man maybe you guys got me feeling some kind of way today man how you guys
kind of way today man how you guys
kind of way today man how you guys feeling like I kinda I’m kind of feeling
feeling like I kinda I’m kind of feeling
feeling like I kinda I’m kind of feeling kind of like coming I feel like maybe
kind of like coming I feel like maybe
kind of like coming I feel like maybe reading you guys a love poem is that
reading you guys a love poem is that
reading you guys a love poem is that like is that cool cat do it yeah can I
like is that cool cat do it yeah can I
like is that cool cat do it yeah can I can I oh my she said do it so I like
can I oh my she said do it so I like
can I oh my she said do it so I like okay
okay
okay so is it okay if I read you like guys
so is it okay if I read you like guys
so is it okay if I read you like guys like a really nerdy love poem is that is
like a really nerdy love poem is that is
like a really nerdy love poem is that is that cool cool all right what’s what’s
that cool cool all right what’s what’s
that cool cool all right what’s what’s your name Madison Madison um okay you
your name Madison Madison um okay you
your name Madison Madison um okay you know what I think uh you and I should
know what I think uh you and I should
know what I think uh you and I should plan a bank robbery so that was that
plan a bank robbery so that was that
plan a bank robbery so that was that easy
easy
easy okay cool uh no how about I got it I got
okay cool uh no how about I got it I got
okay cool uh no how about I got it I got better than that a diamond heist
better than that a diamond heist
better than that a diamond heist complete with ski masks Italian pistols
complete with ski masks Italian pistols
complete with ski masks Italian pistols and duffle bags you go for the safe yeah
and duffle bags you go for the safe yeah
and duffle bags you go for the safe yeah I’ll handle crowd control and right
I’ll handle crowd control and right
I’ll handle crowd control and right before I hit the timer to time exactly
before I hit the timer to time exactly
before I hit the timer to time exactly how long it takes before SWAT arrives
how long it takes before SWAT arrives
how long it takes before SWAT arrives I’ll chicken out
I’ll chicken out
I’ll chicken out because I can’t run the risk of losing
because I can’t run the risk of losing
because I can’t run the risk of losing you there is oh my goodness oh here we
you there is oh my goodness oh here we
you there is oh my goodness oh here we go okay uh there is a giant headed for
go okay uh there is a giant headed for
go okay uh there is a giant headed for our village and wants of sacrifice and
our village and wants of sacrifice and
our village and wants of sacrifice and the townspeople have elected me because
the townspeople have elected me because
the townspeople have elected me because our commitment to one another is the
our commitment to one another is the
our commitment to one another is the most significant thing this city has to
most significant thing this city has to
most significant thing this city has to offer you have the kind of faith that
offer you have the kind of faith that
offer you have the kind of faith that could give a newborn baby her first
could give a newborn baby her first
could give a newborn baby her first smile yeah there it is Oh Oh Lauren okay
smile yeah there it is Oh Oh Lauren okay
smile yeah there it is Oh Oh Lauren okay ah I love you because you treat me like
ah I love you because you treat me like
ah I love you because you treat me like the way that Renoir treated the color
the way that Renoir treated the color
the way that Renoir treated the color blue I love you I love you okay this is
blue I love you I love you okay this is
blue I love you I love you okay this is working all right cool
working all right cool
working all right cool I love you because you treat me like
I love you because you treat me like
I love you because you treat me like like boch treated d-minor I love you
like boch treated d-minor I love you
like boch treated d-minor I love you because you treat me like Christ to a
because you treat me like Christ to a
because you treat me like Christ to a criminal I am an empty page awaiting
criminal I am an empty page awaiting
criminal I am an empty page awaiting your every memory and I would wear your
your every memory and I would wear your
your every memory and I would wear your pain like tattoos to show the world that
pain like tattoos to show the world that
pain like tattoos to show the world that I am not ashamed to know your secrets oh
I am not ashamed to know your secrets oh
I am not ashamed to know your secrets oh I love you yeah okay we go I love you
I love you yeah okay we go I love you
I love you yeah okay we go I love you because you treat me like the way that
because you treat me like the way that
because you treat me like the way that Steve Jobs treated pixels yeah yeah yeah
Steve Jobs treated pixels yeah yeah yeah
Steve Jobs treated pixels yeah yeah yeah I know yeah we could science right
I know yeah we could science right
I know yeah we could science right because science yeah um I love a you
because science yeah um I love a you
because science yeah um I love a you because you treat me like the way that
because you treat me like the way that
because you treat me like the way that Baryshnikov treated the hardwood I love
Baryshnikov treated the hardwood I love
Baryshnikov treated the hardwood I love you because you treat me like the way
