This song is based on an old Cherokee grandfather teaching his grandson about life. Grandfather said there's a fight going on inside of me. It's a terrible fight between two wolves. One is evil he is anger, sorrow, Envy, regret, arrogance, self-pity, greed, guilt, resentment, inferiority, false Pride, superiority, and ego. He said to his grandson the other is good he is love, joy, peace, hope, sincerity, kindness, empathy, benevolence, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. Grandfather said the same fight is going on inside of you and inside of every person to. The grandson thought about it for a while and then said which one will win grandfather the old Cherokee replied which one you feed.

@mikewhite5654

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Diggin it

@anonanon8974

Жыл бұрын

Love it! I would have never known this is what this came from! How sad! Thank you so much for enlightening those of us who were ignorant. 💜

@nicholaswhitney4204

Жыл бұрын

This text is based on bullshit from my grandfather

@bobcamp6924

Жыл бұрын

Well which one

@lesbabcock26

Жыл бұрын

My grandma also told me this. She was Cherokee as well

One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. “My dear one, the battle between two ‘wolves’ is inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is good. It is: joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.” The grandson thought about it for a moment and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?” The old Cherokee replied, “The one you feed.”

@wncmtngirl

4 жыл бұрын

I like the version that you need to care for both. Do you know it?

@MrAdeptusMechanicus

4 жыл бұрын

I feed both. Sometimes one more than the other. This allows you to weather any storm. Key is to have them balanced.

@davesharpe3846

4 жыл бұрын

If we would all stop and think! This song is so true

@user-ll2zz7vx7k

4 жыл бұрын

Love this story Indian folk lore makes since good and evil

@cynthiamassey5237

4 жыл бұрын

Have heard that too👍

I love Cody’s fan base, I never see anyone arguing and everyone is humble. It’s just a great fan base to be in.

@guilhermecadima4201

4 жыл бұрын

because most of them are adults or people who has a real life, hard one, real problems and Cody's songs are like a whiskey dose in a end of a hard day

@NathanErtznerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

There is no need to argue, especially over good music partner. Have a good day.

@nathanfox3876

4 жыл бұрын

Right

@MM-qi5mk

4 жыл бұрын

We know real country and are grateful men like Cody Jinks are around to keep real country alive baby !!!

@leonardzeigler9510

4 жыл бұрын

Cody won’t sellout!!

Fighting for my soul right now. I slipped after being 1 year sober. Time to really fight again...I am a warrior....please dont let me walk alone.

@kameronharper5124

3 жыл бұрын

Hey you got this man. Sometimes people slip you just need to keep trying. Keep trying and keep trying and eventually you’ll be doing. Keep your head up you are so much stronger than you may know.

@tork9646

3 жыл бұрын

Walk with Jesus, my brother, and you will never again walk alone.

@valerieramirez3496

2 жыл бұрын

Addiction is a symptom. What helps the most at least in my opinion is getting away from the noise and the lights and being willing to dive deep in yourself and see the things you've been avoiding. Horses help to. If ever interested in going really deep look up Carl Jung.

@roguetexan6865

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As humans we ALL fall. Just keep getting back up and moving forward. I quit more times than I care to admit. Finally realized that my entire life, many people said I was the most stubborn people they'd ever met. I figured if that's right then I'm stubborn enough to quit. January 1, 2015 at approximately 1:00 am I put that stubborn to work. First 3 - 6 months were rough, then it was a few years before I felt strong enough to be around people who drank. HOLD FAST.

Beautiful song Cody. ❤ Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. ~ Psalm 34:14.

@dwightmaciv4789

3 жыл бұрын

This is the right on man

@treetroper3427

3 жыл бұрын

"If you seek peace, prepare for war"

@87fisher713

2 жыл бұрын

@TreeTroper but they don't say that the war will be waged upon oneself

@jacobbrown5495

2 жыл бұрын

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@jacobbrown5495

2 жыл бұрын

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I knew this artwork was a play on the good wolf/bad wolf dilemma. An old Indian man told his grandson "in every man, there are two wolves, struggling for control of his soul." the grandsons response was: "which one wins?" the answer: "the one you feed the most" this is one of your best, cody!

