Ore Hill
Legacy of Ore Hill: A Journey Through Loss and Redemption
Lyrics
Well, he died at 39
Refers to someone who died at the age of 39.
Some kinda pill and homemade wine
Suggests the cause of death involved a combination of pills and homemade wine.
He left his english bride
Refers to the deceased's English bride, indicating a relationship left behind.
And a love he couldn't deny behind
Implies the deceased left a love that he couldn't deny or forget.
Folks have come to say
People in the community express their views on the deceased.
He nearly gave the land away
Suggests that the deceased almost gave away his land.
He couldn't understand
Reflects the deceased's lack of understanding regarding land ownership.
How a man could own the land anyway
Questions the concept of owning land.
CHORUS
Chorus: Repeated mention of the grandfather taking walks up Ore Hill.
When the grandpa had had his fill
Highlights the grandfather's routine of walking up Ore Hill when satisfied.
He'd take a walk up old ore hill
Describes Ore Hill as the "land of a thousand shadows."
To the land of a thousand shadows
Suggests that things would come full circle for the grandfather.
And things would come around
Implies that the mountain has been the grandfather's home since birth.
From the day that he was born
Chronicles the grandfather's life from birth.
The mountain had been his home
Reiterates the mountain as the grandfather's home.
He'd sit late afternoon
Depicts the grandfather sitting and observing the shadows reaching the moon alone.
Watch the shadowsreach the moon alone
Highlights a specific time of day when the grandfather contemplates.
Then shewanakw-nan came
Introduces a character named shewanakw-nan, indicating a turning point.
And things began to change
Suggests that changes occurred when shewanakw-nan entered the scene.
He dealt against his will
Indicates that the grandfather dealt against his will.
And moved down off the hill ashamed
Conveys the grandfather's relocation from the hill with a sense of shame.
CHORUS
Chorus: Repeated mention of the grandfather taking walks up Ore Hill.
Well, he died at 39
Repeats the information about someone dying at 39.
Glad to leave this world behind
Suggests the deceased was glad to leave the world behind.
Tired of holding on
Expresses weariness of holding onto a place that felt out of place.
To a place he didn't belong
Highlights a sense of not belonging to the given place.
To find...
Indicates a search or exploration to find something.
That grandpa had lost his will
Reveals that the grandfather lost the will to take walks up Ore Hill.
To take a walk up old ore hill
Reiterates the grandfather's routine of walking up Ore Hill.
To the land of a thousand shadows
Repeats the description of Ore Hill as the "land of a thousand shadows."
And things would come around
Suggests that things would come full circle for the grandfather.
CHORUS
Chorus: Repeated mention of the grandfather taking walks up Ore Hill.
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