[Intro]
[crowd roaring
Feedback swells]
One sky
One roar
Red sea
Of flags and smoke
[Verse 1]
Steel stage under my boots
Frost still in my throat
From the pines to the ports
Every coast
Every road
Hear the thunder of a billion hearts
Pounding time with the drums below
Maple leaf painted on my chest
White cross of the northern snow
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up
Let the earth shake
From the prairies to the cod-bright waves
Every tongue
Every last name
Same fire
Same flame
[Chorus]
Maple banner rising
Sing it so the stars all know our name
Stronger when we’re united
Every voice a spark inside this blaze
O-oh
Canada
We’re alive tonight
O-oh
Canada
Set the sky alight
[Verse 2]
That low line rattles my spine
Bass growls like a diesel chain
Two swords screaming in the night
Guitars breathing fire and rain
From the mines to the glass high-rises
From the ice roads to subway trains
Every story in this anthem
Every scar
Every shared refrain
[Pre-Chorus]
Fists up
Feel the ground shake
From the tundra to the vine-wrapped lakes
Every faith
Every last face
Same storm
Same grace
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[drums half-time
Crowd clap]
We don’t bow
We don’t break
We stand tall
For every mistake we made
We grow
We change
But this heart
This heart remains
[guitar solo
Bass stepping forward]
[Chorus]
[crescendo
Gang vocals on last line]