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The Canadian Shield

from Movin' To Canada by Nuclear Spaceship

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I know it's cold but we have to carry on
Find us someplace to build ourselves a home
Can't say when we'll see our day in the sun
If we die before all is said and done here, well have no fear

For there is a force that cradles the sea
And shimmers in the daylight hours
How do you feel? Is anything real?
Behind the Canadian shield

Mountains watching every migratory flight
Northern waters watching over Eastern nights
Lay back, observe the way the lights fade
As you venture into subarctic unknown, traveling alone

Here is a land that colors the Earth
and cultivates a natural fire
How do you feel when you're asked to kneel
before the Canadian shield?

Oil and stone, the last of the people who live off the land as best as they can
Fire and ice, the fuel of glaciers that flatten the plains

Snow and rock claim many a life of the people who come to feel reborn
Across the sea, the people lie waiting to tear up the trails

Protect the ground before it gives way, before the creatures are absorbed
Green and red, recreate the destruction of warriors proud and strong

Speaking no words, mimicking the sound of beasts
Feeling the bare ground, soft beneath their feet

For there is a force that cradles the sea
and shimmers in the daylight hours
How do you feel when you're able to wield the mighty Canadian shield?

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from Movin' To Canada, released August 14, 2016

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Nuclear Spaceship Maine, Maine

Fritz Derblansky: Acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, sitar, shamisen, sax, trumpet

Josh Dominguez: Vocals, lyrics

Ringo Raskolnikov: Electric & acoustic bass, cello, violin, vocals, flute, tin whistle

Lucy LaFramp: acoustic & electric piano, organ, synthesizer, clavinet, accordion, vibraphone, melodica, kalimba

Charlie Barnaby: drums,percussion, harmonica, backup vocals ... more

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