed Holy, holy grandmother, we sing Wash us clean of our pain and suffering Give us strength for our new beginnings In my best thanks I sing It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up It'll wash away, it will wash away Lift 'em up Ooh lift 'em up (yeah) Ooh lift 'em up (yeah) Ooh lift 'em up (yeah) Ooh lift 'em up We danced the ghost dance in two separate countries To this old song So familiar to memory The road will teach you how to love and let go It can be lonely but it's the only thing That we've ever known It can be lonely but it's the only thing That we've ever known Our mommas told us Let go of jealousy And for vagabonds and vagrants, that won't come so easy We've come from nothing Nothing We have come from nothing Nothing So teach me to love you in a different way Same cuts, same guts, same crazy Same cuts, same guts, same crazy I traveled halfway across the country and back Only to find love undefined And I'm okay with that 'Cause I'm gonna be a guardian Be a man among men Be a guardian Be a man among men Or be a woman Among women Be a guardian Be my friend Be my friend We're a part of something special We're a part of something special We're a part of something special It's a crack in time, a wrinkle Fallen from the nest, young eagle I will pull my feathers out Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble Stay humble
Hoka Hey brother I can see you are a storyteller rare and precious! Travel well brother sent with love and respect Hoka Hey it's a good day to live and leave death behind. Man is at war with himself come sit by the drum and hear the song that will live forever! Peace to you always from the Crow!
Been following since the early Big Island days. Aloha from Maui brothers and sisters. With love in our hearts for your success whatever form that comes in. For me it is hearing the re - energizing vibes of medicine to my soul through the ears from Medicine For the People. I hope I get to see you live one day my friends it would be a dream come true. Many Mahalos, aloha hui ho!!!!
I'm back! I just got Nahko's CD Hoka! Excellent! I did not look into tickets for his Chicago gig early enough. I am on the waiting list. I really like his lyrics and honest style and lyrics.
OMG. Nahko is in the van. When I first saw Mike Love, I fell in love with him and Sam or was it their music or was it the words. THEN I saw Nahko. I fell in love with his story, his purity, his look - okay all superficial. But can I repeat the same love of Nahko's music and words. What if those to jammed together?? Good question. Nahko, come to So America. You seem to be a troubadour. What lessons would you teach/learn here in the Andes where Pachamama's Kundalini resides? Good question. BLESS THE TRUTH TELLERS.
dear nahko, i sit here on my sons 5th birthday, in tears listening to this song. as its his favorite. and the only song he will fall asleep to. i want to thank you, for your courage and bravery for standing for what you believe in... as for me...i sit in tears because i am still stuck...stuck in the matrix finding my way home....i thank you tho because your words help me every day to make better choices even when i know i will never be perfect...... thank you from the bottom of my being.... ive been using youtube for a vlog and it seems to get some support and love...yet my journey is only beginning to blossom....i love you nahko and every thing you stand for......i will see you on the other side. and please if you ever get a moment....check out my channel...it would mean alot to me and my kids...
i know a lot about different cultures actually.. im not trying to call anybody down or try to say you guys are wrong because you guys are totally right. youre just mislead on my understanding.
Delayed response here but I agree completely. I consider this due to the fact that certain religions have lost their authentic 'true' feeling and it becomes more about who can pray louder etc. the music I feel from Nahko is naturally spiritual and we can all feel it on some sort of level because we are naturally spiritual at our core and especially when it comes to our mother Nature.
super-consciously spiritual individuals are the seeds to glorious days ahead and peace and love worldwide. stay tuned! amazing time to be alive. when this gov tyranny dust settles, a surge of humanitarian actions will rain salvation on all of earth's children.
Wasn't there another live version of this song where he's sitting in some distance from another concert with a couple people around him, stopping the song once in a while to explain his metaphors? I can't find it anymore, please help!
If you type in Nahko electric forest Festival, it should pop up. I know what one your talking about. You can tell Nahko is rolling pretty hard in that video.
