This song was a gift. I finished it and recorded it the day of the competition deadline. I’ve had a lot of well-wishing responses to my announcement. Thank you everyone. Here is my demo version. It is only 2 guitar tracks and some BG vocals so it is a good representation of the song without additional production. Just FYI, I obviously wrote this with the 1st Nations Idle Never More movement in mind. The 1st 4 lines are First Nations story or song titles. Enjoy.
IDLE NEVER MORE
Music and lyrics: Bill Candy
Copyright Candycon Music 2013. SOCAN
The Talking Stone, The Raven Steals The Night
The White Panther Tale, The Song Of The Hermit Thrush
These are the words of the Elders, keepers of the land
From the Eastern Woodland Nation, to The Northern Yukon Clan
They echo all the stories, in dances and song
That we’re all one with nature, but there’s something that’s gone wrong
The time is upon us, we all must take a stand
For our brothers and our sisters, in our home and native land
Take me down to the river, where the sacred waters flow
And my heart will be idle never more
Frozen tears, all those stolen years, She can’t take it anymore
Tore up inside, all alone then, One more suicide, God help us all to
Heed to the calling , the writing’s on the wall
It’s a cry of desperation, a message to us all
We must stand and deliver, to the people of the land
And listen to the voices, try to understand
The road is before us, we all must take a stand
For the Sons and the Daughters, of our home and native land
We’ll go down to the river, where the mighty eagles soar
And our hearts will be idle never more
We will all stand together, when we reach the other shore
And our hearts will be idle never more
May your hearts be idle never more