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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 ♫
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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"
Speaker:
Morley
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:
TEDTalks
Duration:
05:10
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