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"Women of Hope" | Morley | TEDxWomen

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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)
Title:
"Women of Hope" | Morley | TEDxWomen
Description:

Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi’s call to action, “If you’re feeling helpless, help someone,” Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice.
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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDxTalks
Duration:
06:33

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