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We toured the Lake Huron port town of Goderich and learned the town's history, which includes many great storms and ships lost. Particularly arresting was the story of the 2012 tornado which came from the lake, tearing a path right into the heart of the town. We could see the brand new buildings and young trees, following the very path of the storm. And we were told of the one death from this tornado, a single worker at the salt mine who stayed behind to shut down the heavy machines as his co-workers escaped.

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Someone answered my question with a question and
Someone told me not to cry
Someone overcame every good intention and
Someone noticed you and I

As we walked through the still streets of Goderich there was
Something heavy on my mind
On a path torn up by a tornado and past the new buildings
I sighed

Whoa these things whisper in my ear like ghosts

Soon after we reached Lake Huron’s mighty shore
And that great blue salt mine
There we were told the story of eight years ago
When someone there had lost their life

Where a worker there saw the tornado approach
And warned the others to leave
While frantically rushed to shut down the machines
The tornado arrived

Whoa these things whisper in my ear like ghosts

Maybe it’s true that the water needs the wind to stir it up
Like Goderich and its many storms
Though it make many an Edmund Fitzgerald still my cup
It may yet overflow

Whoa was it worth it all this time, this life?

Someone answered my question with a question and
Someone told me not to cry
Someone overcame every good intention and
Someone noticed you and I

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from The Song Of Ontario, released April 13, 2020

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Matt and Jun Hamilton, Ontario

We are 1st year medical students at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario. From July-November 2019 we are going on a road trip across the province to learn more about the places and people who call Ontario home. We seek to express what we learn, see, feel, and hear in our journey as a musical album, that captures some of the essence of life in Ontario.​
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