Home With Mommy: "Can You Hear My Voice This Time?"

I've been thinking a lot about the song "Fight Song". It's performed by Rachel Platten and written by Rachel Platten and David Bassett. It's not in my head because of the inauguration today. It's because of what's going to happen tomorrow. Across the country thousands of women will be marching.

Can you hear my voice this time?

If you haven't yet, you're about to. About to hear too many voices to ignore. Too many voices saying the same things.

"Don't take my healthcare!"

"My body, my business not yours"

And various anti sexual violence chants. Men will be there too. Because there are a lot of men who agree with all of those things.

What to say to the men against birth control? No birth control no sex. Because that's what "abstinence" means. Nope, can't touch me either.

These words are our fight song.

This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song

My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me

We are finding our voice tomorrow. Kitchens across the country will be empty. It's going to be great for restaurants. But, the new lawmakers are about to see what happens when you push this many women too far!

Didn't hear our voices before? You will now!!! Because we matter. All minorities need to raise their voices now. Be heard. FIGHT! You matter. We all matter. Remember this metaphor:

I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion

Tomorrow is that metaphorical explosion:

BOOM!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc

Fight Song

Rachel Platten

Like a small boat
On the ocean
Sending big waves
Into motion
Like how a single word
Can make a heart open
I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion

And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time?

This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me

Losing friends and I'm chasing sleep
Everybody's worried about me
In too deep
Say I'm in too deep (in too deep)
And it's been two years I miss my home
But there's a fire burning in my bones
Still believe
Yeah, I still believe

And all…

And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time?

A lot of fight left in me

Like a small boat
On the ocean
Sending big waves
Into motion
Like how a single word
Can make a heart open
I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion

This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong (I'll be strong)
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me

Know I've still got a lot of fight left in me

Songwriters: Dave Bassett / Rachel Platten

Home With Mommy

Friday, January 20, 2017

"Can You Hear My Voice This Time?"

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