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[Verse 1] Oh, great Ancestors, who dwell in eternity, how rarely do I remember you and call you by name! You kept my bloodline in a hard-packed frame, I was deaf in the daylight when I spoke your flame. [Pre-Chorus] Do you need my remembrance, or do you lean in near? Do you bend my shadows when the road gets sheer? [Chorus] Ancestor smoke, rise on me Ancestor smoke, set me free (Call my name) Ancestor smoke, rise on me Ancestor smoke, set me free [Chorus] Ancestor smoke, rise on me Ancestor smoke, set me free (Call my name) Ancestor smoke, rise on me Ancestor smoke, set me free [Chorus] Ancestor smoke, rise on me Ancestor smoke, set me free (Call my name) Ancestor smoke, rise on me Ancestor smoke, set me free [Verse 2] I lost my footing in the red clay rain, carried shame like a pocket full of chain. But I heard old voices in the screen door crack, saying, child, keep moving, we are never off your back. [Pre-Chorus] Do you need my remembrance, or do you lift my chin? When I forget the river, do you pull me in? [Chorus] Ancestor smoke, rise on me Ancestor smoke, set me free (Call my name) Ancestor smoke, rise on me