Live Performance by Domanique Grant | Domanique Grant | TEDxYouth@Toronto

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[Music] TEDx youth house ever would do it okay

TEDx youth house ever would do it okay

TEDx youth house ever would do it okay so that was about an eighth and you guys

so that was about an eighth and you guys

so that was about an eighth and you guys are a ten audience I think you guys are

are a ten audience I think you guys are

are a ten audience I think you guys are a 15 audience so TEDx I thought I

a 15 audience so TEDx I thought I

a 15 audience so TEDx I thought I thought they were with ya so this first

thought they were with ya so this first

thought they were with ya so this first song actually backtracking as a kid one

song actually backtracking as a kid one

song actually backtracking as a kid one of my favorite games to play with house

of my favorite games to play with house

of my favorite games to play with house and this song is called play house and

and this song is called play house and

and this song is called play house and it’s a bit about that

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[Music] wonderful wonder kidnapping me the

wonderful wonder kidnapping me the

wonderful wonder kidnapping me the tongue drugs just cover up the broken

tongue drugs just cover up the broken

tongue drugs just cover up the broken families that’s pretend oh let’s pretend

families that’s pretend oh let’s pretend

families that’s pretend oh let’s pretend the daddy did me and let’s imagine let’s

the daddy did me and let’s imagine let’s

the daddy did me and let’s imagine let’s imagine Mama’s happy we follow circle

imagine Mama’s happy we follow circle

imagine Mama’s happy we follow circle after circle and we take roll after roll

after circle and we take roll after roll

after circle and we take roll after roll by this bridge is broken and their ship

by this bridge is broken and their ship

by this bridge is broken and their ship is sailing home from here’s a friend

is sailing home from here’s a friend

is sailing home from here’s a friend forty shine from years of being strong

forty shine from years of being strong

forty shine from years of being strong from years of holding or that you

from years of holding or that you

from years of holding or that you couldn’t they go from years of trying to

couldn’t they go from years of trying to

couldn’t they go from years of trying to turn your house into home can we

turn your house into home can we

turn your house into home can we [Music]

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[Music] laughter you again

can we

can we [Music]

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[Music] haha with the porcelain family in

haha with the porcelain family in

haha with the porcelain family in plastic doll house where everything is

plastic doll house where everything is

plastic doll house where everything is perfect just like we dream about him

it’s a no listen to the music in the

it’s a no listen to the music in the house

house

house Mama’s breaking dishes and babies crying

Mama’s breaking dishes and babies crying

Mama’s breaking dishes and babies crying now a symphony of melodies in the

now a symphony of melodies in the

now a symphony of melodies in the orchestra every mrt sorry final circle

orchestra every mrt sorry final circle

orchestra every mrt sorry final circle after circle and take this bridge is

after circle and take this bridge is

after circle and take this bridge is broken

broken

broken [Music]

from being named linked up from years of

from being named linked up from years of trying to turn your house into

trying to turn your house into

trying to turn your house into [Music]

and we follow a circle and we take old

and we follow a circle and we take old have to roll but this bridge is broke

have to roll but this bridge is broke

have to roll but this bridge is broke I’ve selling hope

I’ve selling hope

I’ve selling hope [Music]

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[Music] with porcelain family blasting to house

