
Makȟá Kiŋ Oyáte
Posted on August 11, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Lyrics
[Intro: Spoken in Lakota]
Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka
Tȟuŋkášila
Ohítika wóuŋspe
[Drop - Heavy Wah Wah Guitar]
Makȟá kiŋ
Čhúŋwičhaya
Wašáke kiŋ
[Chorus]
Makȟá kiŋ oyáte waŋ
Čháŋte tȟaŋkíčiyuŋ waŋ
Héčhetuŋwe čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Makȟá kiŋ oyáte waŋ
Čháŋte tȟaŋkíčiyuŋ waŋ
Héčhetuŋwe čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Čhaŋté yušlíŋ
[Post-Chorus]
(Hey ya hey ya hey)
(Hey ya hey ya hey)
[Verse 1 - Growled]
Drum beats like thunder rolling
Eagle feather in the burning wind
Warrior's paint across the sky
Ancestors watching from within
Hoka hey I rise from ashes
Spirit calls across the plains
Rattle shaking bones remember
Every drop of sun and rain
[Pre-Chorus - Clean]
Wóhpe kiŋ áhiyayA
Čhaŋté wášté waŋčhíŋyaŋkA
[Chorus]
Makȟá kiŋ oyáte waŋ
Čháŋte tȟaŋkíčiyuŋ waŋ
Héčhetuŋwe čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Makȟá kiŋ oyáte waŋ
Čháŋte tȟaŋkíčiyuŋ waŋ
Héčhetuŋwe čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Čhaŋté yušlíŋ
[Drop - Dubstep/Breakdown]
Wóhpe kiŋ
Čhaŋté kiŋ
Wašáke kiŋ
Yušlíŋ
[Verse 2 - Melodic Clean/Growl Mix]
River flowing through my veins
Grandfather's song beneath the dirt
Ceremony burning bright
Even after every hurt
Standing on the sacred ground
Blades of grass remember wars
Singing in the old tongue now
Healing up the bleeding scars
[Pre-Chorus - Clean]
Wóhpe kiŋ áhiyayA
Čhaŋté wášté waŋčhíŋyaŋkA
[Chorus]
Makȟá kiŋ oyáte waŋ
Čháŋte tȟaŋkíčiyuŋ waŋ
Héčhetuŋwe čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Makȟá kiŋ oyáte waŋ
Čháŋte tȟaŋkíčiyuŋ waŋ
Héčhetuŋwe čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Čhaŋté yušlíŋ
[Bridge - Spoken with reverb]
Mitákuye oyás'iŋ
Mitákuye oyás'iŋ
Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka
Tȟuŋkášila
[Guitar Solo - Wah Pedal over Powwow Drum Rhythm]
[Breakdown - Heavy]
(Hey ya hey ya)
(Hey ya hey ya)
Makȟá kiŋ
Čhaŋté kiŋ
Yušlíŋ
[Outro - Fading Drums]
Čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Čhaŋté yušlíŋ
Čhaŋté...