I love Nahko and Medicine For The People. The truth in his songs, the symbolism, the melodies, the Spirit in those songs crack my heart open and bring tears to my eyes. I'm 65 and I listen to this music over and over. If there is hope for the World it's from young folk like this. 💞
Beryle Chambers bless your spirit. We need love to win
ME TOO..I am 59 and I feel a great deal of hope for the youth of today when I hear this......the youth are thinking for themselves, not just wiling to go along to conform ....they are trying to think outside the box, and come up with creative solutions, and thats what we need today, the use of creative intelligence....
What a relevant and appreciated perspective. This is relevant and necessary music. Funnily enough, there are those that say all music of the last 10+ years is the same. That's what worries me.
@@timmccarthy3034 Box!? What box when it comes to this kind of music.
I am 26 but I wholeheartedly agree. I have been listening to Nahko pretty much on repeat for a long time now and I am still brought to tears often. Love letters to God resonates with me on a really, really deep level. I cry almost every time.
This song is just so powerful. "Teach us to let go of all of our pain"
here I am crying my eyes out to this song for the 1000000th time haha. Anyone reading, whatever you are feeling, feel it & let it move through you. You're stronger than you realize & you can overcome all your pain & suffering. I love you
to all who read this, and all who don't...sending you infinite peace, perfect health, abundant wealth, joyous freedom, and unconditional love...💚💚💚💚💚
29 months ago I was sitting in a rehab for the third time. I had completed it twice prior. I didn't want to be there. I hated myself I hated everybody around me I hated everybody in general. Except my children I've always loved my babies. Anyway.. so we had this group called music recreation. The clients... Us... We could each pick a song and then have the music video played and then explained how that would pertain to recovery. Well this song came on not this version of it it was the gondola sessions but at any rate it was this song. So I'm sitting there with a mind and a heart full of hatred. And I was half-heartedly listening to what he was saying but I wasn't really into it. And then at the 4 minute 30 second mark when he spoke the words, "today is a good day for my ego to die..."
.... I cracked. Now I was always raised well let me back up.. my dad died when I was six I was raised by a single mother who had no idea how to raise a boy. She taught me respect for women always always and if I couldn't be tough I had to pretend that I was. Never show weakness always be the aggressor if in fact you're around individuals that pose a threat in any way shape or form. And if anybody ever does get a shot off at you in any aspect.. you come back tenfold and you return that favor. So from 6 years old 7 years old.. right up to that moment in time that's how I lived my life. I hardly ever cried. I kept everything in all the time I've never been one to talk about my feelings or how I felt about anything unless I was pissed off and somebody was a target for me. And I don't mean like killing I've never done that. That's not what I mean. Anyway.. so you can imagine the amount of hatred and just negativity that I had flowing through me all the time. I numbed a lot of that by using fentanyl and methamphetamine. I died three times. I lost my wife I lost my children my home my job I lost absolutely everything. As a direct result of my actions or my lack of actions. So there I was.. sitting in rehab again around people I didn't know didn't care to know and then I heard those words...
.... In those moments I felt this Rush of heat my whole body went flush instantly and something died inside of me but at the same moment something was born. I dropped my head to the table and I let it all out. In front of 43 other men. Now based on what I just told you you can probably assume and be safe in your assumption that I never cried around another guy ever. Ever ever ever. I didn't care in that rehab in those moments I didn't give a shit if every single one of them looked at me like I was weak I did not care. That was the beginning of the journey I'm still on. That was 29 months ago. That song saved my life. I've listened to it literally hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of times since then. Anytime that I feel like I'm about to slip off that razor's edge and start Free falling again I listen to that and a bunch of his other work as well. So when I tell you that this man's music saves lives.. I'm not kidding. I know that some of you are very well aware of this. And I stopped and I think you know I could have been in an infinite number of places but I was there in those moments even though I didn't want to be I still was. And I am at a bit of a loss for words regarding how that makes me feel. I don't know if I was meant to be there or if it was blind luck I have no idea but I was there. And I'm very very thankful and very blessed to have been there in those moments otherwise who knows what I would be now? I probably be dead I'm certain of it. I knew that if I left that rehab I wasn't coming back. I knew if I left that rehab that was it. I was going to go out there I was going to buy whatever drug I can get my hands on and do as much of it as I could and probably and my life. God knows I can't tell you how many times I've come hairs with from doing it. These days I don't think like that. Listening to this song and then other songs that he has put out there.. it has allowed me to I guess you could say soften up a little bit. That's one way to look at it. I've learned forgiveness. I've been single now for a long time. And that needs to happen as well I'm relearning what love means to me. I'm not saying I was a bad person.. but I was not very desirable to be around. It was pretty bad. I got a new lease on life that day. And I'm not where I want to be but I'm certainly nowhere near where I used to be. I go around to various rehabs and I tell my story. It takes about an hour and a half to really tell it the way it should be told and the reason that I do that is because I try to inspire hope in others. You've heard that saying.. well if I can do it you can do it.. it's very cliche. But I was on the end where I didn't think I could do it I was convinced I couldn't. I knew I couldn't.
