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The Pass

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The Pass was released on February 10, 2024 by Sea Moosic as a part of the album November

Song Details

Release DateFebruary 10, 2024

LabelSea Moosic

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM89

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Seamus Graff

Songwriter

Lyrics

While the transcontinental trudged along towards the west

To Vancouver, through the Rockies lay its route across the crest

From the east Beaver River to the Illecillewaet

Take the pass, take the pass, through the mountains

Oh, the Selkirk mountains were so rugged few would venture there

But one day in 1881, a group would take that dare

Setting off was Major Rogers knowing not how they would fare

Take the pass, take the pass, through the mountains

An incentive of five grand was not what Rogers sought to find

With his Secwepemc guides he pierced the rugged mountain spine

In the place to bear his name, the railway started on their line

Take the pass, take the pass, through the mountains

So began construction of the country's metal artery

Trestle, track, wood and steel were valuable commodity

In grave danger, without pay, the men grew further ornery

Take the pass, take the pass, through the mountains

When the crisis was resolved the workers finally got their pay

And the line continued forth across the rocky mountain way

But that meant shit to those who, in that ground, was where they lay

Take the pass, take the pass, through the mountains

Avalanche after avalanche came the flood along the path

They swept away the dozens that would drown in icy bath

And every winter since would feel their fury and their wrath

Take the pass, take the pass, through the mountains

In August 1885, the rail crossed o'er the top

'Till November, the terrain would be a steady, gentle drop

And the final spike was struck to mark the project's final stop

Take the pass, take the pass, through the mountains

A feat of engineering that the country'd never seen

Continental link through mountain, prairie, and the forest green

To make the rail connection that would chain from sea to sea

Take the pass, take the pass, through the mountains

Written by: Seamus Graff

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