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Glacial (Live)

by Royal Canoe

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1.
Shoots of green creeping up above the winter's casualties Emblems of the force, that through the green fuse Drives the flowers to sing We get richer everyday by staying here, alright? The melodies that cue the needs will pollinate with their refrain Today we're believers Today we're believers Today we're believers Today we're believers Come along to the river, swollen up The bridge has flooded again and spring is heaving See the little bird with a heavy wing Fly dead into the wind, still believing We hit the streets like fugitives Getting lucky in the park where your daddy lives Holding your hand just like a teenager From the cul-de-sac to the boulevard You'll be pushing on the pedals 'til you stop Hard as you try you'll never be a stranger Today we're believers Today we're believers Today we're believers Today we're believers We're not leaving until At last a flower pushes up above the tiny garden Open petals are filling bright with colour As they wait to catch the collar of the wind returning And then again a flower pushes up above the tiny garden Open petals are filling bright with colour As they wait to catch the collar of the wind returning
2.
I'm living a lie It's getting harder to tell I've tried and I've tried to wake up But I'm sleeping for two And I'm growing so tired of it I should be looking for something new But all that I want is You, You, You, You All that I want is You, You, You, You All that I want is you You threw a crown at my feet And I scrambled to the floor You arose from your seat and I looked up You called out my name So I came crawling on back with it Now I knew what I was here to do But all that I want is You, You, You, You All that I want is You, You, You, You All that I want is you Maybe I could stand steady as a stone Maybe I could make it all on my own Oh I, I'm seeing you Hold my, my hand when you want to And I can't let go of you No, I just can't help asking myself why I'm trying to You, You, You, You All that I want is You, You, You, You All that I want is you
3.
Up in my room, working it out Trying not to make a sound Chasing another arrow of light It's always the same somehow Flat on my back, afraid to admit That I'm getting older now It's calling you out, calling you out Calling you out at night Shaking in the cold oh so gallantly The advantage of withholding your honesty Most of my friends got the fuck out In the exodus of the year It's just me and you in dim winter light Straining ourselves to hear Those three stupid words, I haven't said While calling you out at night Shaking in the cold oh so gallantly The advantage of withholding your honesty Shaking in the cold oh so gallantly The advantage of withholding your honesty
4.
Don't be afraid Don't fall asleep Don't touch yourself Don't talk, don't eat Don't go insane Don't stay alone Don't show your pain Don't smash your phone Don't ever ask why Don't give another fuck Don't check your car Stop pushing your luck Don't cherish your space Don't hold her too tight Don't think of their face all through the night But love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream, they could never, never, never, never take it I close my eyes I ask for more I get in line I lock the door I take a stand I cut my hair I wave my hands I just don't care I'm telling myself I'm doing enough I scribble my name But I'm sick of this bluff I've cluttered my brain I've stared at the light I'm sweating this shame all through the night But love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream, they could never, never, never, never take it But love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream, they could never, never, never, never But love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream and they could never shake you awake Love is a dream, they could never, never, never, never take it
5.
I never thought I'd have another day to kill But once their eyes were open, they could see me tire Was on a six-day binge, I had the world to fill I'll rest my crown before the garden catches fire Let's wash what's left in the river Let's wash what's left in the river Let's wash what's left in the river Let's wash what's left in the river I should've kept my cool when I found 'em stacking stones But their lonely little tower set my blood on fire I tied up every tongue and left them there alone If only just my glory could've pushed them higher Let's wash what's left in the river Let's wash what's left in the river Let's wash what's left in the river Let's wash what's left in the river Swollen wave, watch it ride (Let's wash what's left in the river) Into the clouded sky (Let's wash what's left in the river) Throw your little hands around it (Let's wash what's left in the river) Bless the breath you're holding

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In January of 2020, Royal Canoe performed "Glacial" – a concert featuring re-imagined versions of their songs using only instruments created from ice harvested from local ponds and rivers. Over two sub-zero nights in January, more than 5000 people showed up at The Forks, located in the heart of their beloved hometown of Winnipeg, to witness the project.

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released May 29, 2020

All songs arranged and performed by Royal Canoe
Royal Canoe is:
Brendan Berg
Bucky Driedger
Michael Jordan
Matthew Peters
Matthew Schellenberg
Live sound by Elliot Filbert with production from Audioworks
Audio recording engineered John Paul Peters with assistance from Jad Bantug

Mixed by Matthew Peters at The Shithole and his home
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering
Ice crystal sound/light trigger system designed and built by Andy Rudolph
Stage/ice technician was Matt Dirks

Royal Canoe’s Glacial was a project done in collaboration with Sputnik Architecture and The Forks. Special thanks to: the ice master Luca Roncoroni and all the volunteers and workers that poured hours into crafting the ice, Stephanie Kuse for the live projections, The Canada Council for the Arts, BnB Studios and Handcraft Creative.

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