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Treaties

from Park Songs by Emma Hill

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They’d heard this town was a dangerous one
And they asked why that was
How do I explain that kind of trauma upon trauma
And all of the bad it brings up?

Cause there was the booze and it never stopped and there were the drugs
Oh the dark black tar
But there is the hurt that you cannot erase
It’s passed down day by day

Cause oh a people don’t forget
When you don’t ever respect
Thei land, their love, thei ways of believing how this world was made
And where they fit in

Then they asked, what’s the solution
And I couldn’t help but cry
God if you know won’t you write it down in a book,
Cause I and no one else can turn back time

I was a kid painted with privilege
Inside and outside all at the same time
Thought I could save but who was I to be savin?
Instead I wrapped my guilt up in my mind.

Cause you can have love and you see pain
And you an acknowledge that you get to run away.
When everything that you love and everyone you knew
Is trapped up in a cycle and you don’t know what to do.
Is trapped up in a cycle and you don’t know what to do.

What have we learned?
How can we change?
Nothing can progress until we admit
Our great mistakes
Our great mistakes

It’s not just a piece of paper that you write
You can’t erase erasing someone’s life x2

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from Park Songs, released July 21, 2022
Recorded live by Alex Troutman and Ryan Syvertson
Mixed & Mastered by James Glaves

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Emma Hill Anchorage, Alaska

Growing up in the small Alaskan village of Sleetmute to her worldwide travels, Emma has worked hard to position herself as a force in the music world. Her albums have received national recognition and she has toured them nationally and internationally. Splitting her time between touring and home, she has shown her dedication to keeping music alive wherever she goes. ... more

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