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Shaina Taub: “Where Are the Grownups?” and “Huddled Masses” | Shaina Taub | TEDxBroadway


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[Music] [Applause]

projects I’m so inspired it’s inspired

projects I’m so inspired it’s inspired I’ve been watching this all day so

musical interlude the bully has taken

musical interlude the bully has taken the playground the smallest trembling

the playground the smallest trembling

the playground the smallest trembling and fear everyone’s yelling and shoving

and fear everyone’s yelling and shoving

and fear everyone’s yelling and shoving and I’m standing here I’m waiting for

and I’m standing here I’m waiting for

and I’m standing here I’m waiting for them to come runnin aren’t they supposed

them to come runnin aren’t they supposed

them to come runnin aren’t they supposed to arrive where are the grown-ups to

to arrive where are the grown-ups to

to arrive where are the grown-ups to save the day where are the grown-up to

save the day where are the grown-up to

save the day where are the grown-up to make it okay

make it okay

make it okay somebody’s gotta come clean this mess

somebody’s gotta come clean this mess

somebody’s gotta come clean this mess off the floor where are the grown-ups

off the floor where are the grown-ups

off the floor where are the grown-ups we’ve been waiting for

we’ve been waiting for

we’ve been waiting for [Music]

[Music]

[Music] where are the grown-up

where are the grown-up

where are the grown-up [Music]

[Music]

[Music] bully is building the fortress for only

bully is building the fortress for only

bully is building the fortress for only his friends at the time he slammin the

his friends at the time he slammin the

his friends at the time he slammin the rest into lockers please make him stop

I’m looking around for an answer I

I’m looking around for an answer I thought they’d be here by now

thought they’d be here by now

thought they’d be here by now where are the grown-ups to save the day

where are the grown-ups to save the day

where are the grown-ups to save the day you are the grown-up to make it okay

you are the grown-up to make it okay

you are the grown-up to make it okay somebody’s gotta come clean this mess up

somebody’s gotta come clean this mess up

somebody’s gotta come clean this mess up the floor

the floor

the floor where are the grown-ups we’ve been

where are the grown-ups we’ve been

where are the grown-ups we’ve been waiting for where are the groaner

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[Music] you kidding on my lap won’t stop crying

you kidding on my lap won’t stop crying

you kidding on my lap won’t stop crying she’s scared of the man on TV her little

she’s scared of the man on TV her little

she’s scared of the man on TV her little eyes widen with worry she turns to me

she’s looking around for an answer and

she’s looking around for an answer and now I have mine

now I have mine

now I have mine we are the grown-ups to save the day we

we are the grown-ups to save the day we

we are the grown-ups to save the day we are the grown-up to show us away we’re

are the grown-up to show us away we’re

are the grown-up to show us away we’re not gonna take this bully anymore

not gonna take this bully anymore

not gonna take this bully anymore we are the grown-ups we’ve been waiting

we are the grown-ups we’ve been waiting

we are the grown-ups we’ve been waiting for my god we are the grown-ups

for my god we are the grown-ups

for my god we are the grown-ups [Music]

[Music]

[Music] we are the grown-ups so what are we

we are the grown-ups so what are we

we are the grown-ups so what are we waiting thank you

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

the once was a little boy who dreamed of

the once was a little boy who dreamed of preaching the gospel truth

preaching the gospel truth

preaching the gospel truth he lived in a country with an evil king

he lived in a country with an evil king

he lived in a country with an evil king who was killing all the youth his family

who was killing all the youth his family

who was killing all the youth his family fled the country in search of freedoms

fled the country in search of freedoms

fled the country in search of freedoms flame

flame

flame he was raised as a refugee Jesus was his

he was raised as a refugee Jesus was his

he was raised as a refugee Jesus was his name

give me your tired your poor your

give me your tired your poor your huddled masses on your teeming Shore

huddled masses on your teeming Shore

huddled masses on your teeming Shore yearning to breathe free

yearning to breathe free

yearning to breathe free save all to me give me your tired your

save all to me give me your tired your

save all to me give me your tired your poor your huddled masses on the teeming

poor your huddled masses on the teeming

poor your huddled masses on the teeming Shore I lift my lamp beside the Golden

Shore I lift my lamp beside the Golden

Shore I lift my lamp beside the Golden Door remember what I stands you for

that once was a little girl who dreamed

that once was a little girl who dreamed of being a writer she lived in country

of being a writer she lived in country

of being a writer she lived in country with an evil king who burned people who

with an evil king who burned people who

with an evil king who burned people who prayed like her family title fled to

prayed like her family title fled to

prayed like her family title fled to keep their kid alive and was raised a

keep their kid alive and was raised a

keep their kid alive and was raised a refugee just heard idly survived

give me your tired your poor your

give me your tired your poor your huddled masses on your teeming Shore

huddled masses on your teeming Shore

huddled masses on your teeming Shore yearning to breathe free shame to me

yearning to breathe free shame to me

yearning to breathe free shame to me give me your tired your poor your

give me your tired your poor your

give me your tired your poor your huddled masses on your teeming Shore I

huddled masses on your teeming Shore I

huddled masses on your teeming Shore I lift my lamp beside the Golden Door

the once was a young man who dreamed of

the once was a young man who dreamed of earning his degree

earning his degree

earning his degree lived in a country with an evil king or

lived in a country with an evil king or

lived in a country with an evil king or bombed his family he flew to eat job

bombed his family he flew to eat job

bombed his family he flew to eat job order to start his rifle new he’s

order to start his rifle new he’s

order to start his rifle new he’s detained today JFK we did not let him

detained today JFK we did not let him

detained today JFK we did not let him through whoa let him come through give

through whoa let him come through give

through whoa let him come through give me your tired your poor your huddled

me your tired your poor your huddled

me your tired your poor your huddled masses on your teeming Shore yearning to

masses on your teeming Shore yearning to

masses on your teeming Shore yearning to breathe free

welcomes Christians Jews and more every

welcomes Christians Jews and more every child flee and hate and war I lift my

child flee and hate and war I lift my

child flee and hate and war I lift my lamp beside the Golden Door and I

lamp beside the Golden Door and I

lamp beside the Golden Door and I forever

forever

forever lift my lamp beside the Golden Door

remember what a stands you for thank you

remember what a stands you for thank you so much

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