I shed a tear for a fallen soldier today
Why did a young man need to die this way?
I didn’t know him and he didn’t know me
But he believed in “stand on guard for thee”
Not since Dallas have I felt this way
Our innocence is gone too this day
We know that life will not be the same now
True Canadians share regrets, yet somehow
We must find a way to get through our grief
To hold onto our values and our belief
That our beloved country is still strong and free
And that we can handle the threats to you and me
Our peace-keeper role has gone astray
Sad we have to pay for it in this horrible way
Our great “melting pot” has some cracks in it now
We struggle to accept that and yet figure out how
To guard ourselves against those who preach hate
And to all stand together before it’s too late
If you don’t like our country please don’t come
Keep all the violence back where you come from
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, for those we didn’t know
Now stands in lasting memory of brave Corporal Cirillo