LIBRETTO
GMCLA is excited to be premiering a new commission work by Grammy Winner Sharon Farber, performed by our Chorus and our special guest Vox Femina.
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"BY OUR COURAGE HERE AND NOW"
LYRCIS BY
SHARON FARBER
AND NOAH BENSHEA
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MUSIC BY
SHARON FARBER
The they
Who are always
They
Might ask
Why are you,
In the now and here
So not afraid to stand
Proudly
In the face of fear
The they
accuse
the we in me
And demand to know
How you come
To claim
This human suit you wear
And the answer
That hovers in the air
Demands to know
Why was I
Left in the dark,
Shadowed
In despair?
Oh
Do not ask
What is it
Let us go
And make faith
Our visit
See what you
Will not see
See that you
Shut me out
Shut me down
Clipped my wings
Doing what must not be done
To one of anyone
Not on this planet
Not under this sun
No more than this
You do not have to know
No more will I bow
And scrap
On bloody knees
The me in we,
The we in me
Pledge
I am too strong
To be less
than me
When me and millions more
Have paved a path
So all the me
Can stand
And shout
I am no longer blind
We are
Free to see.
We are the me
Walking courage
Down the path
With those who came
Before this me
Before your you,
Before you cast me out
Chained me to your shame
for being true
to who I am.
The winds
Of courage
Encouraged
From above
Encourage
The soaring birds
like angels
That we are free
And
The me in we
vow
That we
That our soul
By our courage
Are
Here and now.
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