I Will Run

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The mottled skin of the freezing North Saskatchewan
It beckons us to come and take a swim
Should we jump in and float to where we learned to run
Or should we turn to the western one?

I will run if you will run, we’ll embrace the setting sun
Shake the dust from our feet as we cross into BC
Hinton, Jasper, Robson, set us free
And I will run if you will run, we’ll embrace the setting sun

We close our eyes in a turnout near a ditch
Awake, asleep, I can’t tell which is which
In my dreams I remember how it felt to thrive
Now in my dreams I just survive

I will run if you will run, we’ll embrace the setting sun
Shake the dust from our feet as we cross into BC
Hinton, Jasper, Robson, set us free
And I will run if you will run, we’ll embrace the setting sun

We can’t run fast enough - We can’t run far enough
It’s the system that is broken – it’s not us, it’s not us

But I will run if you will run, we’ll embrace the setting sun
Shake the dust from our feet as we cross into BC
Hinton, Jasper, Robson, set us free
And I will run if you will run, we’ll embrace the setting sun

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from Spruce Island, released December 2, 2022

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