@willardhoward5141

4 жыл бұрын

Good words. That internal battle. As old as humanity itself. That existential dichotomy. The Yin and the Yang. But which one to feed? Why not both?

@kristaberck6821

4 жыл бұрын

Willard Howard you should feed both, but not overfeed either. you may need the bad wolf someday and he must be ready when that day comes, lest you become food for someone else's bad wolf.

Cody jinks! One of the only country singers "Whos gonna fill their shoes"

@cantinerosvp

4 жыл бұрын

I agree.... along w/ Tyler Childers 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

@mtnmama4076

4 жыл бұрын

Another is Eric Church

@Jabooty_Williams

4 жыл бұрын

@@mtnmama4076 oh I like Eric church but hes too pop. Not as traditional. He hasnt gone full blown pop country he has a good mix. But I dont think he is filling the shoes of country music legends. He is acquiring shoes of his own that someone must fill when he is gone. I think eric church will be a country legend of his own whereas cody jinx fills the void of traditional country and keeps it the way we love it.

@roberttrammell7472

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that

I am the river that flows through my veins I am the black crow, I'm wings of change I am the rock that the rain couldn't conquer I'm above, I'm below, I am hell and high water I've been the song carried in on the breeze I've wept with willows and I've fell with the leaves I am the badlands and the silence it holds A warrior who walks but is never alone There's a black and a white wolf in me And I live and I die By which one I feed It's a war old as time, this fighting inside And I live and I die By which one I feed I am the hunted and I am the hunter I am the feast and the famine, the hunger I am the eagle screaming for peace While the beasts on the inside sharpen their teeth There's a black and a white wolf in me And I live and I die By which one I feed It's a war old as time, this fighting inside And I live and I die By which one I feed There's a black and a white wolf in me And I live and I die By which one I feed It's a war old as time, this fighting inside And I live and I die By which one I feed Which one I feed I am the river that flows through my veins I am the black crow, I'm wings of change

Everyone is fighting their good and evil in them. Love Cody! Sing along everyone

@drakegeisert147

4 жыл бұрын

There’s a black and a white wolf in me and I live and I die by which one I feed it’s as old as time this fighting inside and I live and I die by which one I feed

I dont have the words. WOW! Cody Jinks will go down as probably one of the greatest country singer of all time. Unreal voice, and the songwriting is incomparable!

Literally my soul in a song... Thank you Cody!

Josh Morningstar is a fucking lyrical genius

@JoshMorningstar

4 жыл бұрын

D W thanks man.

@adamlewis3743

4 жыл бұрын

A fucking genius indeed. One of the leaders in the resurrection of country music. Lucky for us.

This song is deep it really hits home for a man like myself!!!

Saw him as opener for Skynyrd in Alpharetta ....became an instant fan...

"I am the eagle screaming for peace, While the beasts on the inside sharpen their teeth." Shit that hits me hard. Especially with today's current events.

When you feed the good but everyone else feeds the bad that's what I've been going through

@carlosvergara2114

Жыл бұрын

Same here! Just gotta feel the fulfillment for yourself that you are feeding the good. Stay true to yourself.

Dear neighbors, No I will not turn it down.

@chrisjohn7927

4 жыл бұрын

I think your talking hip hop , lol

@rover-qx5eq

4 жыл бұрын

play it loud play it proud my friend.

@scottsharp9823

4 жыл бұрын

Janae Crawford will you be my neighbor

If you don't like this, you don't like real country music! Cody Effin Jinks!

@saradick2275

4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@chrisholland2016

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!!! Especially from Texas, where real high quality country music comes from, and Cody Jinks is definitely high quality.

