La canción forma parte de la banda sonora de la película Pocahontas de Disney, lanzada en 1995. Captura los mensajes centrales de la película sobre la armonía con la naturaleza, el respeto por las diferentes culturas y la importancia de entender y preservar el mundo que nos rodea. Esta balada icónica, enteramente desde la perspectiva de la princesa nativa americana Pocahontas, desafía a John Smith y, por extensión, al público, a ver más allá de l ... Ver más [+] a conquista y posesión de tierras, fomentando una apreciación más profunda por la tierra y sus muchos habitantes.
Tono: C
C
Am
You think you own whatever land you land on
C
Em
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
Am
F
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Dm
G
Am
has a life, has a spirit, has a name
C
Am
You think the only people who are people
C
Em
are the people who look and think like you
Am
F
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
Dm
G
C
you'll learn things you never knew you never knew
Am
Em
F
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Am
Em
or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned
F
G
Am
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain
F
G
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
F
G
C
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
C
Am
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
C
Em
Come taste the sun sweet berries of the earth
Am
F
Come roll in all the riches all around you
Dm
G
Am
and for once never wonder what they're worth
C
Am
The rain storm and the river are my brothers
C
Em
The heron and the otter are my friends
Am
F
And we are all connected to each other
Dm
G
C
in a circle in a hoop that never ends
C
F
Em
Am
How high does the sycamore grow?
Dm
G
If you cut it down then you'll never know
Am
Em
F
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Am
Em
For whether we are white- or copper-skinned
F
G
Am
You need to sing with all the voices of the mountain
F
G
You need to paint with all the colors of the wind
Am
Em
You can own the earth and still all you own is earth until