... But here I am 29 months later alive. I will always identify as an addict but now I identify as an addict in recovery.
I don't glorify what I've been through and what I've experienced because I don't want to take from somebody else's story. That's their story it's unique to them yours is unique to you mine is unique to me. And I usually will tell people that before I begin because I don't want them to think that I'm trying to convey the message that I had it worse than anybody. Because I know I didn't. Some of us don't make it this far some of us don't even make it to a rehab.
I am 1000% convinced that if I was not there that day in those moments.. I'm certain I wouldn't be here today. And who knows what kind of hell or shit show I would have caused for anybody around me after that. I don't want to know. Because it didn't go down that path.
He never ceases to amaze me the effect that people can have on others when they take their story and they can put it into music. I know a lot of you relate to quite a few of his songs.. almost as though it's part of your story. Am I right? This man has a very unique gift to be able to do that but still tell his story his way. the ways of the native American are just.. let's just say if I can find half of the peace of mind that he has found I will have found my nirvana. Music is a very very powerful powerful thing. You can't see it you can't touch it you can hear it.. and you sure as hell can feel it. For those of you that are still reading I'm going to give you another musical suggestion. Please humor me it will only take a few minutes out of your life. And you may discover some new music. So I want to start by saying these guys are Mongolian they do not speak english. They do not sing in English either...
There is a band called The Hu. One song in particular goes by the name of "Shireg Shireg"... I listened to a bunch of their songs before I googled the translation. You can feel this music you don't have to understand what they're saying to be able to feel it. Please humor me any of you that are reading this right now just type in that band and that song and see what happens. Maybe you don't like it I don't know or.. maybe just maybe you'll love it and you know you'll start listening to them on a regular basis. Again they don't speak English at all. Everything that they sing is in mongolian. Now I for one haven't got a clue how to speak that language. But man.. I felt that in my very soul when I heard it I still do. And then I translate it and I read what it means in English and it blew me away it really did. I'm not going to spoil a surprise. But if you do choose to listen to it and you get that emotional response that I had or one similar to it.. utilize Google and translate it. It's good it's real good.
If you're still reading.. thank you for reading my very ADHD rant I appreciate it. And for any of you that are suffering.. don't give up. Tomorrow could be the best day of your life. If you give up you will never know. Stay safe and God bless 🙏🙏
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@@angelagregory2375I'm still here. 3 years 9 months into this recovery of mine I'm still alive. I've been single for 30 months I'm not liking that very much but hey that had to happen to. But I'm still here. Going strong. I went from well everything in that original message of mine now I've got custody of two of my daughters I own my own home again I've got my own thriving business... Don't get me wrong I still have issues with severe depression PTSD and whatnot but I'm here. I wish I could meet this man give him a hug and say thank you. 🙏
Jam In The Van... you guys are doing gods work. Be proud.
+CurvyPirate Thanks Mr. Pirate!
Who's God again? i heard of him but i can't remember his face and my girlfriend keeps shouting out his name in bed and it's really starting to ruin it for me...