with porcelain family blasting to house

with porcelain family blasting to house where everything is perfect just like so

what is the meaning of home for

what is the meaning of home for generations that struggle with the

generations that struggle with the

generations that struggle with the question as a kid I used to imagine the

question as a kid I used to imagine the

question as a kid I used to imagine the perfect house in the boxes that I played

perfect house in the boxes that I played

perfect house in the boxes that I played in boxes

in boxes

in boxes I was literally obsessed with them as a

I was literally obsessed with them as a

I was literally obsessed with them as a kid I’d go into grocery stores they’d be

kid I’d go into grocery stores they’d be

kid I’d go into grocery stores they’d be there for free me jumping into them a

there for free me jumping into them a

there for free me jumping into them a little bit of trouble when I wouldn’t

little bit of trouble when I wouldn’t

little bit of trouble when I wouldn’t listen I could put them over my head and

listen I could put them over my head and

listen I could put them over my head and pretend that I was invisible or I could

pretend that I was invisible or I could

pretend that I was invisible or I could just hide inside of it and act like

just hide inside of it and act like

just hide inside of it and act like nothing was happening boxes I could

nothing was happening boxes I could

nothing was happening boxes I could imagine

imagine

imagine the safe spaces in my mind that would

the safe spaces in my mind that would

the safe spaces in my mind that would help me make sense of the meaning of

help me make sense of the meaning of

help me make sense of the meaning of home a term that has been ambiguous in

home a term that has been ambiguous in

home a term that has been ambiguous in that I’ve struggled with the for a

that I’ve struggled with the for a

that I’ve struggled with the for a number of years boxes I enjoyed playing

number of years boxes I enjoyed playing

number of years boxes I enjoyed playing in boxes until one day I woke up and I

in boxes until one day I woke up and I

in boxes until one day I woke up and I couldn’t tell the difference between the

couldn’t tell the difference between the

couldn’t tell the difference between the boxes that I played it in the boxes that

boxes that I played it in the boxes that

boxes that I played it in the boxes that the world defined me as boxes the

the world defined me as boxes the

the world defined me as boxes the socioeconomic status the color of our

socioeconomic status the color of our

socioeconomic status the color of our skin the gender the body that we wear

skin the gender the body that we wear

skin the gender the body that we wear the cities and neighborhoods that we

the cities and neighborhoods that we

the cities and neighborhoods that we live in boxes that tell us that that’s

live in boxes that tell us that that’s

live in boxes that tell us that that’s all that we are except the formal term

all that we are except the formal term

all that we are except the formal term for that

for that

for that social location or technically it’s the

social location or technically it’s the

social location or technically it’s the boxes that we learn to define the

boxes that we learn to define the

boxes that we learn to define the concept of home as as early as we can

concept of home as as early as we can

concept of home as as early as we can remember boxes I played in a set of

remember boxes I played in a set of

remember boxes I played in a set of boxes that the world carefully defined

boxes that the world carefully defined

boxes that the world carefully defined but after cutting gluing and paper mache

but after cutting gluing and paper mache

but after cutting gluing and paper mache these boxes I could no longer recognize

these boxes I could no longer recognize

these boxes I could no longer recognize so I just I just got so tired of fitting

so I just I just got so tired of fitting

so I just I just got so tired of fitting into the boxes that I broke them down

into the boxes that I broke them down

into the boxes that I broke them down and reimagined my own Playhouse and then

and reimagined my own Playhouse and then

and reimagined my own Playhouse and then I just built my own world inside of it

I just built my own world inside of it

I just built my own world inside of it boxes

boxes

boxes I built a playhouse that could let you

I built a playhouse that could let you

I built a playhouse that could let you be flawless and fabulous and and

be flawless and fabulous and and

be flawless and fabulous and and anything that lets you believe that you

anything that lets you believe that you

anything that lets you believe that you were enough so that you could be that

were enough so that you could be that

were enough so that you could be that quirky artist that fabulous doctor that

quirky artist that fabulous doctor that

quirky artist that fabulous doctor that amazing lawyer you could be anything

amazing lawyer you could be anything

amazing lawyer you could be anything that you loved so the next time that the

that you loved so the next time that the

that you loved so the next time that the world hands you boxes with limitations

world hands you boxes with limitations

world hands you boxes with limitations you shatter them break them down and

you shatter them break them down and

you shatter them break them down and redefine their expectations

redefine their expectations

redefine their expectations you build worlds made out of foolish

you build worlds made out of foolish

you build worlds made out of foolish imagination and with your dreams and all

imagination and with your dreams and all

imagination and with your dreams and all the dreams that you created social

the dreams that you created social

the dreams that you created social limitations foundation so thank you but

limitations foundation so thank you but

limitations foundation so thank you but no thank you for your social boxes I’ll

no thank you for your social boxes I’ll

no thank you for your social boxes I’ll be my own architect I’ll be my own

be my own architect I’ll be my own

be my own architect I’ll be my own designer I’ll be my own artist thank you

designer I’ll be my own artist thank you

designer I’ll be my own artist thank you so much and this is our world for the

so much and this is our world for the

so much and this is our world for the taking

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[Music] now I want to ask a favor and maybe it

now I want to ask a favor and maybe it

now I want to ask a favor and maybe it may be much

may be much

may be much [Music]