@toddshives467

4 жыл бұрын

He is the next r Eric church

@wesleywalters7194

3 жыл бұрын

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3 жыл бұрын

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This song is basically about internal conflict we all have with ourselves. We all have good and evil in us. The one that you feed is the the one that will thrive

Saw him in Orange Beach about a month ago... absolutely unbelievable show. Top notch

This song needs to be played as a tribute to our troops.... god rest and god protect every single soul of the men and women that protect us.

@Bo-gi8zw

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Amen 🙏🏻

No doubt that I feed.... thank you for this iconic ballad! Seth

Thank you for knowing what i feel in my soul, INDEED

Its amazing the peace this song brings to my soul.

Already my 4th time playing this one and it just posted. Not sure it’s even possible for Cody to make a bad song. Killer music just keeps on flowing.

@HIA305

4 жыл бұрын

3rd time playing this one. Just a badass song

@obozomustgo5449

4 жыл бұрын

Tony Feijoo - 👍

@AmfIII

4 жыл бұрын

There Ain’t no girls riding around in short shorts on the front seat of a pickup truck for sure!

@rover-qx5eq

4 жыл бұрын

i want cody for president after trumps eighth year.

@bobbyrivera5594

4 жыл бұрын

exactly bud

Thank you Mr Jinks for this beautiful song! ♥️

Cody Jinks is a musical Genius!!!

Honestly his music is sooooo underrated!!! Can go wrong with Cody 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

Powerful Song!!!!!!

The duality of man...instant classic!

Which one do we feed??? These few words have such a powerful meaning.

Personally if I never fucked up I'd have never met the people who were the best to me. Doesn't matter what it is ya do, it's how ya do it. Quoted for a guy I met on the street. Best thing I ever heard.

I love this man, he's so talented🖤 REAL LIFE🤘😎

I am the eagle screaming for peace, while the beasts on the inside sharpen their teeth!!

This man is a poet!!!

@scottbak769

Жыл бұрын

You mean the songwriting duo?

Cody jinks is a great musician and the first song I ever heard him sing was cast no stones on KZread and I resonated with that song so well. people use the good book to tear people down but what they need to be reading is the one written by lao tzu 500 years before Jesus was born and until then they will continue to do the same, it's hidden in plain sight but no one's open enough to read it, quite BRILLIANT, DO THE TAO DO IT NOW ;)

MY FAVORITE ARTIST 🇨🇱🇨🇱🤘🤘💯💯

Anyone battling addiction can feel the song

Cody Jinks is an amazing artist And I can personally relate to “which one I feed”

What a great song! This is real heart felt country music 😎 The two wolves are both useful to our survival, it's about embracing them both as life deals you many different hands.

TRUTH AND MORE TRUTH... AMEN

Man speaks the word. Everyone should listen.

I know, I know....I'm a metal guy, but damn Cody! Fan since Hippies/Cowboys. \m/

Beautiful song!

As a recovering alcoholic this song hits home

This song is perfect for a military tribute

I was explaining this to my 13 and 17 year old grandchildren not long ago. They didn’t quite get the idea yet, but I hope they’ll remember the conversation when they get older.

People are thinking this song is racist cause it talks about white and black wolf, no, its not racist, it just talks about wheather you are a angel or a dark demon. Not racist. If you get what i mean please like and coment.

So good !!!! He has a beautiful soul

Cody Jinks. Wont be long now faithful servant. Your better off without em. Rely on the holy Spirit and the word of God and youll be just fine.Switch to Heineken. Blessed you Are. -Eric Kittle

Is it bad I find this relatable on so many levels. The black Wolf for me is the PTSD, alcoholism, and angry side, and the white wolf is the one who tries to be good, clean, firefighter/EMT on work on time, and church goers. Constant war between the two

O my goodness so beautiful so amazing so phenomenal this song goes far

This song activated me. Is it just me or all us different beings from haltom city? Lol I know this song is about something I go through every day. Cody Jinks thank you for this song it has helped me out so much. Too see my truth. Much love to you and your family 💞

Amazing song the one and only CodyJinks the man of country music Yessssss

Yet another song to download

I love this guy, he's great. I came across him by browsing videos on here, and I have been loving it ever since !

