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Say Something
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Say Something by Nancy Sanchez
Don’t assume that just because you’re tweeting in your room
Somebody’s gonna get the job done
Don’t assume that things are gonna change for me and you
If you aren’t willing to put up a fight
If there’s injustice in the air
There is no justice anywhere
People are calling for change
Today they come for me
But tomorrow they’ll come for you
If I don’t say something
If you don’t say something
If we don’t say something
There won’t be anybody left
If I just keep watching
If you just keep watching
If we just keep watching
There wont be anybody left
Playing it safe is not gonna get us anywhere
We need your demonstration
We can’t un-see what we’ve just seen
We cannot turn around now that we’ve got their attention
If there’s injustice in the air
There is no justice anywhere
People are calling for change
Today they come for me
But tomorrow they’ll come for you
If I don’t say something
If you don’t say something
If we don’t say something
There won’t be anybody left
If I just keep watching
If you just keep watching
If we just keep watching
There won’t be anybody left
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“The Kids Are Still In Cages”
By Nancy Sanchez
I was told to go back where I came from
Back where I belong, but I don’t know where I belong
I was brought here in my mother’s arms
Just a little girl searching for the stars
Circumstances forced my parents to leave
We crossed the line, in 1989
It’s never easy to leave your life behind
A whole new culture, a brand new way of life
Without knowing the language, without even a dime
The only frame of mind is to keep that dream alive
It’s not easy to survive
Lets not forget about the ones who weren’t so lucky
They traveled far in search of their American dream
Only to find a world so cruel and empty
While the city burns and world rages the kids are still in cages
As time goes by and you assimilate and you integrate
It’s easy to forget that you were once in their shoes
With every car you buy and the “I got mine so fuck you” mentality
You loose your humanity
How can you live with yourself?
Lets not forget about the ones who weren’t so lucky
They traveled far in search of their American dream
Only to find a world so cruel and empty
While the city burns and world rages the kids are still in cages
What about them?
The kids in cages are waiting
For a friend
What about them?
What about them?
The kids in cages are waiting
To be saved
What about them?
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“Hasta Que Todos Estemos a Salvo”
Se oye un grito en la ciudad
La gente sale a manifestar
Y a usar sus voces, alzar sus voces
Contra el abuso de poder
Contra el racismo y la violencia Policial
No se puede respirar
Mientras que exista la discriminación
Y la opresión no vamos a parar
hasta que todos estemos a salvo
Mientras que exista la discriminación
Y la opresión no vamos a parar
hasta que todos estemos a salvo
Bienvenidos a la nueva realidad
Mentiras amenazan libertad
El racismo esta institucionalizado
Vamos a volver a repetir el pasado
Desde Los Ángeles a Nueva York
Desde -Chicago, Ámsterdam, Canadá y Madrid
La gente va resistir
Mientras que exista la discriminación
Y la opresión no vamos a parar
hasta que todos estemos a salvo
Mientras que exista la discriminación
Y la opresión no vamos a parar
hasta que todos estemos a salvo
(ohhh ohhh ohhh)
Hay que respetar , todas las vidas
Hay que respetar , toda mi gente de color
Somos el tejido de la sociedad
El oro negro de la libertad
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Nancy Sanchez Los Angeles, California
“La Gran Civilización”: a musical tour de force Unstoppable in any language. (Indie Pulse)
Nancy Sanchez made NPR’s Alt. Latino’s Best of list by host Felix Contreras.
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