you because you treat me like the way
you because you treat me like the way the moon treats poets yeah I love you
the moon treats poets yeah I love you
the moon treats poets yeah I love you because you make me laugh yep remember
because you make me laugh yep remember
because you make me laugh yep remember when you asked me if we can name our
when you asked me if we can name our
when you asked me if we can name our firstborn daughter and all silent
firstborn daughter and all silent
firstborn daughter and all silent letters no you got it yeah okay all
letters no you got it yeah okay all
letters no you got it yeah okay all right cool or when you asked me to
right cool or when you asked me to
right cool or when you asked me to caterpillars have dreams of flight and
caterpillars have dreams of flight and
caterpillars have dreams of flight and do butterflies have nightmares of
do butterflies have nightmares of
do butterflies have nightmares of wingless crawling oh let’s be cat
wingless crawling oh let’s be cat
wingless crawling oh let’s be cat burglars you know I always wanted the
burglars you know I always wanted the
burglars you know I always wanted the Mona Lisa we can contort our bodies
Mona Lisa we can contort our bodies
Mona Lisa we can contort our bodies through laser beams replace it with a
through laser beams replace it with a
through laser beams replace it with a replica then escape out the air
replica then escape out the air
replica then escape out the air conditioning system let’s be Bonnie and
conditioning system let’s be Bonnie and
conditioning system let’s be Bonnie and Clyde Mickey and Mallory Uncle Phil and
Clyde Mickey and Mallory Uncle Phil and
Clyde Mickey and Mallory Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv can we do that is that cool
Aunt Viv can we do that is that cool
Aunt Viv can we do that is that cool yeah all right cool uh the truth is is
yeah all right cool uh the truth is is
yeah all right cool uh the truth is is that I’m scared to death of losing you
that I’m scared to death of losing you
that I’m scared to death of losing you like all it’ll take is some young man to
like all it’ll take is some young man to
like all it’ll take is some young man to discover a new constellation and to name
discover a new constellation and to name
discover a new constellation and to name it after you before you walk out on me
it after you before you walk out on me
it after you before you walk out on me forever like all it’ll take is some
forever like all it’ll take is some
forever like all it’ll take is some young man to go off to war and
young man to go off to war and
young man to go off to war and to write your name every day under
to write your name every day under
to write your name every day under threat of death before we walk out on
threat of death before we walk out on
threat of death before we walk out on each other together like oh it’ll take
each other together like oh it’ll take
each other together like oh it’ll take us some young man to be more Ernst and
us some young man to be more Ernst and
us some young man to be more Ernst and polish than I before you walk out on me
polish than I before you walk out on me
polish than I before you walk out on me forever Oh Madison I love you because
forever Oh Madison I love you because
forever Oh Madison I love you because you treat me like the way the clouds
you treat me like the way the clouds
you treat me like the way the clouds treated Pegasus I love you because you
treated Pegasus I love you because you
treated Pegasus I love you because you treat me like the way the Knights treats
treat me like the way the Knights treats
treat me like the way the Knights treats the Lotus I love you because you treat
the Lotus I love you because you treat
the Lotus I love you because you treat me like the way my pen is treating you
me like the way my pen is treating you
me like the way my pen is treating you right now oh so let’s be Marauders let’s
right now oh so let’s be Marauders let’s
right now oh so let’s be Marauders let’s let’s pillage some ancient Mayan temple
let’s pillage some ancient Mayan temple
let’s pillage some ancient Mayan temple and turn back the clocks lets you and I
and turn back the clocks lets you and I
and turn back the clocks lets you and I go steal color from rainbows let’s make
go steal color from rainbows let’s make
go steal color from rainbows let’s make the man on the moon double check his
the man on the moon double check his
the man on the moon double check his back pocket for his wallet we need a
back pocket for his wallet we need a
back pocket for his wallet we need a magnificent caper
magnificent caper
magnificent caper we need like Jerry Bruckheimer to script
we need like Jerry Bruckheimer to script
we need like Jerry Bruckheimer to script our lives can I take you somewhere can i
our lives can I take you somewhere can i
our lives can I take you somewhere can i carve your name in a bail Bob tree
carve your name in a bail Bob tree
carve your name in a bail Bob tree underneath the Serengeti dust right
underneath the Serengeti dust right
underneath the Serengeti dust right before we travel down the knowledge
before we travel down the knowledge
before we travel down the knowledge switch with some ancient Egyptian tomb
switch with some ancient Egyptian tomb
switch with some ancient Egyptian tomb yeah yeah you guys can yeah and if the
yeah yeah you guys can yeah and if the
yeah yeah you guys can yeah and if the magnificent scares you then well can I
