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Colors Of The Wind — Judy Kuhn Lyrics
Soundtrack: Classic Disney
Colors Of The Wind Song Lyrics
You think I'm an ignorant savage
And you've been so many places
I guess it must be so
But still I cannot see
If the savage one is me
How can there be so much that you don't know?
You don't know ...
You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sunsweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends
How high does the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you'll never know
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the Earth and still
All you'll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind
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May, 22nd 2024
"Colors of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas is an achingly beautiful ballad against colonialism, luxuriating in ruin through the beauty and wisdom of nature. This powerful, evocative lyric serves to stand against the Eurocentric ideological ticker tape of ownership and domain by calling for understanding and respect for earth and all life. It turns into an appeal to empathize, become environment-conscious, and be unified with all the creatures living on this very planet.
The song begins immediately with the entry of the singer's facing prejudices, even with what the listener might be thinking in terms of other cultures, in particular that of the Native Americans. The words, "You think I'm an ignorant savage," don't waste time going directly at the dehumanizing stereotypes that colonialists have always placed on the indigenous. An introduction to a story that will set up some other stories, looking to dismantle these illusions and put a call to the listener to view the world with more respect and a fuller view.
It is actually a song of admiration toward nature, but it also depicts an indigenous worldview given to people who lived in harmony with nature, which is taken advantage of by the colonizers. Lines like "But I know every rock and tree and creature / Has a life, has a spirit, has a name" raise the idea of inherent value and sacredness in every aspect of nature, hence prompting the question: Is the Earth a resource to be owned and used? "Colors of the Wind" more strongly supports interrelatedness through lyrical metaphor: underpinning the relations of man with nature, it is through images of the wolf crying to the blue corn moon, the rainstorm and river being related as siblings, and the shared existence within a "circle, in a hoop that never ends" that perfects the idea of how all things are tied together in the environment in a very delicate balance.
In actuality, the most notable part of the song is the climax when she finally asks, "How high will a sycamore grow?" Obviously, this is a metaphor for the kind of sight and appreciation the world has to develop; obviously too, how high a sycamore grows is indicative of how high she has the potential to raise her vision. It directly challenges the listener to take deeper interest in the understanding of another culture and environment rather than in a superficial way by making simple judgments and hence shallower ones.
The song begins immediately with the entry of the singer's facing prejudices, even with what the listener might be thinking in terms of other cultures, in particular that of the Native Americans. The words, "You think I'm an ignorant savage," don't waste time going directly at the dehumanizing stereotypes that colonialists have always placed on the indigenous. An introduction to a story that will set up some other stories, looking to dismantle these illusions and put a call to the listener to view the world with more respect and a fuller view.
It is actually a song of admiration toward nature, but it also depicts an indigenous worldview given to people who lived in harmony with nature, which is taken advantage of by the colonizers. Lines like "But I know every rock and tree and creature / Has a life, has a spirit, has a name" raise the idea of inherent value and sacredness in every aspect of nature, hence prompting the question: Is the Earth a resource to be owned and used? "Colors of the Wind" more strongly supports interrelatedness through lyrical metaphor: underpinning the relations of man with nature, it is through images of the wolf crying to the blue corn moon, the rainstorm and river being related as siblings, and the shared existence within a "circle, in a hoop that never ends" that perfects the idea of how all things are tied together in the environment in a very delicate balance.
In actuality, the most notable part of the song is the climax when she finally asks, "How high will a sycamore grow?" Obviously, this is a metaphor for the kind of sight and appreciation the world has to develop; obviously too, how high a sycamore grows is indicative of how high she has the potential to raise her vision. It directly challenges the listener to take deeper interest in the understanding of another culture and environment rather than in a superficial way by making simple judgments and hence shallower ones.
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