Recorded live off the floor at Selkirk College studio

This is an original piece. thanks to everyone who joined in the music!

Percussion wizard : Simon Stockner

Silky Harmonies : Ben Sefton and James Villa

Engineer: Dylan Ferris

Inspired by the majestic rivers of the Northern homeland, and being free..and stuff 




River Stones

With everything amazing & frightening going on out there, this is what's on my mind. I hope you enjoy it.

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LYRICS

I’m the king of the forest 
i’ll speak for the trees 
No gods, no masters 
just birds and bees 
come on over, and see what I see 
Come on over, and see what I see 

I see 
Mass destruction on a global scale 
fracking into the land, pulling gas from the shale 
swimming in a river full of poison 
swimming in a river full of poison 

now boys and girls want you to tell them 
why they’re sick 
and why they’re dying 
we just want to know the truth 
no more tricks 
so why you lyin’? 

Lelu Island, Unistoten, to North Dakota 
I hate to say I told ya, but I told ya & I showed ya! 
now that we can set fire to the water supply 
we ask the tough questions, while your tongue gets tied 

i’m still dreaming of a world equal on all sides 
I know light will shine through where the darkness divides 
Come on over, and see what I see 
Come on down, and see what I mean 

I mean 
boys and girls want you to tell them 
why they’re sick 
and why they’re dying 
we just want to know the truth 
no more tricks 
so why you lyin’? 

It’s time to throw feathers down into the tar sands 
time to recognize the treaties mad e on these lands 
time to stop mining down the wishing well 
‘cause it seems to me the devil’s in the diving bell 

where’s your sacrifice? where’s your pain? 
just because there’s expansion doesn’t mean there’s gain 
just because there’s new leaders doesn’t mean there’ll be change 
just ‘cause we’re out of touch don’t mean we’re out of range

Elijah Quinn