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Never Give Up, Never Surrender

from Made in Montreal by Ripcordz

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In 1940, Montreal’s populist mayor was arrested on the steps of city hall for opposing conscription. Camillien Houde spent the next four years in a hard labour camp. When he returned at the end of the war, he was met by 50,000 people at the train station, and was quickly re-elected.

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NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER

Boiling slowly in the August sun
Crushed by masses, I know we’ve won
Hear the whistle and here it comes
Fifty thousand road as one

Crowd spills out on the tracks
Camillien is on their backs
We know fiction from their facts
Party while the world attacks

CHORUS
Never give up, never surrender
Stand up, stand out for your rights
Keep that prize in sight

Windsor Station is where it begins
Marching proudly and we start to sing
Inspiration can do anything
And you know who’s gonna win

City full of fun and vice
Guided by those neon lights
Skip the day we own the night
Populism done just right

Four years labout camp for Mr. Mayor
Four years lost coz he showed he cared
Four years later time to set it right
It all starts here tonight

credits

from Made in Montreal, released October 24, 2014
PAUL GOTT vocals, guitars
MOTLEY FORTYFIVE bass, vocals
ALEX ROY drums, vocals

recorded and mixed by RENE D LA MUERTE
at RED RHINO STUDIOS Montreal
Music and lyrics by PAUL GOTT (SOCAN)

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Ripcordz Montreal, Québec

Formed in 1980 and been playing ever since. Proud Punks from Montreal. We've played more than 2,500 shows and put out 18 albums. But we're not living in the past. Our new stuff is our best stuff.

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