Lola Parks - Hey Hey (RAW Artists)

"Hey Hey" is off the 2020 album NO APOLOGIES. It's a celebration of how fortunate we are to live on the west coast of anywhere, but particularly in Metro Vancouver (where I was born and raised) and Greater Victoria/Vancouver Island (where I was based for 20 years). I wrote this song for a Fairmont Pac Rim contest. I didn't win but was able to land it a musical spot at opening ceremony for Vancouver's BC Culture Days (2018) and Talking Stick Festival's video promo song (2020).
The song features a simple chant and commemorates community.

Lyrics:
On the runway, at the show
Vibrant scene and making the most
Grassroots action, above the fray
Ever blue skies behind the grey

From the gallery to the farm
Cultural mosaic and wild coast charm
Run and sail, ride and surf
Elite rendezvous with salt of the earth

Hey hey-ee-yay, Hey hey-ee-yay x2

Come together
Come here to thrive
Living together
In paradise

On the water, on the road
West Coast living, we’ve cracked the code
Singing together
In harmony
Working together
From sky to sea

Hey hey-ee-yay, Hey hey-ee-yay x 4

Come together
Come here to thrive
Living together
In paradise
It’s an invitation
The extra mile
It’s a celebration
Epic journey, epic style
It’s the call of the wild coast
It’s the roar of the sea
It’s the draw of the mountains
The rhythm and beauty