45th TX Roe v Wade Rally Songbook:
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45th TX Roe V Wade Rally
Fifth Verse of the “Star Spangled Banner”
by Francis Scott Key
“When our land is illum’d with Liberty’s smile,
If a foe from within strike a blow at her glory,
Down, down, with the traitor that dares to defile
The flag of her stars and the page of her story!
By the millions unchain’d who our birthright have gained
We will keep her bright blazon forever unstained!
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
While the land of the free is the home of the brave.”
by Francis Scott Key
“When our land is illum’d with Liberty’s smile,
If a foe from within strike a blow at her glory,
Down, down, with the traitor that dares to defile
The flag of her stars and the page of her story!
By the millions unchain’d who our birthright have gained
We will keep her bright blazon forever unstained!
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
While the land of the free is the home of the brave.”
"FIRED UP!"
By Holly Near
CHORUS:
Fired up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
Tied up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
You say, “cool down”, we say, “Step down!”
You're breaking my mother's heart (X2 first time only)
(Shame! Shame!)
Children need schools more than they need jails
That's where our society fails
First seven years creates the child's foundation
Mandatory for a healthy nation
CHORUS:
(Shame! Shame! Shame!)
How could we forget that the children come first
We left them alone and they died of thirst
Mothers and fathers confused and forlorn
When the children are missing there's something wrong
CHORUS:
(Shame! Shame! Shame!)
Can't just focus on kids with wealth
Can't pick and choose who gets the health care
Take an honest look at the great divide
Looks dangerously similar to genocide
CHORUS:
(Shame! Shame! Shame!)
Fired up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
Tied up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
You say “cool down”, we say “Step down!”
You're breaking my mother's heart-
Ain't gonna take it no more!
Tied up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
You say “cool down”, we say, “Step down!”
You break another mother’s heart
(Tenors & basses)
You break another mother’s heart
By Holly Near
CHORUS:
Fired up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
Tied up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
You say, “cool down”, we say, “Step down!”
You're breaking my mother's heart (X2 first time only)
(Shame! Shame!)
Children need schools more than they need jails
That's where our society fails
First seven years creates the child's foundation
Mandatory for a healthy nation
CHORUS:
(Shame! Shame! Shame!)
How could we forget that the children come first
We left them alone and they died of thirst
Mothers and fathers confused and forlorn
When the children are missing there's something wrong
CHORUS:
(Shame! Shame! Shame!)
Can't just focus on kids with wealth
Can't pick and choose who gets the health care
Take an honest look at the great divide
Looks dangerously similar to genocide
CHORUS:
(Shame! Shame! Shame!)
Fired up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
Tied up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
You say “cool down”, we say “Step down!”
You're breaking my mother's heart-
Ain't gonna take it no more!
Tied up! Ain't gonna take it no more!
You say “cool down”, we say, “Step down!”
You break another mother’s heart
(Tenors & basses)
You break another mother’s heart
"I Ain’t Afraid" (B)
By Holly Near
I ain’t afraid of your Yahweh
I ain’t afraid of your Allah
I ain’t afraid of your Jesus
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
I ain’t afraid of your churches
I ain’t afraid of your temples
I ain’t afraid of your prayin’
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
Bridge:
Rise up, find your higher power
Free up from the fear, it will devour you
Watch out for the ego of the hour
The ones who say they know it
Are the ones who will impose it on you
I ain’t afraid of your Sabbath
I ain’t afraid of your Sunday
I ain’t afraid of your prayin'
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
I ain’t afraid of your country
I ain’t afraid of your borders
I ain’t afraid of your culture
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
Bridge:
Rise up, and find a higher story
Free up from the gods of war and glory
Watch out for the threats of purgatory
The spirit of the wind won’t make a
Killing off of sin and Satan
(Beware of phrasing change w/"Koran")
I ain’t afraid of your Bible
I ain’t afraid of your Torah
I ain’t afraid of your Koran
Don’t let the letter of the law
Obsure the spirit of your love
It’s killin’ us
I ain’t afraid of your dances
I ain’t afraid of your music
I ain’t afraid of your children
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