James Heal so fucking funny Nahko mite be jesus lol
this is a sacred song
Kevin and Taryn Fish one of the most, EVER
Indeed
Didn't even notice how long this song was. Was entirely lost in it.
Seriously, this is the only song that I can listen for almost 10 minutes, and still, yes, still, want more!
What about Terrapin Station or Dark Star?
could listen to this all day long
This right here is perfection, every word! 🙌🏾 Love Nahko so much for the magic he creates. ❤🎶✌🏽
This song is a journey of sound and spoken or sung word if you will.. I can't describe the feelings i get this version/ live recording is so amazing and if you listen and watch closely you really become one with it. The lyrics tell a story and have an extremely deep meaning, connect and get in-tune. I love this song so much thanks for recording it! Nahko + Medicine for the People
Lucid Spore i see your comments all over nahko vids ;p
Thats cause i fucking love Nahko, and the message and the energy it creates through people
Nahko is truly the best!! His medicine is now being spread far and wide!
We are part of something special
We are part of something special
We're a part of something special
It's a crack in time
A wrinkle
Fallen from the nest
Young eagle
I will pull my feathers out
Stay humble
Stay humble
Stay humble
Stay humble, ooh oh
Stay humble
Uncle Mana taught us like an elder
Took us under older brother,
He said,
This is powerful country
This is powerful country
And we felt like we were returning
To our land rebels
And the shepherds in the sea
The takers are taking,
what the leavers'll leave, So
grieve me the black prince cicada
Such a loud voice
for a tiny creature
Well, teach me to let go of
all of our pain
I Do forgive
I Don't forget these things
I Do forgive
I Don't forget these things
Well we burn the bluegum
for a safe passageway
Drink of the earth
Smoke a the dirt, n'
my warpaint was red ochre clay
H'okay
My warpaint was red ochre clay
H'okay
Red ochre clay
Well, Our prayers igniting,
cast out, into the shire
And the song of our struggle
Came straight from the fire,
It goes: Holy holy,
grandmother, We sing:
Wash us clean
of our Pain and Suffering.
Give us strength
for our new beginnings
In my deepest thanks
I'll sing:
It'll Wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up!
It'll Wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up!
It'll Wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up!
It'll Wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up!
Woah Ooh lift 'em up!
Woah Ooh lift 'em up!
Woah Ooh lift 'em up!
Woah Ooh lift 'em up!
In my dreams
you were an aboriginal man.
Gave me your hat,
And your past in one hand
You said, you've come to be,
with rainbow serpent.
Red hands, Red land
Red worship
Red hands, Red land
Red worship
Just then, I heard bush mama
crying in the chasms
For the stolen generation
and the children that haven't-
Come home
Come home
Stay home
Come home
Come home
Stay home
My bullets are my words and
my words are my weapons
Chain me to the pipeline
for our rivers and mountains
We scream!..
Today's a good day
for my ego to die!
Today's a good day
for my ego to die!
Spirit live on in my heart,
In my body, my mind.
In my body, my mind.
Then sister crow came
with the murder that day
So we tattoed the bird nation
onto our faces.
She said we sing to let go
of all of our pain
We dance the story
to remember when things
Cha-anged
Remember when things
Cha--anged
Remember, when things
Changed. Holy holy,
Grandmother, we sing:
Wash us clean
of our Pain and Suffering
Give us strength
For our new beginnings
In my deepest thanks, I'll sing
It'll Wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
Woah Ooh lift 'em up
Woah Ooh lift 'em up
Woah Ooh lift 'em up
Woah Ooh lift 'em up
We danced the ghost dance
in two separate countries
To this old song
So familiar to memory
The road will teach you
how to love and let go
It can be Lonely but
It's the Only thing, that
we've ever known
It can be Lonely but
It's the Only thing, that
we've ever known
Our mommas told us
Let go of jealousy
And for vagabonds and vagrants,
that won't come so easy
We've come from nothing.
Nothing
We've come from nothing
Nothing!
So, teach me to love you,
in a different way.
Same cuts, same guts.
Same crazy
Same cuts, same guts.
Same crazy
I traveled halfway across
the country and back
Only to find love, undefined.
