La Nationale from Normandie by Carey

La Nationale was the second song we ever recorded but we thought it might be too "hardcore" when we recorded our first full lenght so we discarded it. We decided to record it when we did the "Normandie" recording session as a b-side. We taped it fast and did not spend so much time on it since it was far from a priority for everyone in the band. It stayed instrumental until Ced got in the band and started to record the first draft of our upcoming LP. Our friend Frank from Sick Scene Records released it on his "Going Nowhere Vol.3" Compilation tape this year (2021).

The lyrics are inspired by the experience our friend Blake had while working on asbestos removal in West Canada when he was younger. He was originally supposed to sing on the song but for some reason, it did not work. Our good friend David (Copperfield, Rancoeur) was then supposed to sing on it but we got Ced to sing full time in the band so we thought it would be fair to have him sing on it.

Tracklist

4.	La Nationale	3:28

Lyrics

I spent years in the west during the white scare
Working countless hours for a boss who didn't care
Removing asbestos from old buildings in the city
Without a clue, with no regard for safety

We were thousands of miles away
but it was just more of the same
I wish there was something else to say
but we played along with their game

From the white gold dug in Quebec
to the walls torn down in the West
There was a century of malpractice
that was never going to cease or desist

A whole industry created by feeding from fear
But now, how do you mend a hundred years?
How do you mend a hundred years?
How do you mend a hundred years?
How do you mend? How do you mend?

Led by foremen devoid of any judgement
I never witnessed so many laws being so bent
They let us work on dope with torn clothes
But everyone went along, like it was nobody's fault

From the white gold dug in Quebec
to the walls torn down in the West
There was a century of malpractice
that was never going to cease or desist

A whole industry created by feeding from fear
But now, how do you mend a hundred years?
a hundred years…

Credits

from Normandie, track released January 7, 2021
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Olivier Dufour between 2014 and 2019. Released as a B-Side song on the Going Nowhere Vol.3 compilation by Sick Scene Records in 2021.
Lyrics by Pascal. Music by Pascal and Miguel in 2011.

Pascal : Guitars and Bass
John : Drums
Ced : Vocals

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