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from SOVEREIGN by PaviElle French

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(P. French, 2021, Doll DeLuca Publishing ASCAP)

lyrics

We the People, We the People!
(oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, Right on) x4

I’m not excited
And dancing in the street
Cause I still have the same problems of yesterday
Tomorrow, right in front of me
Ain’t a damn thing changed
Same bag different grocery
And, I ain’t with the shit
Cause you’re not talking about taking down
These draconian policies

Hook:
Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

Cause, I’ll take ‘em.

(oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, Right on) x2

Can’t lull me to sleep
Cause the veil has been lifted
Emboldened people
Pushing evil agendas
Half the country’s with it
We gonna keep right moving
Despite the spite against us
Black people we’re stronger than anything
That we’ve faced
And we’ve got unfinished business

Hook:
Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

Cause, I’ll take ‘em.

Bridge:
(oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, Right on) x8

You had enough time to change the trajectory
No more of this asking y’all to, “set us free”
Cause that, would imply y’all have the power over we
When in fact, Black culture holds this country together

I’m ready to get on with my people
And learn how to wield our own economy,
Cause we really don’t need y’all
To do anything for us but
Undo the laws that empower y’all
And disfranchise the marginalized
Stop killing us as a sacrifice
Let us be and let us live our lives

Hook:
Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

Heyyyy!!

Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

You cannot give me my rights
You cannot give me my rights

Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

Listen to the words I say
You have no ownership of me
You cannot give me my rights

Take it home for me yeah!

credits

from SOVEREIGN, released September 17, 2021
Guitars – Charlie Bruber
Maschine MK3 Track: Bass, Drums, Synths, Vocals & Percussion – PaviElle French
Keys – Ted Godbout
Bass – James Towns
Background Vocals – Tiyo Siyolo
Percussion & Background Vocals – Ahanti Young

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PaviElle French Minneapolis, Minnesota

PaviElle is an Emmy Award winning, interdisciplinary artist and Composer, from St. Paul, MN. She is a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow, a McKnight Fellow, and a Sage Awardee for Dance and Choreography.

She has graced such stages as, Icehouse MPLS, Penumbra Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, The Orpheum Theatre, First Avenue, Ordway Center, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, to name a few. ... more

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