Wavin' Flag, the song originally created by K'Naan, has transformed itself into one of the most popular songs of the decade in a valiant attempt to raise funds for Haiti's earthquake victims. A collaberated effort unfolded that brought together over 50 young, Canadian artists and musicians to record this heartfelt version. Well done everyone, as always I support you!!
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Young Artists for Haiti for more information.
Wavin' Flag - Lyrics
(All)
When I get older
I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
(K'naan)
Born from a throne
Older than Rome
But violent prone
Poor people zone
(Nelly Furtado)
But its my home
All I have known
(Sam Roberts)
Where I got grown
But now its gone
(Avril Lavigne)
Out of the darkness
In came the carnage
Threatening my very survival
(Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan)
Fractured my streets
And broke all my dreams
(Tyler Connolly from Theory of a Deadman)
Now Feels like defeat to wretched retreat
(All)
So we strugglin’
(Kardinal Offishall)
Fighting to eat
(All)
And we wonderin’
(Kardinal Offishall)
If we’ll be free
(Jully Black)
We cannot wait for some faithful day
It’s too far away so right now I say
(All)
When I get older
I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom
Just like a waving flag
And then it goes back (x3)
Ahhho ahhho ahhho
(Lights)
So many wars, settling scores
(Deryck Whibley of Sum 41)
All that we’ve been through
And now there is more
(Serena Ryder)
I hear them say love is the way
(Jacob Hoggard of Hedley)
Love is the answer that’s what they say
(Emily Haines)
But were not just dreamers
Of broken down grievers
(Hawsley Workman)
A hand will reach us
And we will not see ya
(Drake)
This can’t control us
No it can’t hold us down
(Chin Injeti)
We gon' pick it up even though we still struggling
(Pierre Lapointe)
Au nom de la survie (In the name of survival)
(All)
And we wondering
(Pierre Lapointe)
Battant pour nos vie (Fighting for our lives)
(All)
We patiently wait
For some other day
(Fefe Dobson and Esthero)
Thats too far away so right now I say
(All)
When I get older
I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom
Just like a waving flag
And then it goes back (x3)
(x2)
(Drake - Rapping)
Uhh – well alright
How come when the media stops covering
And there’s a little help from the government
We forget about the people still struggling
And assume that its really all love again, nahh
See we don’t have to wait for things to break apart
If you weren’t involved before it’s never too late to start
You probably think that it’s too far to even have to care
Well take a look at where you live what if it happened there?
You have to know the urge to make a change lies within
And we can be the reason that they see their flag rise again
(Nikki Yanofsky & Drake)
When I get older
I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom
Just like a wavin’ flag
(Matt Mays)
And then it goes back
(Justin Nozuka)
And then it goes back
(Nikki Yanofsky)
Then it goes back
(All)
When I get older
I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom
Just like a waving flag
And then it goes back (x3)
(x2)
(Justin Bieber)
When I get older
When I get older
I will be stronger
Just like a waving flag
Musicians & Artists partaking
in Young Artist's for Haiti...
K’naan
Nelly Furtado
Avril Lavigne
Sam Roberts
Jully Black
Josh Ramsay (Marianas Trench)
Jay Malinowski (Bedouin Soundclash)
Chin Injeti
Jacob Hoggard (Hedley)
Emily Haines (Metric)
Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan)
Tyler Connolly (Theory Of A Deadman)
Kardinal Offishall
James Shaw (Metric)
Hawksley Workman
Drake
Ima
Elisapie Isaac
Pierre Lapointe
Esthero
Red 1 (Rascalz)
Lights
Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
Serena Ryder
City & Colour
Arkells
Pat Kordyback (Stereos)
Dave Faber (Faber Drive)
Brandon Lehti (The Latency)
The Canadian Tenors
Lamar Ashe
Colin James
Nikki Yanofski
Suzie McNeil
Stephen Moccio
Aoin Clarke
Justin Bieber
Torquil Campbell (Stars)
Corb Lund
Fefe Dobson
Kathleen Edwards
Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo)
Shiloh
Stacey McKitrick
Jessie Farrell
Colin McDonald
Justin Nozuka
Jim Creeggan
Tom Cochrane
Kevin Parent
Hayley Sales
Matt Mays
Broken Social Scene
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