And I'm 'OK' with that.
Cuz I'm gonna be a guardian
Be a man among men
Be a guardian
Be a man among men
Or be a woman among women
Be a guardian. Be my friend.
Ooh, Be my friend, Ooohh
We're apart of something special
We're apart of something special
We're apart of something special!
It's a crack in time. A wrinkle
Fallen from the nest. Young eagle
I will pull my feathers out,
Stay Humble..
Stay Humble..
Stay Humble..
Stay Humble..
STAY Humble
Woah oh oh
Oh oh oh
Thank you such an amazing song
3:50 is a good song verse he sings.
Red hands, red land, red worship
Red hands, red land, red worship
Just then I heard bush mama crying in the chasms
For a stolen generation
And the children that haven't
Come home, come home, stay home
Come home, come home, stay home
My bullets are my words
And my words are my weapons
Chain me to the pipeline
For our rivers and mountains, we scream
Today's a good day for my ego to die
Today's a good day for my ego to die
Spirit, live on in my heart
In my body, my mind
In my body, my mind
Feels like divinity sings through him.....so beautiful.....saw him live this year....blessed....
So smooth - made my Monday feel like a Friday.
Keep it up guys. Changing the world!
This song still brings back so much... the delivery of this live acoustic version with forever reside within my soul. It's just so beautiful. My comment 6 years ago still reflects how i feel. This song stills is a power journey if lyric and sound and honestly the lyrics just grow and change with time. It is endless.. Thank you again nahko for blessing this world with your sound and for jam in the van for recording this. Please never take this video down.
the way he removes his glasses! so funny!! he is humble, funny and very inspiring!! I love him, Mahalo Jam In The Van for making this possible to see for me all the way in the Netherlands #JamInTheVanFan Also I really like the performance from Justin! So thank all of you!
8 juli 2019 in Paradiso :)
Nahko and Justin, I love you guys. Thanks for this loving medicine. Much needed.
love you man can't wait to meet you in and let our vibes connect!
This song never fails to give me mad goose bumps.
Love you Nahko. Always good to hear you.
Top 5 songs of all time
Oh man undiscovered talent right here. Beautiful voice.
I hear so much beauty in this song, it's bringing me to tears. So glad the angels brought me here. Thanks to both them and you!
This is so beautiful, really helping me through a hard time. Haven't stopped listening to it!
Thank you
This music is a part of something special
~Love And Light To All~ Many Thanks For Your Voice~~~
...I saw him performed in Israel 3 years ago ... Such a prince
it was three days of nonstop music on the jordan river bank
can't get enough! our vocal tones are very similar which is very inspiring for me :)
I love nahko
Great song, very cool song setting and version of the song!
"Wash It Away"
We're a part of something special
We're a part of something special
We're a part of something special
It's a crack in time, a wrinkle
Fallen from the nest, young eagle
I will pull my feathers out
Stay humble
Stay humble
Stay humble
Stay humble
Stay humble
Uncle Mana taught us like an elder
Took us under, older brother
He said
This is powerful country
This is powerful country
And we felt like we were returning
To our land rebels
And the shepherds of the sea
Takers are taking what the leavers will leave
So grieve me the black prince cicada
Such a loud voice for a tiny creature, oh
Teach me to let go of all of my pain
I do forgive, I don't forget these things
I do forgive, I don't forget these things
We burn the blue gum for a safe passageway
Drink of the earth, smoke of the dirt
And my warpaint was red ochre clay
Hoka hey
My warpaint was red ochre clay
Hoka hey
Red ochre clay
Our prayers igniting, cast out into the shire
And the song of our struggle
Came straight from the fire
It goes:
Holy, holy grandmother, we sing
Wash us clean of our pain and suffering
Give us strength for our new beginnings
In my best thanks I sing
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
Ooh lift 'em up (yeah)
Ooh lift 'em up (yeah)
Ooh lift 'em up (yeah)
Ooh lift 'em up
In my dreams you were an aboriginal man