I ain’t afraid of your money
I ain’t afraid of your business
I ain’t afraid of your choices (slow)
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
By Holly Near
I ain’t afraid of your Yahweh
I ain’t afraid of your Allah
I ain’t afraid of your Jesus
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
I ain’t afraid of your churches
I ain’t afraid of your temples
I ain’t afraid of your prayin’
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
Bridge:
Rise up, find your higher power
Free up from the fear, it will devour you
Watch out for the ego of the hour
The ones who say they know it
Are the ones who will impose it on you
I ain’t afraid of your Sabbath
I ain’t afraid of your Sunday
I ain’t afraid of your prayin'
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
I ain’t afraid of your country
I ain’t afraid of your borders
I ain’t afraid of your culture
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
Bridge:
Rise up, and find a higher story
Free up from the gods of war and glory
Watch out for the threats of purgatory
The spirit of the wind won’t make a
Killing off of sin and Satan
(Beware of phrasing change w/"Koran")
I ain’t afraid of your Bible
I ain’t afraid of your Torah
I ain’t afraid of your Koran
Don’t let the letter of the law
Obsure the spirit of your love
It’s killin’ us
I ain’t afraid of your dances
I ain’t afraid of your music
I ain’t afraid of your children
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
I ain’t afraid of your money
I ain’t afraid of your business
I ain’t afraid of your choices (slow)
I’m afraid of what you do
In the name of your god
"Ella's Song (D)"
by Bernice Johnson Reagon
CHORUS:
We who believe in freedom / cannot rest
We who believe in freedom / cannot rest until it comes (X 2 first time only)
Until the killing of black men / black mothers' sons
Is as important as the killing of white men / white mothers' sons
CHORUS:
The older I get / the better I know / that the secret of my going on
Is when the reins are in the hands of the young / who dare / to run / against the storm
Cuz to me young people come first / they have the courage / where we fail
And if I can but shed some light as they / carry us through the gale
CHORUS:
Well struggling myself /don't mean a whole lot / I've come to realize
That teaching others / to stand up and fight / is the only way my struggle survives
I'm a woman who speaks in a voice / and I must / be / heard
At times I can be quite difficult / I'll bow / to no man's word
CHORUS:
Not needing to clutch for power not needing / the light just to shine on me
I need to be / one in the number as we / stand against tyranny
CHORUS:
We who believe in freedom cannot rest
Freedom cannot, freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
Freedom cannot, freedom til it comes
(Cue is “sing it again, y’all” – REPEAT CHORUS 1 MORE TIME
then switch style & tempo to call & response ala Resistance Revival Chorus)
We who believe in FREEDOM, we cannot rest
FREEDOM WE CAN NOT REST
(Cue is “I’ll sing” – immediately switch style back to original)
We who believe in freedom cannot rest
Freedom cannot, freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
Freedom cannot rest until it comes
by Bernice Johnson Reagon
CHORUS:
We who believe in freedom / cannot rest
We who believe in freedom / cannot rest until it comes (X 2 first time only)
Until the killing of black men / black mothers' sons
Is as important as the killing of white men / white mothers' sons
CHORUS:
The older I get / the better I know / that the secret of my going on
Is when the reins are in the hands of the young / who dare / to run / against the storm
Cuz to me young people come first / they have the courage / where we fail
And if I can but shed some light as they / carry us through the gale
CHORUS:
Well struggling myself /don't mean a whole lot / I've come to realize
That teaching others / to stand up and fight / is the only way my struggle survives
I'm a woman who speaks in a voice / and I must / be / heard
At times I can be quite difficult / I'll bow / to no man's word
CHORUS:
Not needing to clutch for power not needing / the light just to shine on me
I need to be / one in the number as we / stand against tyranny
CHORUS:
We who believe in freedom cannot rest
Freedom cannot, freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
Freedom cannot, freedom til it comes
(Cue is “sing it again, y’all” – REPEAT CHORUS 1 MORE TIME
then switch style & tempo to call & response ala Resistance Revival Chorus)
We who believe in FREEDOM, we cannot rest
FREEDOM WE CAN NOT REST
(Cue is “I’ll sing” – immediately switch style back to original)
We who believe in freedom cannot rest
Freedom cannot, freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
Freedom cannot rest until it comes
"Quiet" (Melody C, #1 C, #2 G, #E)
By MILCK
(Oooo) Put on your face. Know your place.
