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ONA
Music & Lyrics by Thana Alexa
Ona se bori (She fights)
Nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
Ona se bori (She fights)
Nikad neće se dati (She will never give in) (2X)
Ona pati, neće se dati (She suffers, she won’t give in)
Ona nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
Ona pati, ali neće se dati (She suffers, but she won’t give in) Ona nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
I am Woman, I am Woman
I am Woman, I am Woman
I am Woman
My roots reach into the ground
Man wants to keep me down
But my Wolfpack won’t allow
They call us nasty when
We speak above the Man
Won’t teach our girls their version of
What they want as feminine
We must be better than
Just to be equal to
Even when we succeed
We don’t get paid like you
Stop all your staring, boy
Your disrespectful noise,
You’re wrong if you think I was born to be your toy
I am Woman
I am free
I will decide what happens with my body
I am Woman
I am free
Every one of you came from one of me
Ona pati, neće se dati (She suffers, she won’t give in)
Ona nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
Mother, she gave me life
Grandma taught me to survive
Wisdom, strength and sacrifice
This is how they stayed alive
They’ve shown me resilience
Taught me to be tolerant
The power of patience
True meaning of endurance
We give our love to you
Your lives we value
If you feel pain, we do
Carry your children too
And you just shame us for
The natural order
Our bodies take in life
Should be ashamed of where you put your eyes
I am Woman
I am free
I will decide what happens with my body
I am Woman
I am free
Every one of you came from one of me (2X)
Ona se bori, ali neće se dati (She fights, she won’t give in)
Ona se bori, nikad se dati (She fights, she will never give in)
Ona pati, neće se dati (She suffers, she won’t give in)
Ona nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
SOLO
Can’t silence us with fear
Hate has no business here
It’s time we take charge
For all our girls we march
Demanding urgency
Of our insurgency
We’re breaking down the walls
Of this MANarchy
I’m hearing what’s inside
Can no longer deny
That which is justified
‘Bout time we felt alive
I know you may not be
Able to fully see
What we embody
And who we strive to be (2X)
Ono što se mora nije teško (That which is necessary is not difficult)
To je naućila (this is what she learned)
Od tih žena koje su (from those Women who)
Morale boriti se za slobodu (had to fight for freedom)
Zato mismo od šećera (This is why we’re not made of sugar)
Borimo se za Nju (We fight for Her)
Hod u pravom smjeru (Our walk in the right direction)
Znači da nismo vise na dnu (Confirms we’re no longer at the bottom)
I am Woman
I am free
I will decide what happens with my body
I am Woman
I am free
Every one of you came from one of me
Ona se bori (She fights)
Nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
Ona se bori (She fights)
Nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
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Can’t take my freedom
Away
Using my fear and pain
Won’t sway
My mind from my integrity
Won’t agree when only some
Are free
Will not stay silent
Today
Change is born from the ones
Who say
Injustice will not be our law
Resistance now is our duty
Rise up (6X)
Knowledge is power
To gain
Admitting ignorance
Is king
Integrate grief into healing, don’t give up now
Silence is surrender
So, speak!
Be wise, but be wild
Evil only seeks to divide
We must rise, outsize
Revolutionize our minds
To unify
Detoxify
Not turn a blind eye
While they vilify
Our rights
Our cries
Change can only come with time
(Spoken word)
We have to find the fortitude to keep
Rising up
For them, for ourselves
For our children, for our children’s children
It’s time to raise more than our eyebrows in protest
It’s time to put our bodies where we say our politics lie
This is not a moment to evoke the
Sweet by and by
THIS is a moment for
Civil disobedience
If there is any humanity left in you
Get up!
Get up, I say stand up!
Stand up, I say sit in!
Write, you have to scream
Wail, you have to march
Pull down that racist fucking flag
We have to plan
We have to scheme
We have to plot our way forward
We have to strategize!
If you rise up
Be the voice of
The change that you want
Now starts the resistance
When you rise up
Don’t let self-doubt
Turn to self-sabotage
We The People
Will restore
Free body
Free mind
Free words
Our time
Not fine
With liberty and justice only for some
So be wild, but be wise
Evil only seeks to divide
We must rise, outside
Revolutionize our minds (2X)
Only the dead can see the end
Why can’t we learn from our mistakes
Of our bloodshed
Divide and conquer
This is their plan
Newspaperman
Stories to focus on instead
Sometimes keep your ratings low
If we’re to come together now
Rise up before they shoot us down
No building walls between our friends
Mind your own uterus, my man
I am Woman hear me roar!
Rise up, rise up!
So rise up, rise up, rise up! (5X)
Only the dead can see the end
Why can’t we learn from our mistakes
Of our bloodshed
Divide and conquer
This is their plan
Newspaperman
Stories to focus on instead
Sometimes keep your ratings low
If we’re to come together now
Rise up before they shoot us down
No building walls between our friends
Mind your own uterus, my man
I am Woman hear me roar!
Rise up, rise up!
So rise up, rise up, rise up!