magnificent scares you then well can I
magnificent scares you then well can I just hold your hand in public I promise
just hold your hand in public I promise
just hold your hand in public I promise I won’t chicken out this time and I want
I won’t chicken out this time and I want
I won’t chicken out this time and I want to show you that I’m willing to do
to show you that I’m willing to do
to show you that I’m willing to do anything to change thanks guys thank you
anything to change thanks guys thank you
anything to change thanks guys thank you thank you thank you thank you
thank you thank you thank you
thank you thank you thank you Thanks thank you man love man love man
Thanks thank you man love man love man
Thanks thank you man love man love man love love love right
love love love right
love love love right it’s like love whoa oh no really
it’s like love whoa oh no really
it’s like love whoa oh no really oh my god you guys are playing Wow oh my
oh my god you guys are playing Wow oh my
oh my god you guys are playing Wow oh my god oh my god you guys are so amazing
god oh my god you guys are so amazing
god oh my god you guys are so amazing thank you so much I and honestly in
thank you so much I and honestly in
thank you so much I and honestly in preparing for this I’ve been I’ve been
preparing for this I’ve been I’ve been
preparing for this I’ve been I’ve been I’ve been so nervous and excited it’s
I’ve been so nervous and excited it’s
I’ve been so nervous and excited it’s it’s been a pretty wonderful ride and
it’s been a pretty wonderful ride and
it’s been a pretty wonderful ride and I’m so glad that I get to share it with
I’m so glad that I get to share it with
I’m so glad that I get to share it with you and and without any uh any further
you and and without any uh any further
you and and without any uh any further hesitation I’d like to invite someone up
hesitation I’d like to invite someone up
hesitation I’d like to invite someone up to the stage right now this young woman
to the stage right now this young woman
to the stage right now this young woman is a junior in high school and she’s got
is a junior in high school and she’s got
is a junior in high school and she’s got a 4.2 GPA yeah I know right
a 4.2 GPA yeah I know right
a 4.2 GPA yeah I know right takes all AP classes yeah and she hasn’t
takes all AP classes yeah and she hasn’t
takes all AP classes yeah and she hasn’t even been in this country that long and
even been in this country that long and
even been in this country that long and she is a testament to what we can be
she is a testament to what we can be
she is a testament to what we can be when we believe in each other instead of
when we believe in each other instead of
when we believe in each other instead of building walls for each other right
so if we can get the lights to kind of
so if we can get the lights to kind of dim down here on the stage thank you all
dim down here on the stage thank you all
dim down here on the stage thank you all right and if I could please have a warm
right and if I could please have a warm
right and if I could please have a warm round of applause for an incredible
round of applause for an incredible
round of applause for an incredible young woman miss yoga bed oka by please
young woman miss yoga bed oka by please
young woman miss yoga bed oka by please [Applause]
we still live
we still live I am airy Tran yeah data’s funny while
I am airy Tran yeah data’s funny while
I am airy Tran yeah data’s funny while not eat a funny
not eat a funny
not eat a funny na that’s unknown name yo son una
na that’s unknown name yo son una
na that’s unknown name yo son una de una una de red eye can see but they
de una una de red eye can see but they
de una una de red eye can see but they purge Okayama i am joy the color from
purge Okayama i am joy the color from
purge Okayama i am joy the color from every stroke the beauty within a book a
every stroke the beauty within a book a
every stroke the beauty within a book a survivor of what they took I am human I
survivor of what they took I am human I
survivor of what they took I am human I am love I am Airy Tran I still live I am
am love I am Airy Tran I still live I am
am love I am Airy Tran I still live I am the proud son of a single mother but she
the proud son of a single mother but she
the proud son of a single mother but she worked so hard that you couldn’t tell
worked so hard that you couldn’t tell
worked so hard that you couldn’t tell it’s like we had two loving parents in
it’s like we had two loving parents in
it’s like we had two loving parents in the house we never missed a hot meal she
the house we never missed a hot meal she
the house we never missed a hot meal she kept a roof over our head and our feet
kept a roof over our head and our feet
kept a roof over our head and our feet on solid ground
on solid ground
on solid ground hallelujah mother she is the daughter of
hallelujah mother she is the daughter of
hallelujah mother she is the daughter of Colorado State University’s first black
Colorado State University’s first black
Colorado State University’s first black athletes
he is also a real Tuskegee Airmen wings
he is also a real Tuskegee Airmen wings on his back like he walked off a page in
on his back like he walked off a page in
on his back like he walked off a page in african-american history and this man
african-american history and this man
african-american history and this man taught me the true value in manhood
