Narissa Bond: Music

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This song was inspired after watching hate groups demonstrate outside of my workplace. This is my response to their demonstration.

“I Live Here Too”
Words and Music by Narissa Bond

I am Black the color of the night. In a beautiful evening sky
Where the skies sparkle like diamonds. High above high
In chains of despair I came here. From a home in Africa
I toiled the fields until I was free and still I rose above

I live here too, I live here too
I live here too, I live here too

I am Red the color of sunrise. I am the color of earth’s clay
I was native to this land, long before the white man came
They took away my land. They forced me to move on
But I never did surrender. My body and spirit still live on

I live here too, I live here too
I live here too, I live here too

I am gay the color of rainbows. Against the gray of the rain
My colors shine beautiful and proud against my pain
As I watch the signs of hatred and I live in danger’s way
I will not give up my quest for justice

I live here too, I live here too
I live here too, I live here too

I am woman the mother of the earth. I am the blue in the sky
I am mountains standing tall. I am rivers running wide
There are those who seek to break me
There are those who would do me wrong
But my power is too great and I’ve weathered many storm

I live here too, I live here too
I live here too, I live here too

I am every woman and man and those who dare to choose
If anyone is not free everyone will loose
I have worked so hard to come this far
But I’ve got a long way to go
In this place we call America
I call home

And I live here too, I live here too
I live here too, I live here too