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[Music] can we unlearn what this cold world is

can we unlearn what this cold world is

can we unlearn what this cold world is built up once again let ourselves become

built up once again let ourselves become

built up once again let ourselves become dreaming lovers and just take a moment

dreaming lovers and just take a moment

dreaming lovers and just take a moment to rediscover what this young world has

to rediscover what this young world has

to rediscover what this young world has to offer so that when our parents speak

to offer so that when our parents speak

to offer so that when our parents speak of love and speak up the concept of home

of love and speak up the concept of home

of love and speak up the concept of home and sound unsure when our friends and

and sound unsure when our friends and

and sound unsure when our friends and our neighbors and our children speak of

our neighbors and our children speak of

our neighbors and our children speak of love and sound unsure maybe we can give

love and sound unsure maybe we can give

love and sound unsure maybe we can give them something strong that they could

them something strong that they could

them something strong that they could fight for a world of darkness cannot put

fight for a world of darkness cannot put

fight for a world of darkness cannot put out a single light now there are

out a single light now there are

out a single light now there are hundreds of beautiful lights in this

hundreds of beautiful lights in this

hundreds of beautiful lights in this audience and I need your help will you

audience and I need your help will you

audience and I need your help will you snap with me if you’re gonna help me

snap with me if you’re gonna help me

snap with me if you’re gonna help me fight for love tonight this next song is

fight for love tonight this next song is

fight for love tonight this next song is called investment and it’s about being a

called investment and it’s about being a

called investment and it’s about being a relationship and making the decision to

relationship and making the decision to

relationship and making the decision to make an investment on your heart

I wonder if karma was my friend if I was

I wonder if karma was my friend if I was my friend bridges because

my friend bridges because

my friend bridges because [Music]

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[Music] I believe that we’re all shower singers

I believe that we’re all shower singers

I believe that we’re all shower singers and when the steam is right and it’s

and when the steam is right and it’s

and when the steam is right and it’s hitting your vocals whether it’s that Ed

hitting your vocals whether it’s that Ed

hitting your vocals whether it’s that Ed Sheeran cover or Whitney you all think

Sheeran cover or Whitney you all think

Sheeran cover or Whitney you all think so let me get to the next course you can

so let me get to the next course you can

so let me get to the next course you can do it a little softer we’re gonna start

do it a little softer we’re gonna start

do it a little softer we’re gonna start by snapping yeah I wonder if far back

by snapping yeah I wonder if far back

by snapping yeah I wonder if far back could explain if it would expose the

could explain if it would expose the

could explain if it would expose the head that you

head that you

head that you how credit was friends with my heart if

how credit was friends with my heart if

how credit was friends with my heart if he what y’all heard you interest

he what y’all heard you interest

he what y’all heard you interest whatever in my world I’m very comic was

whatever in my world I’m very comic was

whatever in my world I’m very comic was my friend

my friend

my friend if you will bring me riches won’t be

if you will bring me riches won’t be

if you will bring me riches won’t be your so faithful I’m making because

your so faithful I’m making because

your so faithful I’m making because you’re up because I’m listed everything

you’re up because I’m listed everything

you’re up because I’m listed everything I had

I had

I had [Music]

never get back everything I I’m making

never get back everything I I’m making an investment so for everyone in here

an investment so for everyone in here

an investment so for everyone in here who’s ready to make an investment on

who’s ready to make an investment on

who’s ready to make an investment on their sounds I’m making an investment

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[Music] showers

showers

showers [Music]

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[Music] there’s someone over here to Metta I

there’s someone over here to Metta I

there’s someone over here to Metta I hear you

hear you

hear you [Music]

everything I had and you I’m making an

everything I had and you I’m making an investment thank you so much

investment thank you so much

investment thank you so much [Music]