Hawk Nelson was formed in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 2003 by Jason Dunn, Dave Clark, Matt Paige, and Daniel Biro.
The band played independently in Peterborough, Ontario for a few years before they signed with Tooth and Nail Records, largely on the recommendation of Trevor McNevan, the lead singer of fellow Tooth and Nail bands Thousand Foot Krutch and FM Static. McNevan, also from Peterborough, is credited with discovering the band. In July of 2004, Hawk Nelson released their major label debut Letters to the President.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
INTRO: | Em / / / | / / / / | D / / / | C / / / | [x2]
VERSE 1: Em To everyone in the world who's left out on their own Em To all the boys and girls with disconnected souls CDAmBm See the dream awakening before your very eyes
CHORUS: Em We feel alive inside for the first time DC We've got to run not hide from the former lives Em We gotta take it, make it, never gonna fake it DC This time we're breaking free and making history
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VERSE 2: Em They say the dreams that we're chasing are just a dead-end road Em We don't have to embrace the lies that we've been told CDAmBm The only thing we're missing is a whole new state of mind
BRIDGE: CEmGAm One day we will see through our tears and our pain CEmD When we stand with the shame in the light CE There's a hope that we know GD And we can't let it go CEmD We've got to hold on tonight