Women Write Lyrics
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Women Write Lyrics was an outgrowth of Women Talk Music and Admiring Female Rap Lyrics, our first two programs.
We offer Women Write Lyrics periodically in different forms. Sometimes women write individually and sometimes collaboratively. Please enjoy the tracks and the lyrics that resulted from the 2015 program created through discussion, writing activities, and guest artists. The participants completed their songs individually and in collaboration with other women in the group. All the women had the opportunity to record at Centerline Studio, most for the first time in their lives. Please enjoy the tracks and the lyrics that resulted from the program. We will be offering another Women Write Lyrics program in the spring of 2016. Be in touch to sign up. All programs are free. The LyricsUntitled- Work in progress
by LaMeia Reddick & Killa Atencio Ms Laura Nelson I honor your legacy One day in May, They hung you from a tree I thank God that your sprit came to me You said, dear child Just be all that you can be One day soon the world sure will see Know the truth and it will set you free And that's why I'll never forget her Because black girls, we feel her pain And the fact still remains... They tried to stop her shine But they can't stop mine They tried to stop her shine But they can't stop mine (Nobody knows you) They tried to stop her shine But they can't stop mine (Nobody knows you) They tried to stop her shine But they can't Stop Mine Nobody knows you Sister Annie Mae, I honour your legacy A fighter for our people You will always be They interrogated & accused you They put a gun in your mouth, They abused you I thank the Creator, That I know your truth I'll carry that courage and bring it to our youth Been throwing my hands up forever Resistance song it can only get better They tried to stop her shine But they can't stop mine They tried to stop her shine But they can't stop mine (Nobody knows you) They tried to stop her shine But they can't stop mine (Nobody knows you) They tried to stop her shine But they can't Stop Mine Baby Pangs
by Kayla Borden & Moe Thanks Mom and Dad Providin a life you never had (grown'n Up) For puttin me + sis on this earth Had no favorites, only at birth Close relatives yeah, they the bomb Get it girl!! Never forget about your self worth Don’t follow no gimmicks, cant read Your life of your palms Mama always said, you can do Do anything, anything you Put your mind to Watch out for the devil, He comes in many disguises Demons gathering giving Your mind a screw Constant reflections, you'll know what to do or do you? She got the baby baby Baby pangs, Baby Paaaangs, Baby Paaangs , Baby Paaaangs Looking thru a 2 way mirror Looking at her parents with fearrr (Livin) 9 to 5 to the day that we die (Till the day that we die) Pushing us to be educated, to stay Bright ( like a diamond) With these early morning + late nights Movies paint a picture, Perfect Life But nothing, Nothing but a fable Sacrificing to put food on the table Corrupt gov't with their laws and taxes (they ain’t helping us) Are own wont support us, Over a million unheard track(s) So much talent unexposed (no chances for these boys + girls) All they know about making $$ Being pimps and hoes insecurities, Broken promises working out the telly Mixed medicines, trauma, She wasn't ready Cash coming quickly, So steady Ma, Ill tell you... She wasn't ready Chargin up before grippin slidin that pole She’s getting deeper in that dark hole All that has happened to her She doesn’t give a Woe!!!.... Woe!!!! She got the baby baby Baby pangs, Baby Paaaangs, Baby Paaangs, Baby Paaaangs A bird’s eye view through the sheets (on the window) Boy oh Boy, He was sent out on the streets Nine years old, And he got mouths to feed No father figure, He cant let his eyes bleed He's the man When he's pulling that trigger On the streets Is where his ego gets bigger The trap house just around the corner No snitchin, not a peep or you miles be a foreigner Nowadays......... Nowadays Friends are not true friends (no more) Relationships are not relationships Just crappy situationships He got the baby baby Baby pangs, Baby Paaaangs, Baby Paaangs , Baby Paaaangs Yes!!! We doing it for the fams. Doing it for the fams!!! The good times were all met up and jam Reminisce about all the good times + bad Talking about the ones we lost And maybe had grown'n up You gave us all that you could Warned us about all the bad And the good This crazy world, you've left us to choose This crazy life, what you got to lose She got the baby baby Baby pangs, Baby Paaaangs, Baby Paaangs , Baby Paaaangs When I see mothers & their kids walkin’ bout Something inside me (inside of me) Causes self doubt Cause I always like to say, Don't want my own But that voice deep down, Say don’t wind up alone It's a mad world, Could I make it any better This clocks tick’n - go about + get'er When I have these dreams, I'll tell you what I see Just me and my clone, and admission is free When I see these mothers They got me thinkin I could do that too, if I cut out this drinkin I'd have all the rights, rules, instincts and wits Then the sun comes up and reality hits She got the baby baby Baby pangs, Baby Paaaangs, Baby Paaangs , Baby Paaaangs Taking Myself On
by Moe The moon has come up – And I’m going down You're gone, but I can still hear You're voice weighing on me I'm lighting candles around Waters running here I stay Sister, I love you I am all alone Nobody round, nobody to hold me down It’s the same place but its different now I'm taking myself on, oh I’m taking myself I raised my voice, and you raised your fists Oh baby, I am done with this I am all alone Nobody round, nobody to hold me down It’s the same place but it’s different now I’m taking myself on, Oh I’m taking myself Take a look in the mirror And I take back what is mine Take back, what is mine Sister I love Sister Kitchen Love
by May Chung & Nzingha Millar Find a cure for self-doubt Measure time in spoons Before the cups be out Warm carefree afternoons Speak your words less curt Stir the pot any way The more you do it the less it hurts I hear my mother say A raven not a dove Light of truth you see Discipline without love My mother’s recipe Her way to love us yet You call it the remedy I learn not to forget Your mother’s legacy Don’t Want 2 Admit
by Tamar Dina Fifteen felt as old as ever When I lived that age My besty's crush First introduced me Round the fire pit He said try this, try this So i nod ok and take a hit All a sudden legs feel funny i don't mind to lose my money Chasing feeling ever after Hanging with these b-rate people Grown men in a basement Subbing 'V' atop my name Laughing at my innocence But jokes on them My high is free * i don't want to admit it x 3 i am so addicted * i go to classes buzzing cousin Then to work humming humming Parents worry, make them sick What they know They're immigrants Years past they go fast I’m not counting burning hash Everything done ordinary i do with my green enhance Where it come from I don't ask Links to guns and human flesh Speaking of i feel good Baby wanna get it on? Think I’m ugly then I toke Now I’m feeling confidant Yeah I’m pretty yeah puff puff Sober sex freaks me out * 20 years is a long time Damn plants getting stronger Giving me paranoia Promise myself I’ll smoke less Throw that thought into the trash Sinking feeling I can't stand it inner voice making statements Wake up hung with regrets My mistakes keeps stacking up When I puff I feel ambitious Tho my actions lack conviction Nothing's fun without my lift Think i need a therapist She says we do harm reduction i keep blazing like its nothing We just sit around and talk Me and boo is breaking up |
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