In "Lake Ontario," Bryan Adams contrasts the lake’s long Indigenous and settler history with a sudden political tantrum that breaks a fragile peace. The Iroquois name, meaning lake of shining waters, stands for centuries of care and coexistence, while the leader’s low blow feels like a distraction from the Epstein files gaining traction. The imagined dive into the lake becomes a cleansing release, a hope that buried truths will finally surface and restore what one man’s pettiness disrupted.
Lake Ontario Lyrics by Bryan Adams
From glacial erosion
To indigenous care
From European exploration
To industrial wear and tear
The “lake of shining waters”
Is what the Iroquois called her
It’s a first nations name
Not an executive order
But things weren’t going his way in Iran
So like a baby tossing the toys from the pram
He may have thought it best to throw a low blow
And create a real dog and pony show
But it feels like another distraction
While the Epstein files were getting traction
One day they’ll come out and we’ll say “there you go”
And then we’ll all dive into Lake Ontario
After centuries of trade and war
People settled down on the banks and shores
All rivalries and conflicts
Had all but ceased
But it just took one dude to break that peace
But things weren’t going his way in Iran
So like a baby tossing the toys from the pram
He may have thought it best to throw a low blow
And create a real dog and pony show
But it feels like another distraction
While the Epstein files were getting traction
One day they’ll come out, and we’ll say “there you go”
And then we’ll all dive into Lake Ontario
