Intro
Though we may feel like an outsider looking in
let us live inside the truth
Allison MacLeod
She was born a child of God
and native in her heart
but something was lost
a true history never taught
cause survival is rare
for women of her nation
and though the odds are stacked against her
she will lead her generation
Courtenay Price
cause there's an ugly truth, she's fighting for her dreams
she wants to break the cycle, be likely to succeed
and find the hope and guidance, her people really need
but on the inside, it's harder than it seems
Nadia Wilson
she's carrying the weight, the struggles that it whispers
so many missing people, her brothers and her sisters
she'll do what it takes, not be another victim
leave a mark on the world, will anybody listen?
cause
CHORUS
We are outsiders looking in...
but deep down we know
that the stories will always live
inside of our souls
and through these eyes
we can dream
and discover our pride
it all may seem black and white
but there's colour inside
YEAH MMM YEAH
but there's colour inside
YEAH MMM YEAH
but there's colour inside
Keggy Tenasco
he was born a native child
but seen as a city slicker
while people back at home
seem to be getting sicker
he sits in sharing circles
some think he's skipping class
while he's releasing the weight
called the burden of his past
Liam Buckshot-Cote
some people call him city boy, the names make him tired
others say he's lives in a teepee and dances by the fire
when he's really getting educated, taking life higher
than where anybody thought he could, making his life brighter
wants to rise for his people and wants to raise awareness
and show that his identity is something that he'll cherish
but it's hard fitting in a place, where people are so careless
cause he wants a great future for his children to inherit
CHORUS
We are outsiders looking in...
but deep down we know
that the stories will always live
inside of our souls
and through these eyes
we can dream
and discover our pride
it all may seem black and white
but there's colour inside
YEAH MMM YEAH
but there's colour inside
YEAH MMM YEAH
but there's colour inside
Hailey Ottawa
have you felt like this before?
an outsider in your home
everyone seems to ignore
that your bloodline lived in a war
return back to your roots
and learn what they've been through
be an outsider looking in
but live inside the truth
it's what we need to do cause
CHORUS
We are outsiders looking in...
but deep down we know
that the stories will always live
inside of our souls
and through these eyes
we can dream
and discover our pride
it all may seem black and white
but there's colour inside
YEAH MMM YEAH
but there's colour inside
YEAH MMM YEAH
but there's colour inside