Shut up and smile. Don’t spread your legs.
(Oooo) I could do that.
But no one knows me. No one ever will
If I don’t say something, if I just lie still.
Would I be that monster, scare them all away,
If I let them hear what I have to say?
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
(down beats) No No No No No No
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
No No No No No No No No
A one-woman riot, No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh Oh
No No No No No No No No
I can’t keep quiet, for anyone, no, not anymore!
No No No
Cuz no one knows me. No one ever will
If I don’t say something, take that dry, blue pill.
They may see a monster. They may run away.
But I have to do this!
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
(down beats) No No No No No No
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
No No No No No No No No
A one-woman riot, No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh Oh
No No No No No No No
I can’t keep quiet!
There’ll be someone who understands!
Let it out, let it out, let it out now!
Must be someone who understands!
Let it out, let it out, let it out now!
There’ll be someone who understands! {Freestyle rif}
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
No, I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
I can’t keep quiet! No, no!
No, I won’t keep quiet!
By MILCK
(Oooo) Put on your face. Know your place.
Shut up and smile. Don’t spread your legs.
(Oooo) I could do that.
But no one knows me. No one ever will
If I don’t say something, if I just lie still.
Would I be that monster, scare them all away,
If I let them hear what I have to say?
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
(down beats) No No No No No No
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
No No No No No No No No
A one-woman riot, No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh Oh
No No No No No No No No
I can’t keep quiet, for anyone, no, not anymore!
No No No
Cuz no one knows me. No one ever will
If I don’t say something, take that dry, blue pill.
They may see a monster. They may run away.
But I have to do this!
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
(down beats) No No No No No No
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
No No No No No No No No
A one-woman riot, No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh Oh
No No No No No No No
I can’t keep quiet!
There’ll be someone who understands!
Let it out, let it out, let it out now!
Must be someone who understands!
Let it out, let it out, let it out now!
There’ll be someone who understands! {Freestyle rif}
I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
No, I can’t keep quiet! No-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh
I can’t keep quiet! No, no!
No, I won’t keep quiet!
"Breathe in the Silence"
by Sister Sledgehammer
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by Sister Sledgehammer
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"Deaf"
by Stonecracker
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by Stonecracker
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"Hell on Heels"
by Pistol Annies
I'm hell on heels
Say what you will
I've done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
And I'm going to break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels, baby I'm comin' for you
This diamond ring on my hand
Is the only good thing that came from that man
Got a GTO from one named Joe
And a big piece of land down in Mexico
I'm hell on heels, baby I'm comin' for you
I got a pink guitar, a Lincoln Town Car
From ol' what's his name I met at a bar
Got a high-rise flat in Hollywood
From a married man who wasn't up to no good
I'm hell on heels, baby I'm comin' for you
Then there's Jim, I almost forgot
I ran him off, but I took the yacht
Poor ol' Billy, bless his heart
I'm still using his credit card
I'm hell on heels, Sugar Daddy I'm comin' for you
I'm hell on heels, say what you will
I've done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
And I'm gonna break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels baby I'm comin' for you
I'm hell on heels, say what you will
I've done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
I'm gonna break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels, Sugar Daddy I'm comin' for you!
by Pistol Annies
I'm hell on heels
Say what you will
I've done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
And I'm going to break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels, baby I'm comin' for you
This diamond ring on my hand
Is the only good thing that came from that man
Got a GTO from one named Joe
And a big piece of land down in Mexico
I'm hell on heels, baby I'm comin' for you
I got a pink guitar, a Lincoln Town Car
From ol' what's his name I met at a bar
Got a high-rise flat in Hollywood
From a married man who wasn't up to no good
I'm hell on heels, baby I'm comin' for you
Then there's Jim, I almost forgot
I ran him off, but I took the yacht
Poor ol' Billy, bless his heart
I'm still using his credit card
I'm hell on heels, Sugar Daddy I'm comin' for you
I'm hell on heels, say what you will
I've done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
And I'm gonna break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels baby I'm comin' for you
I'm hell on heels, say what you will
I've done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
I'm gonna break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels, Sugar Daddy I'm comin' for you!