Why Oh Why? Lyrics

I can't even imagine or express

To hurt a little child until their death

Sounds unfair they were not treaded equal

The RCMP helped with all this evil

They couldn't speak their native tongue

These elders couldn't raise them up

I don't believe the government I don't vote

How they left our children back then with no hope

Tragic stories that the elders tell

Raised with abuse they would cry and yell

Taken away from their homes with no help

Told they were taught good but went through hell

They gave us their word their word of god

nothing would go wrong but now their all gone

They broke our nation a grave sensation

Took our land threw us all on reservations

Every Child Matters In our hearts

Why Oh Why did you rip us apart?

Our tradition you couldn't sustain

Why Oh Why did you put them through pain?

They took away our language and tough Christianity

Oh the fucking madness oh the insanity

Gone with the culture they shipped to the kingdoms

Gone with our songs the days they couldn't sing them

Taken away the kids the parents couldn't see them

Couldn't understand disturbed by the whites

Prayed to the creator for their parents every night

Lost and confused sexually abused

Beaten little souls no clue what to do

Taken away just to learn God name

To the pastors and Nuns Hell will reign

Pray to the children who never got to grow

Taken by monsters no remorse to show

In Gods name you will see Lucifer

For the sins you caused why are they lost?

Every Child Matters In our hearts

Why Oh Why did you rip us apart?

Our tradition you couldn't sustain

Why Oh Why did you put them through pain?

The Queen is now gone and we all laugh

She took some children away they never came back

All the Queen's horses and all the Queen's men

Took off to the Palace after their sins

Where did they go? Their souls are now lost

The parents don't know and that's a grave cost

We mourn for the children who can't speak a word

We feel the confusion we feel the hurt

Now it our mission we gotta stay proud

Every Child Matters say it strong and loud

Fuck the government each side that stands

We should all be a nation all in one band

We gotta stand tall rain or shine

We all got to know when to draw the line

Every Child Matters their in our heart

We need to bring the light to where it's dark

Every Child Matters In our hearts

Why Oh Why did you rip us apart?

Our tradition you couldn't sustain

Why Oh Why did you put them through pain?