Heart of the Continent - John K. Samson

As I stand before an unresponsive automatic door,
Just another door that won't open for me anymore,
The exit red gets brighter then blinks off,
Presses me into
The crumpled dark.

I first came to love John K. Samson from Reconstruction Site, an album released by The Weakerthans in 2003. A favourite of many, One Great City! can be found on this album in which John signs about his home town, Winnipeg. The title of this song used to be the city's slogan and appeared on a billboard that could be seen when driving into the city. According to John, this slogan recently changed to Heart of the Continent, so he decided to write a song about it. Hence the title of this song, from his new solo EP City Route 85.