Janice Jo Lee - Here I Am

“Here I Am” - From the 2023 album Ancestor Song
By Janice Jo Lee Published by Sing Hey Arts (SOCAN)
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Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan
Verse 1: Gotta spit the truth / gotta be fearless / gotta fight to survive / find joy in my life
Gotta spit the truth / gotta be fearless / gotta fight to survive / find joy in my life
Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan
Spoken word: This is a song, about taking up space, when you’ve been taught your whole life, to be small and quiet. This is a song about placing myself in the centre, under the lights, downstage in the centre, why, because this is where I belong
Verse 2: A radical I am / buried deep within the sand / from my core I understand / fight protect the land / My ancestors passed on / this blood this voice this song / and so I carry on / tell freedom here we come
Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan
Bridge: Power resides / where I believe it lives / and I know that the power it lives in my hands
Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan
Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan
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