Gave me your hat
And your past in one hand
You said
You've come to be with the rainbow serpent
Red hands, red land, red worship
Red hands, red land, red worship
Just then I heard bush mama crying in the chasms
For a stolen generation
And the children that haven't
Come home, come home, stay home
Come home, come home, stay home
My bullets are my words
And my words are my weapons
Chain me to the pipeline
For our rivers and mountains, we scream
Today's a good day for my ego to die
Today's a good day for my ego to die
Spirit, live on in my heart
In my body, my mind
In my body, my mind
Then sister crow came with the murder that day
So we tattooed the bird nation onto our faces
She said, "we sing to let go of all of our pain
We dance the story
To remember when things changed"
Remember when things changed
Remember when things changed
Holy, holy grandmother, we sing
Wash us clean of our pain and suffering
Give us strength for our new beginnings
In my best thanks I sing
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
It'll wash away, it will wash away
Lift 'em up
Ooh lift 'em up (yeah)
Ooh lift 'em up (yeah)
Ooh lift 'em up (yeah)
Ooh lift 'em up
We danced the ghost dance in two separate countries
To this old song
So familiar to memory
The road will teach you how to love and let go
It can be lonely but it's the only thing
That we've ever known
It can be lonely but it's the only thing
That we've ever known
Our mommas told us
Let go of jealousy
And for vagabonds and vagrants, that won't come so easy
We've come from nothing
Nothing
We have come from nothing
Nothing
So teach me to love you in a different way
Same cuts, same guts, same crazy
Same cuts, same guts, same crazy
I traveled halfway across the country and back
Only to find love undefined
And I'm okay with that
'Cause I'm gonna be a guardian
Be a man among men
Be a guardian
Be a man among men
Or be a woman
Among women
Be a guardian
Be my friend
Be my friend
We're a part of something special
We're a part of something special
We're a part of something special
It's a crack in time, a wrinkle
Fallen from the nest, young eagle
I will pull my feathers out
Stay humble
Stay humble
Stay humble
Stay humble
Stay humble
You can change my mood to gooooood :)
Powerful. Push forward
Nahko is so brilliant! Love Jam in the Van too.. Thank you guys!!!!
so proud
love it, love it , love it!!!!!!!!!, i get so happy when i listen to true music.
Oh Nahko, you never cease to amaze me! Love from Australia!
Best performance/version of this song!
wow... just wow 😍😍😍
Wow this is beautiful music
love u my man!!!!
YES! Thank You! blessings
You are awesome, so glad I found your music. Sharing with my buddies.
Just love this listen and replay fills my heart with hope.words are so relatable and song so beautifully sung.❤🎶 medicine good
Inspirational 🏴♥️✌️
Hoka Hey brother I can see you are a storyteller rare and precious! Travel well brother sent with love and respect Hoka Hey it's a good day to live and leave death behind. Man is at war with himself come sit by the drum and hear the song that will live forever!
Peace to you always from the Crow!
Awesome, keep it up.
Love this song dude
that is just amazing, very !
SANE same CRAZY straight from my HEART & Mind >>>>IGAIAIA
absolutely beautiful song!
well done!!
One of my new favorite songs by one of my new favorite bands
Much love . New to you. 8 year Nahko homie here.. go thru all his stuff
Amazing!
Nahko
J'adore!!! Love you Nahko!
Been following since the early Big Island days. Aloha from Maui brothers and sisters. With love in our hearts for your success whatever form that comes in. For me it is hearing the re - energizing vibes of medicine to my soul through the ears from Medicine For the People. I hope I get to see you live one day my friends it would be a dream come true. Many Mahalos, aloha hui ho!!!!
First time I've heard you all... Great... Nice Album as well... Though I prefer the live stuff... Wish I could add those to my playlist
Kristian Theodore You can download all our MP3's for free at www.jaminthevan.com
Put this on apple 🔥🔥
Today is a good day for our egos to die! Thanks for the medicine.
so beautifu agh
Your guys production is perfect! Good on you JamInTheVan!
