Anything Songs
Fifty-Two Roots lyrics
Intro
From the shorelines to the backroads
From the churches to the schools
From the stories of our elders
We carry fifty-two roots
We are families
We are churches
We are roads
We are stories
We are elders
We are children
We are land
We are legacy
Verse 1
Shelburne, Birchtown, Yarmouth too
Greenville, Southville, we remember you
Danvers and Hassett, Weymouth Falls
Jordantown standing proud through it all
Conway, Acaciaville, Digby strong
LeQuille, Granville Ferry, still holding on
Annapolis Royal, Delap’s Cove
Inglewood, Bridgetown, hearts of gold
Pre-Chorus
Every name is a prayer
Every road is a song
Every family that came before us
Still keeps marching on
Chorus
Fifty-two roots in the Nova Scotia ground
Fifty-two voices, we can hear them now
Through the pain, through the pride
Through the tears we survived
We are still here, standing tall
One people, one love, one call
Fifty-two roots, let the whole world know
From the valleys to the ocean, watch our legacy grow
We don’t fade, we don’t fall
We rise together through it all
Fifty-two communities strong
This is home, this is our song
Verse 2
Middleton, Cambridge, Gibson Woods
Aldershot, Kentville, still doing good
Three Mile Plains, Beechville too
Hammonds Plains, Africville, we remember you
Lucasville, Cobequid Road
Maroon Hill with a heavy load
Halifax, Dartmouth, Lake Loon pride
Cherry Brook with the spirit inside
Pre-Chorus
Every church bell that rang
Every hand that held on
Every mother, every father
Built the road we’re walking on
Chorus
Fifty-two roots in the Nova Scotia ground
Fifty-two voices, we can hear them now
Through the pain, through the pride
Through the tears we survived
We are still here, standing tall
One people, one love, one call
Fifty-two roots, let the whole world know
From the valleys to the ocean, watch our legacy grow
We don’t fade, we don’t fall
We rise together through it all
Fifty-two communities strong
This is home, this is our song
Verse 3
North Preston, East Preston, family ties
Truro, Springhill, we still rise
Amherst, Trenton, New Glasgow way
Antigonish keeps the light of day
Monastery, Mulgrave, Big Tracadie
Lincolnville, Sunnyville, history
North Sydney, Sydney, New Waterford too
Glace Bay, Sydney Mines, we honor you
Bridge
And Liverpool, we call your name
Every community carries the flame
From Black Loyalists to Maroons
From struggle nights to brighter moons
Uniacke Square, The Park, standing in the light
Jelly Bean Square with the roots held tight
Churchill Drive, Pinecrest, voices still strong
Different roads, same people, same song
Displacement divided us
But unity can rebuild us
We are families, churches, roads, stories
Elders, children, land
We are struggle
We are survival
We are legacy still standing
With history in our hands
They tried to move us
Tried to break us
Tried to make us disappear
But every child of fifty-two
Still knows that we are here
We are the hymns in Sunday morning
We are the drums beneath the floor
We are the names they could not silence
We are the keys that opened doors
Final Chorus
Fifty-two roots in the Nova Scotia ground
Fifty-two voices, we can hear them now
Displacement divided us
Unity can rebuild us
We are still here, standing tall
One people, one love, one call
Fifty-two roots, let the whole world know
From the valleys to the ocean, watch our legacy grow
We don’t fade, we don’t fall
We rise together through it all
Fifty-two communities strong
This is home, this is our song
Outro
Shelburne to Liverpool
Preston to Africville
Cherry Brook to Tracadie
We carry the story still
Uniacke Square to The Park
Jelly Bean Square in our hearts
Churchill Drive and Pinecrest too
The roots still live in me and you
Families, churches
Roads and stories
Elders, children
Land and glory
Struggle, survival
Legacy strong
Fifty-two roots
One heartbeat
One people
One song
