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about
This is a song I wrote for an assignment in midwifery school. It's the musical expression of a women's birth that I attended as a brand new midwifery student. I feel as though we should honour the incredible strength and power of women in childbirth more often in the arts. This is only the beginning of my contributions :)
I think art and tools for birth empowerment should be accessible to everyone (especially to those who are economically underpriveleged), and for that reason I've also made this song available for free streaming here on Soundcloud. soundcloud.com/user-3128364/she-roars/comment-609506718
Thank you endlessly for the support folks, my gratitude is so deep.
lyrics
Oh baby I know this is not what we planned
Now it’s all just a blur but I’m still the command
So I’m keeping my promise, I’ll do all that I can
To keep you safe
Now there’s needles and wires, that monitor’s blaring
This room’s full of strangers and everyone’s staring
But I’m focused on you and it keeps me from caring
I am here in this now, you’re my own, I’m not sharing
I move
I move through the waves
Through these rushes I sway
Within myself I arrive
I roar
Roar so loudly I shake
In this power I quake
My breath breathing down this life
I am one with my sisters this strength old as time
And I’m nearing the peak of this mountain I climb
In this claiming of wisdom I am deep in my mind
In this dance with the cosmos, I court the divine
And I move,
I move through the waves
Through these rushes I sway
Within myself I arrive
I roar
Roar so loudly I shake
In my power I quake
My breath breathing down this life
I can’t do this, cant do this, I can’t I can’t do this
Oh I changed my mind, yeah I don’t want to do this
I’m sorry my baby, I give up, I won’t do this
Oh I want to go back, I am done, I can’t do this
Ohhhh
I did it, I did it, Oh baby, we did this
Oh I am so strong, can’t believe that I did this
My baby you’re here now, you’re perfect, we did this
Did you see that, did you see me, I did it, I did it
I moved, I moved through the waves
Through those rushes I swayed
Within myself I arrived
And I roared
Roared so loudly I’d shake
In my power I quake
My breath
It brought you life
credits
released March 14, 2019
Composed, recorded and performed by Olivia Tupper
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