Every Nation - Daniel Lanois

Comin' from every nation

From every nation

A Mi’kmaq came from Nova Scotia (From every nation)

A Mi’kmaq came from Nova Scotia

To find some work in downtown Toronto

And he would not quit 'til the dream filtered down to the finger

Let the sound resound

He beat his drum, he beat it on the avenue

Sound like the rolling sea

Smokestack blind for fire Manitou

And he would not quit 'til the dream filtered down to the finger

Time is here now

Comin' from every nation

Comin' from every nation

Singin' ah

Singin' ah

Wade through the flood

We will cross that separated line

Cross that line

Say

At the beat of the drum

I hear the voices of forgotten ones

Mi’kmaq treaty broken down

Let the sound resound

Sound like a rolling sea, oh, yeah

Smokestack broken fishing line

Through the fire cross the boundary line

Wade through the flood (Say)

Rise from the mud

Say it right now, say it right now

A Mi’kmaq came from Nova Scotia

A Mi’kmaq came from Nova Scotia (Venture through the fire)

Wade through the flood, rise from the mud

Singin' ah

Singin' ah

And he would not quit 'til the dream filtered down to the finger