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Tribe of One

by Rik Leaf

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1.
The Maple Leaf (free) 03:56
As the harbor draws near the Pacific disappears In the bright lights of Vancouver From the bay we make our way along the highway And start to climb from sea to sky Before we leave we make a point of eating cherries from the tree And drinking wine in the Okanagan As we pass through Banff we have our first chance to see A prairie sky set on fire far and wide Underneath the maple leaf we are drawn together Underneath the maple leaf we are one We set sail and for days we cross the endless waves of wheat That crash against the shore under our wheels Outside the Sault the sun breaks through the fog As we cut our rugged path along north Superior We wind our way through narrow lanes in old Quebec To look across the sea way from Le Château Frontenac You can almost hear the sounds of 1759 Echoing across the Plains of Abraham Then we walk the white sand along the beach at Martinique Eating mussels and drinking Alexander Keith’s We raise a toast at the edge of the Atlantic coast To the new found land where it all began So raise your voice from the west to the east To the truth north strong and free
2.
Hope (free) 04:04
Put your hope in The Man he gonna let you down every time Put your hope in The Man he gonna let you down every time Oh yeah you know he’ll change his name But the story always stays the same For all that time has stripped away That’s the one thing that’ll never ever change Got to build your home with a hope With a hope that’ll let you dream Got to hold onto a hope gonna make you believe She’ll turn your world all upside down You can touch the sky with your feet on the ground Search with all your heart and soul cause if you find her son You find pure gold Hope gonna come gonna shake this town Hope gonna turn it all upside down Hope gonna come gonna rescue me Here I am and hope’s coming for me
3.
Silver Lining (free) 03:30
Barefoot in broken glass and ruined promises Darkness from the past bleeds through our bandages As I press myself against the wound The dark night could be our silver lining There’s a candle in a window burning you can find it A new day dawning to discover There’s a new revolution calling sons and daughters The story’s in the lines scattered thoughts and ruined lives Beauty is in remembering where we’re going and where we’ve been The future is in you and me The dark night could be our silver lining
4.
River City (free) 03:30
After all the miles that have passed by under the wheels I read the signs and find I’m finally here Our story lines the city streets as seasons turn inside you and me I find my way all the way to you Coming home A picture postcard painting memories Coming home Where candles line windows To light the way for me I walk along the river’s edge as traffic pours over Bluewater Bridge If you asked me I’d tell you I love this place Like a ship searching for open sea time and again time carries me To the heart of this river city The hand of the river carries the broken the lost and forgotten The bruised and the bleeding all of us needing Those healing hands of love
5.
Je Me Souviens (free) 04:04
Rik Leaf, Marie-Josée Clement, 2008 In our hearts a thousand threads unwind The tangled web is the tie that binds Pulling us together as we’re tearing apart Trying to find the centre not knowing where to start Tonight I feel hopeful caught here in a moment Knowing we’ve chosen so much more Tonight falling in caught up in Knowing we’ve been so much more We cracked the glass we cannot repair All our broken pieces held there in the mirror In the silence there is so much to hear So many things worth fighting for so many to fear Tonight I feel hopeful caught here in a moment Knowing we’ve chosen so much more Tonight falling in caught up in Knowing we’ve been so much more In our hearts a thousand threads unwind The tangled web is the tie that binds Je me souviens Je me souviens de ton odeur de tes cicatrices Le parcours de notre histoire Gravé dans ma mémoire Pour ne rien oublié Je tiens ma parole Je me souviens souviens souviens Ont se détourne je tourne je tourne je tourne pour toi Consommé lié empiégé je me souviens Même quand on s’oppose je tombe pour toi Même quand on se lutte je tombe pour toi Je tombe je tombe je tombe je suis tombé de toi Je perds la raison mais je suis tombé de toi Je tiens ma parole alors je suis tombé de toi
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Awake in the World (free) 03:19
There’s no miracle drug no magic plan No bright light shining here tonight Just you and me honey is what we’ve got When we get together that’s saying a lot What started easy is getting hard Ever dream we’d make it this far? There’s more to our story more to be said More to be written and more to be read In the pain and the struggle buried in the rubble We find ourselves a light in the tunnel We lived the lies now we got the truth Living it out in the black and blue World - Waking the world World - Awake in the world There’s more to our story more to be said More to be written and more to be read The dirty little secret hanging in the room You need me and I need you It’s our dirty little secret filling up the room You need me and I need you We’re going to make them feel it We’re going to make them see We’re going to make them reach out When we wake the world
7.
Lonely (free) 04:20
