the world’s children have put me on trial today is Judgment Day so tell me
trial today is Judgment Day so tell me
trial today is Judgment Day so tell me what did I say to the boy who lays
what did I say to the boy who lays
what did I say to the boy who lays weight in a refugee camp scared and
weight in a refugee camp scared and
weight in a refugee camp scared and scarred barred by visions of war waiting
scarred barred by visions of war waiting
scarred barred by visions of war waiting for someone to tell him that his future
for someone to tell him that his future
for someone to tell him that his future is worth fighting for but my silence is
is worth fighting for but my silence is
is worth fighting for but my silence is the machete he will use to slit his own
the machete he will use to slit his own
the machete he will use to slit his own throat before the rebel soldiers get to
throat before the rebel soldiers get to
throat before the rebel soldiers get to him so tell me what do I say after I
him so tell me what do I say after I
him so tell me what do I say after I have spent my whole life saying nothing
have spent my whole life saying nothing
have spent my whole life saying nothing to the girl who clenches her bedsheets
to the girl who clenches her bedsheets
to the girl who clenches her bedsheets like she is trying to hold on to her
like she is trying to hold on to her
like she is trying to hold on to her innocence trying to fight off an uncle
innocence trying to fight off an uncle
innocence trying to fight off an uncle who was four times her age from breaking
who was four times her age from breaking
who was four times her age from breaking every window in the house of her six
every window in the house of her six
every window in the house of her six year old buddy my silence is red my
year old buddy my silence is red my
year old buddy my silence is red my silence is the blood between her legs
silence is the blood between her legs
silence is the blood between her legs and I didn’t know if I should say that
and I didn’t know if I should say that
and I didn’t know if I should say that line on stage but I had to because when
line on stage but I had to because when
line on stage but I had to because when my friend got raped she was the exact
my friend got raped she was the exact
my friend got raped she was the exact same age today tears and trauma tangled
same age today tears and trauma tangled
same age today tears and trauma tangled themselves into a rope and wrapped
themselves into a rope and wrapped
themselves into a rope and wrapped themselves around the pupils of the
themselves around the pupils of the
themselves around the pupils of the abuse children forming this courtroom so
abuse children forming this courtroom so
abuse children forming this courtroom so tell me what I say after I have spent in
tell me what I say after I have spent in
tell me what I say after I have spent in my whole life saying nothing to the girl
my whole life saying nothing to the girl
my whole life saying nothing to the girl giving birth to a child when she’s still
giving birth to a child when she’s still
giving birth to a child when she’s still a child herself instead of playing on a
a child herself instead of playing on a
a child herself instead of playing on a seesaw she saw her buddy being turned
seesaw she saw her buddy being turned
seesaw she saw her buddy being turned into a prison incarcerated behind the
into a prison incarcerated behind the
into a prison incarcerated behind the medal of her wedding ring she’s only
medal of her wedding ring she’s only
medal of her wedding ring she’s only lived through 12 years of her life now
lived through 12 years of her life now
lived through 12 years of her life now she has to spend the rest as somebody
she has to spend the rest as somebody
she has to spend the rest as somebody else’s wife today the world’s children
else’s wife today the world’s children
else’s wife today the world’s children have put me on trial
judge has a face just like my future
judge has a face just like my future daughter so tell me how am I supposed to
daughter so tell me how am I supposed to
daughter so tell me how am I supposed to look at her and tell her that today
look at her and tell her that today
look at her and tell her that today mommy pleads guilty
[Applause]
[Applause] I’m standing on Adelaide Street getting
I’m standing on Adelaide Street getting
I’m standing on Adelaide Street getting ready to go head-to-head with my inner
ready to go head-to-head with my inner
ready to go head-to-head with my inner self I tell my soul look I’ve never been
self I tell my soul look I’ve never been
self I tell my soul look I’ve never been in a fight before my soul says girl
in a fight before my soul says girl
in a fight before my soul says girl you’re gonna learn today ding round 1
you’re gonna learn today ding round 1
you’re gonna learn today ding round 1 BAM my soul says this is for the day you
BAM my soul says this is for the day you
BAM my soul says this is for the day you raised your hands in the air like a
raised your hands in the air like a
raised your hands in the air like a sacrifice dipped your fingers in
sacrifice dipped your fingers in
sacrifice dipped your fingers in bleaching cream and tried to set fire to
bleaching cream and tried to set fire to
bleaching cream and tried to set fire to the midnight on your skin but getting
the midnight on your skin but getting
the midnight on your skin but getting that you can’t run from the Nile River
that you can’t run from the Nile River
that you can’t run from the Nile River flowing through your veins my soul
flowing through your veins my soul
flowing through your veins my soul pulled out a cane and boom hit me across
pulled out a cane and boom hit me across
pulled out a cane and boom hit me across my face the pain took me back to my
my face the pain took me back to my
my face the pain took me back to my place
place
place Uganda Kampala my Wanda Road 2004 black