One of his best

This Is Real Country , thank you Cody Jinks !

I love everything about this song forever needs to be played on radio ❣❤💯🎸🤠

Freaking bad ass, gotta see Cody live.

Man this song speaks to me so much.... some years have been good, some years were bad.. all depended which wolf I fed. Right now the white full has a full belly ! Hope the same for y'all too!

Amazing!!!! Great story of of our internal struggles ❤️

I will never quit playing guitar nor would have started without you Cody jinks. Gotta be both wolves sometimes to get where you wamt

what a man to sing,and that voice,thanks :)

Cody Effin Jinks Bay-Bay!!

I love that song awesome song

@jamesbutton6265

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate good music

Love this song it helped me alot to calm and happy ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Man i love the artwork and of course i love cody jinks we're the same age and I know I've felt what he sings about

The light burns and the dark wraps around me in a warm embrace so I find it hard to pull myself out of the darkness.

@Evierambin

4 жыл бұрын

Is that what the wolves represent? Light and dark? Or is it physical vs ethereal? Awake vs dreaming?

I’m truck driver and I run all 48 states these songs just perfect when driving making the day way smoother and relaxing

Just beautiful as always, pure talent, happy that people like Cody still make music the way they do.

Yall, my ears are blessed

Love this song

Some words, when written poetically have the sweet sound of music unto them!

Everybody has dual personalities. Great song Mr Jinks

Masterpiece!

Wow!! Just blown away by this! He never disappoints 💯🎶💯🎶

This song just jumped out at me love it 😍

I feel you, Sir. ~~good vibes~~

Cody you know very well which one you feed now. Black crow wings of change for the better.

Shout out to Josh Morningstar who wrote these lyrics, and of course to Cody Jinks for turning those words in to Music

@reneehodge2231

Жыл бұрын

Right on Josh morning

Josh Morningstar is a truly gifted songwriter/storyteller.

Cody jinks knock it out of the park last night. I have seen him 3 times this year. And last night in ashville nc was a royal treatment went till 1130!! Had wife in town was so great to see.him happy and have his fans sold out .... Cody jinks hands down the man when it comes to country! Lynard Skynyrd band you warmed up earlier this year a last tour for them what a great man to send off the greats! And seen you in Charleston SC earlier this year! If your reading and don’t know the man. Better get 2 beers and sit or you will miss a great moment. Always the man!!’ Thank you from us Veterans this Veteran’s day weekend you made our weekend last night 8 Nov2018. ☝️

Great song with a great meaning there are two wolves in all of us I listened to this song over and over again and felt related to it. The truth is I’m not a good man but that’s because I feed the wrong wolf

Amen. ❤

This man answers the great Jorge Jones question who's gonna fill their shoes you can tell a lot about Mr Jinks humble and kind keep doin your thing my man

Really chillin out on this 😎👌

Such a good good song, I know which one I feed & that is the good side.

You feed them both and work together!!! Anyone remember the movie with Johnny Depp " The Secret Window "?

Bad ass I can't wait for these new albums.

Cody Jinks for President 2024

Cody Fuckin Jinks!!!! Absolutely killing it!

Amazing Cody!!!

With all due respect to Mr. Jinks, I would love to hear The Steel Woods play this!

@rover-qx5eq

4 жыл бұрын

you know what i agree it would be awesome im sure of it.

@justinkinard2799

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing ! They put on a hell of a show

Knocked it out if the park with thus one Cody! Keep em coming brother!

This song is Metal AF 🤘🤘

Love this. 👍👏✌️

Cody muthaf#*kin Jinks! Another one of his songs that touch my soul!

Amazing song!!

I've grown to really like this guy music 😎