Singing Resistance West Seattle - Setlist

Lead With Love

You gotta put one foot in front of the other

and lead with love.

Put one foot in front of the other

and lead with love.

Don’t give up hope.

You’re not alone.

Don’t you give up.

Keep movin’ on.

Lift up your eyes.

Don’t you despair.

Look up ahead.

The path is there.

I know you’re scared

And I’m scared too.

But here I am, right next to you.

https://youtu.be/7dbXPw11AE4?si=hTlEdQb-pHXlNT9O

Song credit: Melanie DeMore

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We Are American - We Have No King

Were you here from the start?

Or come over the sea?

Our home is America

Land of the free.

Free to be different

To let your heart sing:

We are American, 

We Have No King. 

We want no king,

No commissar.

Democracy matters,

That is who we are.

A nation of Law

Let freedom ring!

We are American, 

We Have No King. 

No nation is perfect, 

And neither are we,

But we keep on trying, 

We dare to be free.

Together we march, 

United we sing: 

We are American, 

We Have No King. 

Yes,

We are American, 

We Have No King! 

Credit Words: Randy Winn, Music: Elizabeth Jenning. 

https://youtu.be/tY1wTT9ifJE 

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We Are Here

We are here (echo)

With our voices (echo)

Our love for each other

Will carry us through

*Variation: 
Children, city, community, courage, families, fears, grief, hope, love, neighbors, people, strength.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DU3Cbm3Dr0E/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rTY4GkMnhgU
Song credit:  Sarina Partridge

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This Is For Our Neighbors

This is for our Neighbors who are locked inside, 

Together, 

We will, 

Abolish ICE.

*Variation: Children, Courage, Family, Fears, Friends, Hopes, Migrants, Strength, Students.

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Song credit: Lu Aya

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It's OK To Change Your Mind

(A song for ICE agents)

It’s okay to change your mind

Show us your courage

Leave this behind

It’s okay to change your mind

And you can join us

Join us here anytime.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DUPcj7XkXN2/
Song credit: Annie Schlaefer

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We Shall Overcome

Lively and joyous not mournful!

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More Great Music 

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Hold On  

Hold on, hold on

My dear ones

Here comes the dawn.

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTqCbBNEcZd/

Song credit: Heidi Wilson

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Give Peace A Chance

All we are saying
Is give peace a chance.

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Feel The Fear And  Sing Out Anyway

Feel the fear, and sing out anyway!
Feel the fear, and sing out everyday
We are together, and we will be OK
Feel the fear, and sing out any way!

*Variations: Speak Out, Stand Up, March On, Aim High, Be Brave, Breathe Deep, Dream On, Hold Fast, Hold On, Join In, Keep Faith, Keep On, Lean In, Link Arms, Live Bold, Look Up, Move Through, Press On, Reach Out, Rise Up, Shine Bright, Shine On, Speak Up, Stand Strong, Stay Kind, Stay True! (We can also drop the "and" to use 3 syllables. It's the folk process!)

Song credit:  Randy Winn

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(Ain't Gonna Let Nobody) Turn Me Around

Ain't gonna let nobody, turn me round,
Turn me round, turn me round,
Ain't gonna let nobody, turn me round,

 I just keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin', 

Marching on to freedom land.

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We Will Protect Each Other

We will protect each other

We will be everything we need

 The good land, and the wild water

 The whole sky...is always on our side.

 

(This song was written for migrant justice work in California and across the country. Used to ground the group in our commitment to each other and also to remember that the lands, waters and skies are always on OUR side.)

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Sing Here, Sing There, Sing Everywhere!

https://www.westseattleindivisible.com/events-actions

• Mondays - 3 PM- 4 PM  - 35th Ave SW & SW Edmunds "Mondays With Marjorie" signwaving now with singing!
• Tuesdays - 3:30 PM-4:30 PM - Meet at the Columbia Way South Entrance of the VA Hospital
• Saturday, March 21 - 12:30 PM 2:30 PM  St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church - Practice "No Kings" song with parts - drum and pipes needed!
• Saturday March 28 - No Kings 3 !!! - Everybody come!

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We Are American - We Have No King - lyrics, a capella, full score, and commentary

We Are American - We Have No King

Were you here from the start?

Or come over the sea?

Our home is America

Land of the free.

Free to be different

To let your heart sing:

We are American, 

We Have No King. 

We want no king,

No commissar.

Democracy matters,

That is who we are.

A nation of Law

Let freedom ring!

We are American, 

We Have No King. 

No nation is perfect, 

And neither are we,

But we keep on trying, 

We dare to be free.

Together we march, 

United we sing: 

We are American, 

We Have No King. 

Yes,

We are American, 

We Have No King! 

Credit Words: Randy Winn, Music: Elizabeth Jenning. 

Commentary

Before the first No Kings day of protest, I pondered our need for a song to sing that we marched that expressed love of our people and our country. We can't give up the concept of patriotism to the fascists!

Yet our common stock of song seemed lacking. Traditional patriotic songs seemed bombastic, exclusionary or unsingable by most people. 
So one was written around the fundamental phrase of "We Are American, We Have No King" 

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  * Power Prompting: Mastering Prompting Techniques for Legal Professionals. By LexisNexis.

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  Here’s to expanding access and keeping knowledge moving!

  
  

  Warmly,

  
  

  Randy Winn 

  The "We Are American, We Have No King" Song: https://youtu.be/tY1wTT9ifJE