+Austin Olson Thanks!
a NIGHT IN THE DARK WE DANCE IN THE RAIN TO WASH AWAY THE PAIN TEACH THE TRUTH KNOW THAT YOU ARE FREE LMNAO WOOT WOOT XOX
I'm back! I just got Nahko's CD Hoka! Excellent! I did not look into tickets for his Chicago gig early enough. I am on the waiting list. I really like his lyrics and honest style and lyrics.
How am I just learning about Jam in The Van???
*muito bom, som de qualidade, acalma a nossa alma traz vibrações positivas, quero um show aqui em São Luís Maranhão - Brasil :D*
esperemos!!
❤️ one of my favs
Glad you enjoy!
Fooking epic as always.
love nahko so much ❤ where can i get a hat band like that lol
stay humble love u brother blessed be
epic
great song!! aguante Argentina ♡♡♡
Jam on friends!! Love this shit!!
OMG. Nahko is in the van. When I first saw Mike Love, I fell in love with him and Sam or was it their music or was it the words. THEN I saw Nahko. I fell in love with his story, his purity, his look - okay all superficial. But can I repeat the same love of Nahko's music and words. What if those to jammed together?? Good question.
Nahko, come to So America. You seem to be a troubadour. What lessons would you teach/learn here in the Andes where Pachamama's Kundalini resides? Good question. BLESS THE TRUTH TELLERS.
that moment at 3:23 when they harmonized perfectly and Nahko smiles
best song ever what album is this on?
Unfortunately, it's not on an album!
Yep, it's off of their single album "Wash It Away". If you liked this song by them, you'd enjoy Aloha Ke Akua by him as well.
love that song. Probably know every single lyric by now to every song but this one, risk it, and runner are probably the best
I like this one, Tues Pies, and Mitakuye Oyasin most
❤️
Still jamming this fueg dec 2023
dear nahko,
i sit here on my sons 5th birthday, in tears listening to this song. as its his favorite. and the only song he will fall asleep to. i want to thank you, for your courage and bravery for standing for what you believe in... as for me...i sit in tears because i am still stuck...stuck in the matrix finding my way home....i thank you tho because your words help me every day to make better choices even when i know i will never be perfect...... thank you from the bottom of my being.... ive been using youtube for a vlog and it seems to get some support and love...yet my journey is only beginning to blossom....i love you nahko and every thing you stand for......i will see you on the other side. and please if you ever get a moment....check out my channel...it would mean alot to me and my kids...
💖
I like the hat
i know a lot about different cultures actually.. im not trying to call anybody down or try to say you guys are wrong because you guys are totally right. youre just mislead on my understanding.
Nahkos music makes me feel how church music should have made me feel.
these are exactly the words I have looked for, thank you!
Delayed response here but I agree completely. I consider this due to the fact that certain religions have lost their authentic 'true' feeling and it becomes more about who can pray louder etc. the music I feel from Nahko is naturally spiritual and we can all feel it on some sort of level because we are naturally spiritual at our core and especially when it comes to our mother Nature.
YESSSSS
I feel this
super-consciously spiritual individuals are the seeds to glorious days ahead and peace and love worldwide.
stay tuned! amazing time to be alive.
when this gov tyranny dust settles, a surge of humanitarian actions will rain salvation on all of earth's children.
If someone can give me the lyrics it will so great
😊✌🏽
My favorite song . So can you tell me where my birth mark at on my body?
Can we buy this version on cd lp ✌️ 🙏
01:18 its better without sunglasses isnt it? :D
Wasn't there another live version of this song where he's sitting in some distance from another concert with a couple people around him, stopping the song once in a while to explain his metaphors? I can't find it anymore, please help!
If you type in Nahko electric forest Festival, it should pop up. I know what one your talking about. You can tell Nahko is rolling pretty hard in that video.
does anyone know the strumminng pattern
theres some great lyrics but whats the actual song about?
it's about real, painful life and the hard, necessary choices that make us better
about the sacrifices good souls make.
Stay Humbo
+Jose Aceves hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
+Jose Aceves hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
13 people are holding on tight to that ego.
anyone here till 2020 here??
This song is about a human sacrifice
about sacrifices we make as humans. big difference