"Live Free Or Die" - Katie Rose

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Katie Rose of Whitefield, New Hampshire, performing her song "Live Free or Die" live in Lancaster on February 19, 2011.

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LYRICS:
South of the Canada border
East of Vermont countryside
Some kind of natural beauty
And people came far and wide
To view the majesty of the land
One place untouched by human hand
And those that called it home
Were tougher than a granite stone

But something came out of the darkness
Something of a dangerous kind
Trying to pass legislation
To run some high voltage power lines
With no concern for the local man
Whose great-grandfather had worked that land
The number one priority
Was the profit of the company

So live free or die, my friend
Live free or die
This is the message that we send
Live free or die

Ads and propaganda
Littered with half-truths and lies
Anyone else might have been fooled
But country-folk can survive
They wouldn't stand for the NPT
Depreciating their property
And making their children unhealthy
So more people could waste electricity

So live free or die, my friend
Live free or die
This is the message that we send
Live free or die

It's a sad story of oppression
By a powerful entity
But it's more about the human spirit
And people standing up for what they believe
And when our children are all grown
And having kids of their own
They'll be thinking back to you and me
And the spirit that kept them free

So live free or die, my friend
Live free or die
This is the message that we send
Live free or die my friend
Live free or die
This is the message that we send

- Katie Rose, 2011

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[thatparamorefangirl]

great job! she played this song at my high school yesterday!

[davesmusicmania1]

awesome tune  good job Katie

[mrssusanyoung]

Absolutely wonderful performance. Katie Rose performed in Lincoln NH where she received two standing ovations. We don't need Canadian power. NH is an energy exporter. Why would we export our power supply to a foreign country and undermine our own industries? This is a disaster of Gulf Oil Spill magnitude. The Gulf oil spill was an accident. This is a decision. Are the utllities prepared to put $20 billion in an escrow for a mitigation fund for New Hampshire? You go, Katie Rose!

[Jyshrii]

Excellent performance, great song! To make sure people know what this is about, it's the proposal that power lines be run from Canada, where the power is produced, to Massachusetts, appropriating NH land and marring the landscape with no benefit to those who live there. I hope we win. (I'm from NH, too, and my husband's a state representative who opposes the Northern Pass and will vote against it.) I especially love your phrase "So more people can waste electricity"!!

[cjoey39]

Awesome job, Katie :)

[blues999z]

Great Voice & Song - Very well Done ...

[sadlers5]

wonderful song ! NH does not need Canada power!

[jorkat]

A rousing and inspirational song and performance. Great job!

[martinebliss]

Amazing song, amazing message, amazing performance. I am so inspired! Thank you!!

[martinp003]

What a great job, Katie. You have a beautiful voice and I love the lyrics. If we all stay together I'm sure we can win this battle.