Shuswap musician and activist Sylvian Vallee and his partner, artist Lynn Erin have written a reggae tar pipeline protest song, that will be sung at the October 24th rally at noon in front of George Abbott’s office in Salmon Arm. Click here to listen to the song: Pipeline

Click here to download the song: Pipeline Protest Song

Click here to watch the music video Pipeline – the protest music video

Here are the lyrics:

Pipeline
Words by Sylvain Vallee and Lynn Erin
Music by Sylvain Vallee

Mama they’re playing with our future, trying to sell our country out through the pipeline.

Mama they’re playing with our future, trying to sell our country out through the pipeline.

Is this worth a gamble?
A thousand rivers and coastal waters

One leak, say goodbye
to the pristine Great Bear Rain Forest

Mama they’re talkin’ super-tankers threatening our coastline feeding from the pipeline.

Mama we’re thinking revolution, they’re trying to sell our country out through the pipeline.

Tar Sands claim they’re ethical!
As pipelines spout new leaks

a toxic sacrifice
so the self-proclaimed few steal paradise

Mama they’re talking revolution he’s trying to sell our country out through the pipeline.

People we need a revolution before we see our country flow through the pipeline.

Money killed the electric car
Chose to spoil our air
Now it’s time to rise up, stand up!
be free!, be democracy!

Mama they’re playing with our future, trying to sell our country out through the pipeline.  [repeats 4x]

harper you’re playing with our future you’re trying to sell our country out through
the pipeline.

Mama they’re playing with our future, trying to sell our country out through the pipeline.  [repeats 3x]

harper you’re playing with our future you’re trying to sell our country out through
the pipeline.

harper you’ve got a revolution for trying to sell our country out through the pipeline.

Mama.