Elexa Dawson - Speak Again

“Speak Again”
Written by Hon. Jack Markell and Elexa Dawson (ASCAP)

How they must have felt when our elders lost their way,
deprived of ancient words amid the autumn maize
I tried to understand, to learn the music from those days
Words were hard to comprehend, but the rhythm held its sway

We danced with those who’ve gone before their shadows from the moon
Their rings of fire speak to me our elders haunting tune
And though they may be quiet, a language near erased
Where once a nation spoke as one, only nine remain. Only nine remain.

Tobacco to the elders, can i learn our native tongue?
But there were very few who still communed beneath the sun
They see us in our struggle to learn the language that they spoke
Our pitiful expressions sending prayers amid the smoke

We danced with those who’ve gone before their shadows from the moon
Their rings of fire speak to me our elders haunting tune
Let their voices be remembered, let the language take its place
Where once a nation spoke as one, we will speak again. We will speak again.

Kekyananek (our elders)
Penojenanek (our children)

Let their voices be remembered, let the language take its place
Where once a nation spoke as one, we will speak again. We will speak again.