Never Flinch

[INTRO — lone voice & Scottish lone piper ] Come fill your glass & gather near, The cold wind’s on the wall. We’ve seen the strut of little men— We do not scare at all. [VERSE 1] They flood the feed, they seed the lie, They dress old hate as new. But Halifax has faced the gale, Newfoundland has weathered too. You think your noise can shake these shores? You think we’ll disappear? You picked the wrong damn country, boys— YOU CAN’T MEME US INTO FEAR. [CHORUS — whole pub] NEVER FLINCH! NEVER FEAR! Raise your glass & make it clear! Stamp the floor! Let them hear! YOU CAN’T MEME US INTO FEAR! Call a Nazi what he is— We’ve seen that kind before. CANADA ANTIFA! We know what freedom’s for! [VERSE 2] When Nazi banners crossed the sky, Canadians crossed the sea. They faced the men who worshipped might & fought for liberty. The uniforms have changed since then, The sales pitch sounds sincere— But fascism in a newer coat Still doesn’t frighten here. [VERSE 3 — mocking] Now separatists hold out their hands For foreign cash & cheer. They sell the wedge, they sell the lie, Then call the bargain dear. Keep Murica’s filthy Nazi money! Keep the bought-up sneers. Take your cheque & take your wedge— YOU CAN’T MEME US INTO FEAR. [BRIDGE] Nazis found a welcome where the GOP once drew a line. Murica’s far right sells democracy by the dime. Oligarch money, fascist meemes, separatists on the take. BRICS autocrats are shopping while democracies awake. Moscow loves the fracture. Beijing loves the doubt. Every democracy divided Is a bargain handed out. Democracide pays dividends When neighbours split & sever. Foreign money drives the wedge— SOLIDARITY BREAKS THE LEVER. [solidarity] BREAK THE WEDGE! BREAK THE FEAR! STAND TOGETHER! WE ARE HERE! [VERSE 4] From Ottawa to Trois-Rivières, From Winnipeg through snow, From Victoria’s harbour lights To Atlantic waters’ flow, Halifax to northern towns, From prairie, lake to pier— Different tongues, one stubborn line: WE STAND TOGETHER HERE. [VERSE 5] Pull another chair up close, Make room around the fire. Hate grows weak when neighbours meet, & lies run out of wire. No bully gets to choose for us Who’s welcome, safe or free— Solidarity from coast to coast, From sea to shining sea. [VERSE 6 ] Polite is not surrender, Restraint is never fear. Cross the line with force or threat— We make the boundary clear. We don’t flinch. We defend. Push too hard & understand: Canada remembers The Shawinigan Handshake. There’s an old refusal in us, No strongman gets command— WE DON’T FLINCH. WE DEFEND. That’s the backbone of this land. [CHANT] THE NORTH REMEMBERS! THE NORTH REMEMBERS! ARCTIC FREE! DEMOCRACY! SEA TO SHINING SEA! THE NORTH REMEMBERS! NO TYRANTS HERE! ARCTIC FREE DEMOCRACY— SEA TO SHINING SEA! [CALL & RESPONSE] Who wants the fracture? THEY DO! Who breaks the wedge? WE DO! Who sells the neighbour? NOT US! Who stands together? ALL OF US! What do tyrants demand? COMPLIANCE! What do Canadians answer? DEFIANCE! How much ground do we surrender? ZERO BLOODY CENTIMETRES! WE DON’T FLINCH! WE DEFEND! SOLIDARITY TO THE END! [FINAL CHORUS] NEVER FLINCH! NEVER FEAR! Raise your glass & make it clear! Stamp the floor! Let them hear! YOU CAN’T MEME US INTO FEAR! Oligarch cash & fascist sneers, Separatists selling borrowed fears— CANADA ANTIFA! WE KNOW WHAT FREEDOM’S FOR! [OUTRO] Never flinch! Never fear! Pass the word from ear to ear! Foreign money drives the wedge— SOLIDARITY BREAKS THE LEVER! THE NORTH REMEMBERS! WE DEFEND! SOLIDARITY TO THE END! YOU CAN’T MEME US INTO FEAR! [FINAL SHOUT] CANADA ANTIFA! NEVER FLINCH!