Rik Leaf, 2008 Lost and alone your fingers worn from holding on To a hope that’s been torn through suffering Your glory grows like a rose in a field of thorns Deep in the dark night of the soul Lonely life can be so lonely (with the world hanging on my shoulders) Hold me and the night won’t feel so long (carry me away) Lonely life can be so bare Through the black and blue Beautiful bleeds right through The light that shines in you Jesus hangs in a picture frame on the wall behind me In the paint a saint is revealed in suffering Faintly drawn in the shape of a memory I remember when his ghost used to haunt me When the scars are all that’s left of the hurting Buried deep underneath…your suffering Lay your heart here on my altar Stay until you are healed
8.
Blue Skies (free) 03:02
Rik Leaf, 2008 I remember when you and I were younger Dreaming of the world we’d discover Things never really turned out that way But when I look around I still feel the same There’s beauty you can see and some you’ve got to be When blue skies are growing the red river’s flowing There’s a little bit of heaven here for you and me Years have past as we’ve grown together Our summer days slide by the window We know more than we did then We’ve learned to give and let life in Remember when you and I discovered The world we could make together There’s beauty you can see There’s some you can be
9.
Mama (free) 03:17
Rik Leaf, 2008 Mama they’re selling us out Hook line and sinker they’re going to sink us one and all These crazy bastards have thrown wide the door Put out a sign on the country that says ‘everything must go’ oh Mama no… Mama wouldn’t you know We just walk out of a scandal right into a fiasco These crazy bastards get drunk on their own power Start acting like God partying hard at happy hour…oh Mama no… Oh Mama no… Mama they’re selling our soul On the open market where futures are bought and sold These crazy bastards that hijack a faith Turn Mohammad into a madman and Jesus into a beast…oh Mama no… No, no, no-no-no-no…. Mama how can you stand Being a powerful woman in a world of weak willed men I’ve tried to see the world the way they have But I can’t get my head far enough up my own ass…oh Mama no…
10.
Democracy in Drag (free) 03:13
The siren song lures lunatics and madmen Out of the woodwork in the year of election Talking the walk like peacocks on procession Fanning out the feathers of brightly held positions Democracy in drag… A bubblegum centre with a candy-coated crust The iron-will we started with is covered in rust You can say what you mean if you don’t mean it that way In a D grade thriller it’s mostly filler anyway Democracy in drag dressed up in a flag Democracy in drag it’s a pride parade Activists and anarchists ride to save the day No idea what they’re for but they know what their against Backbeats on garbage cans are pounded with precision A splatter painting of decisive indecision Media whores democracy in drag Peddle their wars democracy in drag Profit from the fear they cause… Church and state democracy in drag Separate democracy in drag Choose your illusions and call it faith… Rich white men with wonder-bread smiles Pass out party favors like Santa’s little elves There’s money if you’ve got some and more to give away There’s a back door to the commons if you know who holds the key
11.
Rik Leaf, 2008 Across a crowded room I watch the way you make a space around you I cross the party traffic, the smiles of plastic, before I reach you, you slide from view Through the open window your footsteps echo under stars and street lights I follow Through the falling snow and growing cold I walk in your footprints as they disappear All I want is to spend one life with you Why couldn’t we why shouldn’t we now make it all up as we make our way from here I can’t think of anyone anywhere you and I have less than I think we have more than most can ever even wish for I pull along as you climb in you flash a Botticelli because you know it’ll make me laugh In sight and sound god knows I found the perfect portrait to picture as my own As we move through the city the sidewalks and streets are busy with crowds moving slowly In the red-orange glow of taillights heading north in the front seat we write this song
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Beau Sommeil (free) 03:26
Rik Leaf, Marie-Josée Dandeneau, 2008 The shadows are falling The length of the room The quiet’s been growing Between me and you Quelle que soit qui te déçoit J’en ôte les larmes Je berce tes peines Je te promets que tout ira mieux Respire un peu ou.. Ferme tes yeux I’ll wait here for morning Right by your side I’m trying to reach you To hold you tonight Quelle que soit qui te déçoit J’en ôte les larmes Je berce tes peines Je te promets que tout ira mieux Respire un peu ou.. Ferme tes yeux (French interpretation) Whatever it is that is bothering you I will remove the tears and cradle your pain I promise everything will be all right Breathe a little Close your eyes Sweet Dreams

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released January 10, 2018

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Rik Leaf

Rik Leaf has toured Canada writing, recording and performing songs with students for over 10 years. Rik uses his background in music, TV & Film to produce multi media projects that highlight the creative process. Rik is the Creative Director for, Tribe of One, a national collective of indigenous artists. ... more

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