Hariet Tubman (Arr. Kathleen McGuire) (Live) - Chippewa Valley High School SSAA Quartet, James Pecar & Olivia Ferguson

Tant qu'il y aura des enfants Pour semer un peu d'espoir Et nous dire qu'on n'est pas si grand Qu'on veut bien le croire Tant qu'il y aura des enfants Pour inventer des histoires Sur des feuilles d'un papier si blanc Qu'il dilue le noir Oublier non ne pas oublier Que c'est pas fini que quelqu'un nous suit Regarder un peu plus loin que notre nez Oublier non ne pas oublier Ce qu'on a appris ce qu'on s'est promis Repartir de là ou l'on s'est arrêté Les élus ne pensent qu'aux jeux Les guerriers se font la guerre Et les riches ne pensent qu'à eux Rien d'autre a faire? Il n'y a plus de juste milieu On nourrit notre cancer Ça devient un cercle vicieux Propre a notre ère Oublier non ne pas oublier Que c'est pas fini que quelqu'un nous suit Regarder un peu plus loin que notre nez Oublier non ne pas oublier Ce qu'on a appris ce qu'on s'est promis Repartir de là ou l'on s'est arrêté Ils reçoivent tant qu'on leur donne Et ce n'est jamais assez Plus ça va plus ça m'étonne J'en suis gênée Dire qu'ils se croient des surhommes Et qu'ils ont tout inventé Leur futur ressemble en somme A leur passé Oublier non ne pas oublier Que c'est pas fini que quelqu'un nous suit Regarder un peu plus loin que notre nez Oublier non ne pas oublier Ce qu'on a appris ce qu'on s'est promis Repartir de là ou l'on s'est arrêté Tant qu'il y aura des enfants Pour semer un peu d'espoir

Oh Lord, you brought us from a mighty long way A mighty long stay in the wilderness Oh Lord, you brought us through the thick and thin Through the fire and wind, to a better place You brought us out, to bring us in Oh Lord, you brought us from a mighty long way A mighty long stay in the wilderness Oh Lord, you brought us through the thick and thin Through the fire and wind, to a better place You brought us out, to bring us in All those years longing for a land We were starved, much too weak to stand And they took their toil, tyrants of the soul With no place we could call our own With no song, Lord, you heard our groan And you made a way where there was no way Oh Lord, you brought us from a mighty long way A mighty long stay in the wilderness Oh Lord, you brought us through the thick and thin Through the fire and wind, to a better place You brought us out to bring us in Out of chains and the bonds of man Out of death and the curse of sin Through the desert sand to the promise land Oh Lord, you brought us from a mighty long way A mighty long stay in the wilderness Oh Lord, you brought us through the thick and thin Through the fire and wind to a better place You brought us out Oh Lord, you brought us from a mighty long way A mighty long stay in the wilderness Oh Lord, you brought us through the thick and thin Through the fire and wind to a better place You brought us out to bring us in

I could swear, for a minute You could see right through me And you were reading to me like you always did And your name was Kathleen Why do I let people be bad to me? Ignore reality She said, "Don't take things too personally" And her name was Kathleen Tread, tread gently 'Cause you'll be bound to cry So stay in your corner And I'll stay here in mine Just go, be slow and you'll figure it out Head low, you'll know how to turn it around You'll sleep with lovers, sleep on sofas Sleep with others again Just go, be slow and you'll figure it out Head low, you'll know how to turn it around You'll sleep with lovers, sleep on sofas Sleep with others again As you reign from your tower And your throne's a single bed But you'll never know what you mean to me So I'm gonna do you proud instead Tread, tread gently 'Cause you'll be bound to cry So stay in your corner And I'll stay here in mine Just go, be slow and you'll figure it out Head low, you'll know how to turn it around You'll sleep with others, sleep on sofas Sleep with others again Just go, be slow and you'll figure it out Head low, you'll know how to turn it around You'll sleep with others, sleep on sofas Sleep with others again Just go, be slow and you'll figure it out Head low, you'll know how to turn it around You'll sleep with others, sleep on sofas Sleep with others again Just go, be slow and you'll figure it out Head low, you'll know how to turn it around You'll sleep with others, sleep on sofas Sleep with others again All of you is under all my skin And I wear you on my sleeve And you'll be reading to me like you always did And your name is Kathleen (And I just saw this relaxation tape in this college library) (And I think they made me a copy of it, but I lovingly handed it back) ('Cause I thought it would help somebody else, but the copy's in development)