Imagine being robbed of your youth
Your traditions taken away
And you're just one of thousands
Who felt this pain
Then Imagine them coming to take your kids
And for this you have no choice
They take away your children's rights
They take away their voice
You will be like us
You will learn our ways
You will cut your hair
How could anyone think this was okay?
School is in session
The lesson; Oppression and Assimilation
The "New World" obsession
Did we learn our lesson?
We are friendly Canucks
But we hide a cultural genocide
There's no doubt about it
And yes we allowed it
No, it's not just the resi schools
There's the highway of tears
And the pipelines that snake through the prairies and the mountains
Their lands, we took advantage
Their resources, we took for granted
Cause no I'm not a fan
It's true it's our home, but it's their native land
Welcome kid to your new way of life
Forget what you've learned to date
We split up your family
Just try and be happy
Fall in line and you'll be fine
What? You don't like what we do?
We'll starve you till you change your mind
Solitary will sway your view
You will wear our clothes
You will say our prayers
You will change your name
How could anyone think that this was fair?
But do we trust the TRC
To take responsibility
For the travisties we've all made in the past?
But for the thousands that we've lost
And the thousands more affected
It's important that we don't forget
Just how they were all neglected
In the Great White North it's not always sunny
Sometimes it's overcast