taught me the true value in manhood
taught me the true value in manhood lived by your word die by idleness
lived by your word die by idleness
lived by your word die by idleness always want to be the best at everything
always want to be the best at everything
always want to be the best at everything and fail in nothing grandfather now she
and fail in nothing grandfather now she
and fail in nothing grandfather now she was married to a civil rights activist
was married to a civil rights activist
was married to a civil rights activist grandmother once arrested for refusing
grandmother once arrested for refusing
grandmother once arrested for refusing to remove herself and her children from
to remove herself and her children from
to remove herself and her children from a train platform in 1954 she is Rosa
a train platform in 1954 she is Rosa
a train platform in 1954 she is Rosa Parks before Montgomery she used to ask
Parks before Montgomery she used to ask
Parks before Montgomery she used to ask us baby did I ever tell you by the time
us baby did I ever tell you by the time
us baby did I ever tell you by the time I became a fugitive from injustice
I became a fugitive from injustice
I became a fugitive from injustice mm-hmm she can’t return to Arkansas but
mm-hmm she can’t return to Arkansas but
mm-hmm she can’t return to Arkansas but became an elected official in Colorado
became an elected official in Colorado
became an elected official in Colorado Moseley now she is the daughter of the
Moseley now she is the daughter of the
Moseley now she is the daughter of the South Little Rock in her hearts stories
South Little Rock in her hearts stories
South Little Rock in her hearts stories from Jim Crow bitterness in her memory
from Jim Crow bitterness in her memory
from Jim Crow bitterness in her memory sweetened only by good company brothers
sweetened only by good company brothers
sweetened only by good company brothers and sisters
and sisters
and sisters they’ve long since gone now they’ve
they’ve long since gone now they’ve
they’ve long since gone now they’ve already earned their wings Leon and
already earned their wings Leon and
already earned their wings Leon and Willa Mae I could see them I could see
Willa Mae I could see them I could see
Willa Mae I could see them I could see them dancing with the ancestors oh they
them dancing with the ancestors oh they
them dancing with the ancestors oh they say that our roots our Nigerian Yoruba
say that our roots our Nigerian Yoruba
say that our roots our Nigerian Yoruba Fulani I hear them calling I am them
Fulani I hear them calling I am them
Fulani I hear them calling I am them they are we together our fights will not
they are we together our fights will not
they are we together our fights will not be in jest we are the graffiti on the
be in jest we are the graffiti on the
be in jest we are the graffiti on the walls they built to keep us out we are
walls they built to keep us out we are
walls they built to keep us out we are the voices they drown with background
the voices they drown with background
the voices they drown with background noise we are the keepers of the kingdom
noise we are the keepers of the kingdom
noise we are the keepers of the kingdom the wheels only turn because our backs
the wheels only turn because our backs
the wheels only turn because our backs carries a toe the spirit of our legacy
carries a toe the spirit of our legacy
carries a toe the spirit of our legacy lives on they still live the foots
lives on they still live the foots
lives on they still live the foots of our family tree will only grow if the
of our family tree will only grow if the
of our family tree will only grow if the roots are strong
roots are strong
roots are strong I still live I can hear them I can hear
I still live I can hear them I can hear
I still live I can hear them I can hear them calling to me we still a there is
them calling to me we still a there is
them calling to me we still a there is no fence too high for us to climb there
no fence too high for us to climb there
no fence too high for us to climb there is no whip to leave lashes there is no
is no whip to leave lashes there is no
is no whip to leave lashes there is no foul word uttered in ignorance that will
foul word uttered in ignorance that will
foul word uttered in ignorance that will keep us from returning home we say live
keep us from returning home we say live
keep us from returning home we say live let them build their walls we will build
let them build their walls we will build
let them build their walls we will build our ladders with justice
our ladders with justice
our ladders with justice we still live they will not shackle us
we still live they will not shackle us
we still live they will not shackle us and send us self we still let have they
and send us self we still let have they
and send us self we still let have they forgotten their own words give us your
forgotten their own words give us your
forgotten their own words give us your poor your tired huddled masses yearning
poor your tired huddled masses yearning
poor your tired huddled masses yearning to breathe free
to breathe free
to breathe free we still live until the ancestors
yeah okay all right
yeah okay all right make some noise let mr. Yokum battle
make some noise let mr. Yokum battle
make some noise let mr. Yokum battle goodbye please please
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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