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THIS is why we will survive! (Original Post) nolabear Jan 2018 OP
This is beautiful! spicysista Jan 2018 #1
Isnt it though? Made me smile through tears. nolabear Jan 2018 #4
A blank page? lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #2
For some reason youre not getting the video. You should be. nolabear Jan 2018 #3
I liked it! Lifelong Protester Jan 2018 #5
That is just beautiful, my dear nolabear! Brought tears to me, too... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #6
Oh, THANK you for that. End of a long day, Sugar Smack Jan 2018 #7
The lyrics... lamp_shade Jan 2018 #8
Thank you! That adds so much. nolabear Jan 2018 #11
Taylor wrote it. lamp_shade Jan 2018 #12
beautiful steventh Jan 2018 #9
Lovely tribute! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #10
Yes - cilla4progress Jan 2018 #13
Art and beauty will keep us strong! nolabear Jan 2018 #15
++++ nt heaven05 Jan 2018 #14
America has so much beauty uponit7771 Jan 2018 #16
Exactly. So much to be proud of and to treasure. nolabear Jan 2018 #17
Thanks for the posting. TomSlick Jan 2018 #18
Because we do this. We make art of dreams. We tell one another. nolabear Jan 2018 #19

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,560 posts)
6. That is just beautiful, my dear nolabear! Brought tears to me, too...
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:41 PM
Jan 2018

I hope they keep on singing...we need these reminders of good days coming.

lamp_shade

(14,825 posts)
8. The lyrics...
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:44 PM
Jan 2018

"Shed A Little Light"

Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King
and recognize that there are ties between us, all men and women living on the Earth.
Ties of hope and love, sister and brotherhood, that we are bound together
in our desire to see the world become a place in which our children can grow free and strong.
We are bound together by the task that stands before us and the road that lies ahead.
We are bound and we are bound.

There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
There is a hunger in the center of the chest
There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest

Shed a little light, oh Lord, so that we can see, just a little light, oh Lord.
Wanna stand it on up, stand it on up, oh Lord,
wanna walk it on down, shed a little light, oh Lord.

Can't get no light from the dollar bill, don't give me no light from a TV screen.
When I open my eyes I wanna drink my fill from the well on the hill,
do you know what I mean?

Shed a little light, oh Lord, so that we can see, just a little light, oh Lord.
Wanna stand it on up, stand it on up, oh Lord,
wanna walk it on down, shed a little light, oh Lord.

There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist, there is a hunger in the center of the chest.
There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
and though the body sleeps the heart will never rest.

Oh, Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King
and recognize that there are ties between us.
All men and women living on the Earth, ties of hope and love, sister and brotherhood.

cilla4progress

(24,724 posts)
13. Yes -
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:53 PM
Jan 2018

There are good GOOD people in this world and country!

And art and beauty, song, dance,
good food, wine, laughter and LOVE to
be shared!!

nolabear

(41,956 posts)
15. Art and beauty will keep us strong!
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:38 PM
Jan 2018

I truly believe that. After what these people went through, to sing like that...❤️

TomSlick

(11,096 posts)
18. Thanks for the posting.
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:36 AM
Jan 2018

I not sure that's why will will survive but it's a reason we should survive.

nolabear

(41,956 posts)
19. Because we do this. We make art of dreams. We tell one another.
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 01:12 AM
Jan 2018

We can sing when we are in pain and reach out to give one another hope.

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