Text: Vin Shambry
Re-flec
Music: Judy A Rose additional text Judy A. Rose
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I DARE YOU SAY THEIR NAMES/Ain't No Power
2nd time: SPOKEN-These are only a few of our black and brown brothers and sisters who were taken before their time. Their lives cut short by senseless acts of hate. Say their names, speak them loud so people won't forget the pain and suffering we continue to feel
wailing on "ah" - stagger entrances
wailing on "ah" - stagger entrances
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wailing on "ah" - stagger entrances
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wailing on "ah" - stagger entrances
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wailing on "ah" - stagger entrances
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wailing on "ah" - stagger entrances
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Spoken word (under vocals sung 2X's) - We have already envision millions of ways one might leave this earth. It's been shown to us from some other person's cell phone. Is that not enough for you? Were you scared for me? Were you scared for yourself? When we seek questions for the future, the pudding is rooted in the past. I wish to live outside this all being normalized. Imagine.
If that kind of awareness and focus was on Mr. Floyd's living body, with no incident just enlightening and wonder.
SPOKEN: Empowered. Feeling strong and capable is such an important component of fighting for justice. Our mirrors are reflected on us to act, and the light that is casting back doesn't belong only to you. Perseverance. I can't feel guilty for not occupying every single lane when my life is on the line everyday at this inhumane pace.
VOICE-Spoken out of tempo: History keeps repeating itself, our black bodies have turned into symbols. What if some of us chant, because we're scared to be the chant? Re-flec, re-flec, reflec.