Black smoke in the air, cruel wind in the trees
Blood sky in the night, now I'm on my knees
Praying for the rain, relief in the night
But things sure look different, in the dawn's early light
Over the hills it came without warning
Fast as a freight train massive and honing hard
It will get much harder
Where are ones so bold who would save us
All on our own to break, as the flames go higher
Will they get much higher
We're gonna rise, up, out of the ashes
Saving life, love, we're kicking asses
There's a new, world, for you and me
Working together brings the beast down
Never surrender boots on the ground
No men on the ground, no birds in flight,
Still we battle on, with all our might
No escape from the heat, fire to the bone
We stand together, cuz this is our home
CSRD and RCMP, so what on earth are you telling me we're tired
Can't you see were tired
Where are the ones so bold who would save us
Tying our hands to fate as the flames grow higher
Will they get much higher
Rise, up, out of the ashes
Saving life, love, we're kicking asses
There's a new, world, for you and me
Working together brings the beast down
Never surrender boots on the ground
We cross the water to bring back supplies
With pain in our hearts, and fire in our eyes
Why can't you see what you're doing, isn't right
And now this truth we fight
And now your truth we fight
Gotta make it right, gotta make this right
Gotta make it right, gotta make this right
Rise, up, out of the ashes
Saving life, love, we're kicking asses
There's a new, world, for you and me
Working together brings the beast down
Never surrender boots on the
Rise, up, out of the ashes
Saving life, love, we're kicking asses
There's a new, world, for you and me
Working together brings the beast down
Never surrender boots on the ground
We are Shuswap strong and we'll carry on
Despite your intrusion and lack of inclusion
We'll never forget this; we're boots on the ground