Lyrics

UP ON THE FLAT LANDS OF BIG ALBERTA
THE ATHABASCA RIVER FLOWS
FORGING LIFE THROUGH CHANGING SEASONS SHE CARRIES NOW WHAT WE DISPOSE
IN THE DARKNESS LUPUS COMES CREEPING FROM THE TOWERS OF SUNCOR
TO THIS DATE NO LAND’S BEEN RAVAGED IN A SCALE LIKE THIS BEFORE
ATHABASCA ATHABASCA
MIGRATING THROUGH THE TAR
CARIBOU DANCING WITH THE STARS
WHILE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE ARE DYING OR FALLING ILL FOR A BARREL OF THE CRUDE
FOURFOLD WATER WILL BE STEWED
SCRAPING EVERY LIVING THING INTO A GRILL ELIMINATING HILLS
BIRDS ARE GOING STILL
THEN LANDING IN A SPILL
ATHABASCA ATHABASCA
DIG A HOLE AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT SCRAPE THE EARTH BEFORE IT SHAKES PAINT THE SKY BENEATH THE OZONE RIDE THE WAVES OF TOXIC WASTE