Uganda Kampala my Wanda Road 2004 black
Uganda Kampala my Wanda Road 2004 black girl on the bedroom blow I was full and
girl on the bedroom blow I was full and
girl on the bedroom blow I was full and I looked in the mirror and saw this
I looked in the mirror and saw this
I looked in the mirror and saw this beautiful black rose that only grows in
beautiful black rose that only grows in
beautiful black rose that only grows in the motherland before Europe made me
the motherland before Europe made me
the motherland before Europe made me understand that flowers as dark as me
understand that flowers as dark as me
understand that flowers as dark as me find it hard to love our petals and even
find it hard to love our petals and even
find it hard to love our petals and even harder to love our roots ding round 2 my
harder to love our roots ding round 2 my
harder to love our roots ding round 2 my soul hits me with an uppercut and my
soul hits me with an uppercut and my
soul hits me with an uppercut and my lips bleed all the words I never had the
lips bleed all the words I never had the
lips bleed all the words I never had the courage to say like daddy please stay
courage to say like daddy please stay
courage to say like daddy please stay because now I hate your hands for not
because now I hate your hands for not
because now I hate your hands for not being there to hold me I hate your voice
being there to hold me I hate your voice
being there to hold me I hate your voice for not being there to console me and
for not being there to console me and
for not being there to console me and most of all I hate the fact that I don’t
most of all I hate the fact that I don’t
most of all I hate the fact that I don’t hate you at all and when tis begins to
hate you at all and when tis begins to
hate you at all and when tis begins to fall down my cheeks my soul says I’ve
fall down my cheeks my soul says I’ve
fall down my cheeks my soul says I’ve been trying to fight you for weeks
been trying to fight you for weeks
been trying to fight you for weeks I’m not trying to hit you hard enough so
I’m not trying to hit you hard enough so
I’m not trying to hit you hard enough so a dead body remains I’m trying to take
a dead body remains I’m trying to take
a dead body remains I’m trying to take you on a trip back to memory lane then
you on a trip back to memory lane then
you on a trip back to memory lane then my soul punches me in the face and the
my soul punches me in the face and the
my soul punches me in the face and the pain takes me back to 2007 when my
pain takes me back to 2007 when my
pain takes me back to 2007 when my family and I got on a plane like we
family and I got on a plane like we
family and I got on a plane like we could fly to freedom and needs to hear
could fly to freedom and needs to hear
could fly to freedom and needs to hear you
you
you I’m acting dumb for free forgetting that
I’m acting dumb for free forgetting that
I’m acting dumb for free forgetting that millions of girls would die for your
millions of girls would die for your
millions of girls would die for your Lord degree my soul hits me with a combo
Lord degree my soul hits me with a combo
Lord degree my soul hits me with a combo left-right left-right and I start seeing
left-right left-right and I start seeing
left-right left-right and I start seeing stars over my head the same stars I’ve
stars over my head the same stars I’ve
stars over my head the same stars I’ve looked up to in 2017 when I got my heart
looked up to in 2017 when I got my heart
looked up to in 2017 when I got my heart broken for a second time when I set my
broken for a second time when I set my
broken for a second time when I set my intelligence on fire just to make the
intelligence on fire just to make the
intelligence on fire just to make the wrong man stay my soul said look this
wrong man stay my soul said look this
wrong man stay my soul said look this way I’m not done with you today you will
way I’m not done with you today you will
way I’m not done with you today you will understand humanity I will kill you then
understand humanity I will kill you then
understand humanity I will kill you then bring you back to life this time with
bring you back to life this time with
bring you back to life this time with bigger goals and a smaller ego and he
bigger goals and a smaller ego and he
bigger goals and a smaller ego and he said don’t you understand they’re
said don’t you understand they’re
said don’t you understand they’re children dying in Palestine Boko Haram
children dying in Palestine Boko Haram
children dying in Palestine Boko Haram has been terrorizing Nigeria since 2009
has been terrorizing Nigeria since 2009
has been terrorizing Nigeria since 2009 a mother in South Sudan has two bullet
a mother in South Sudan has two bullet
a mother in South Sudan has two bullet wounds in her back and she is lying to
wounds in her back and she is lying to
wounds in her back and she is lying to her son saying she will be fine
her son saying she will be fine
her son saying she will be fine and Nisa don’t you understand you are
and Nisa don’t you understand you are
and Nisa don’t you understand you are lucky to be alive
lucky to be alive
lucky to be alive so today I will knock you to the ground
so today I will knock you to the ground
so today I will knock you to the ground and when you stand up you need to stand
and when you stand up you need to stand
and when you stand up you need to stand up for the truth stand up for something
up for the truth stand up for something
up for the truth stand up for something more than you stand up because there’s
more than you stand up because there’s
more than you stand up because there’s seven point four billion people on this
seven point four billion people on this
seven point four billion people on this earth but there is no one like you
earth but there is no one like you
earth but there is no one like you Aneesa you need to stand up
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