Colors Of The Wind

Colors Of The Wind was a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and performed by Judy Kuhn, and later by Vanessa Williams for the 1995 film, Pocahontas. Alessandra Mirka Gatti would later cover the sung under the alias of Domino.

Lyrics
[Verse 1] You think you own whatever land you land on The earth is just a dead thing you can claim But I know ev'ry rock and tree and creature Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

[Verse 2] You think the only people who are people Are the people who look and think like you But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger You'll learn things you never knew you never knew

[Chorus] Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grins? Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

[Verse 3] Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth Come roll in all the riches all around you And for once, never wonder what they're worth

[Verse 4] The rainstorm and the river are my brothers The heron and the otter are my friends And we are all connected to each other In a circle, of a hoop that never ends

[Chorus 2] Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon Or let the eagle tell you where he's been Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

[Bridge] How high does the sycamore grow? If you cut it down, then you'll never know

[Chorus 3] And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon For whether we are white or copper-skinned We need to sing with all the voices of the mountain We need to paint with all the colors of the wind You can own the earth and still All you'll own is earth until You can paint with all colors of the wind

Trivia

 * The first verse is omitted, as the song starts off with Verse 2. Because of this, this song is based off the Vanessa Williams version.