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Thank you, Pat. What a blessing to be here

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in the spirit of resilience and hope.

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Standing next to me is my dear friend,
Robert Makatengae.

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(Applause)

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This song was inspired
by a television program I watched,

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about women and war.

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And sometimes there's no place to turn

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when something hits you so hard,
other than music

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or a song,

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or something you create, a prayer.

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The chorus is inspired by
Aung San Suu Kyi.

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In 2003 she was released

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from house arrest for 24 hours.

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And the military there, the hunta,
thought maybe a few hundred people

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would come and hear her.

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And see her.

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But over a million people
came to hear what she had to say.

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And out of that big group of people,
one person stood forward and said,

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"We're feeling so helpless,

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living under this dictatorship,

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what can we do, we have nothing?"

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And she said, "If you're feeling helpless

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help someone."

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Women of hope.

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(Music)

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They stood together

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under a tree in tall grass

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on TV

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telling the world

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their story

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We will be left to wander

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and fade away

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Soldiers came and took our husbands

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at the break of day

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We will live on

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then fade away

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Soldiers came and killed our children

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at the break of day

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Women of hope

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Women of change

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Women of war and pain

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I believe the almighty knows
each and every one of you

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by your name

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Women of hope

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Women of change

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Women of love, joy, no shame

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You've got something this little life

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can never take away

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Running through the darkness of night

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with a child by her side

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Oh Lord, won't you give them

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a shining armor of light

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Oh Lord, won't you give them

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a shining armor of light

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Daybreak brings a sign of new life

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with the power to stand

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Crossing the border

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she said,
"You will grow free on this land"

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Women of hope

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Women of change

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Women of war and pain

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I can feel your power

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in these words she said

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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Nobody really knows

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how far they will go

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to keep on living

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Nobody really knows

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how far they will go

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to keep on giving

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and forgiving

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Aung San Suu Kyi

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living under house arrest

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for her peaceful protest

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under house arrest

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for her peaceful protest

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When her people asked her
for a message

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she said

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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Now we know the words, let's sing.

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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If you're feeling helpless

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help someone

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People of hope

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People of change

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People of love, joy, no shame

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I believe the almighty

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knows each and every one of you

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by your name

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Thank you.

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(Applause)