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Our home, she moans
She’s exposed
The wound runs deeper
Burning her ground
The heat surrounds
Pachamama
Pachamama
It breaks her fragmented heart
Her soil that
Gives us
Our life…
With a body of rain
Her skin still burns
We take more than give
Slow down, save a life
Mother Divine
Protect our lifeline
We breath her air
Walk on her ground
Drink her water
What we do to her
We do to ourselves
Our survival lies in
Sanity
Sanity lies in paying attention
Though I know
Common sense is far from common
We must
Be the change we want to see
Not contribute to this tragedy
Our attention is an act of connection
Let it be
She warned, a storm
Would transform
How we protect her
The way she breathes
The song she sings
Pachamama
Pachamama
She gave her power, her life
For all her children to
Survive
When greed takes over
The mind deceives
But She’s all that we need
We breath her air
Walk on her ground (we walk on her ground)
Drink her water
What we do to her (we do to us)
We do to ourselves (we do to ourselves)
Our survival lies in
Sanity
Sanity lies in paying attention
Though I know
Common sense is far from common
We must
Be the change we want to see
Not contribute to this tragedy
Our attention is an act of connection
Let it be
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Set Free
05:06
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When you name became a stone
My life froze
A hole in my heart
The darkest part
I had ever known
Part of me
Our history
How we grew
You knew stories, secrets
Of our life
Only you and I
You outgrew your time
Your body, your mind
Became
A new form
New energy
Was born into me
Reformed
When your soul
Was set free
Set free
Set free
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You Taught Me
06:30
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You were never second best
Just like me waiting your turn
Not complaining, complicating
My Life
Protected by your hands
Though at times I know your worth
Seemed underrated, unappreciated
Always the quiet one
But you showed me the power of words
To use the good ones or just use none
And that the day at hand
Embraces evils enough to command
More than what tomorrow plans
Nobody knows the trouble we’ve seen
Or when the struggle was doubled
And in those times when it’s been hard to see
And a part of me has crumbled
You told me to fight for love
Look up to the sky for love
Our world can be unjust
This life can make you feel crushed
Just remember that you are enough
I lost a sense of me
Hit with quick responsibility
I know it was hard to understand
Apprehension and contention
Added a third dimension
To the way you gave me my protection
A problem no longer yours to think of
But Home is with us for life
At times when I looked around
To see if I was safe and sound
I saw your face
Even though I could feel your pain
Nobody knows the trouble we’ve seen
Or when that struggle was doubled
And in those times when it’s been hard to see
And a part of me has crumbled
You told me to fight for love
Look up to the sky for love
Our world can be unjust
This life can make you feel crushed
Just remember that you are enough
Life’s lessons, they are cold
Daily tested based on our principles
You came with all information
I used to inform and support my own opinions
Comes a moment when we don’t
Fully agree
It is not a rebellion
Just a growth of character within me
You always told me to be true
To speak with intent
To never lose sight of who I am
Be an example people look to
Even if I’ve
Viewed things in a light
That’s different from how you felt
You taught me never to sacrifice my right
In what I believe, not be passive
You taught me to fight (you taught me to fight)
Don’t let go of your might (don’t let go of your might)
Look up to the sky (look up to the sky)
Our world can be unjust (you’ll always be enough)
But you are enough
You taught me to fight for love
Look up to the sky for love
Our world can be unjust
This life can make you feel crushed
Just remember that you are enough
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Teardrop
07:35
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Love, love is a verb
Love is a doing word
Fearless on my breath
Gentle impulsion
Shakes me, makes me lighter
Fearless on my breath
Teardrop on the fire
Fearless on my breath
Night, night after day
Black flowers blossom
Fearless on my breath
Black flowers blossom
Fearless on my breath
Teardrop on the fire
Fearless on my …
Water is my eye
Most faithful mirror
Fearless on my breath
Teardrop on the fire
Of a confession
Fearless on my breath
Most faithful mirror
Fearless on my breath
Most faithful mirror
Fearless on my breath (2X)
SOLO
Water is my eye (water is)
Most faithful mirror (my most faithful)
Fearless on my breath (on my, on my, my breath, my breath, teardrop)
Teardrop on the fire (teardrop on the fire)
Of a confession (of a confession)
Fearless on my breath (on my breath)
Most faithful mirror
Fearless on my breath
Teardrop on the fire
Fearless on my breath
You stumble in the dark (6X)
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Cassandra
07:46
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Wild, exiled
Unreconciled
She sees, nobody believes
She envisions a truth
She didn’t choose
What would you do
If no one believed you
Until the prophecy came true?
Her gift of sight
Must guide her own life
If you hear a voice in you
That speaks your truth
That knows the things you do
Your intuitive sight
You must listen to
Now we stand in our power
Revolutions is ours
Silent majority
They tried to burry our voices
As hysterical noises
Limited our choices
Make us feel un-free
They did not succeed
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They always come from far away
You end up trying to make them stay
But it takes two to run a way… in love
Together we can make it work
Despite our homes around the world
They’ll say we’re crazy rushing into this
But now that we know how it feels
We can’t resist…
The day that he found light inside a Christel
It made crossing the ocean much more simple
Together we can face the impossible… he said
She showed him how the world could be magical
How nothing they could ever face would dwindle
The love they found among the trees, a symbol… she said
Now who knew their children would be quatrilingual?
That they’d live among the green, under the twinkle
That love has provided,
It always surprises,
Never arises
Quite as you would expect it to
He said…. and she said….
I do
I do
With you…
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Animal Instinct
08:27
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Aching call, deep in all
Senses burning from the withdraw
Breathing in your potion
The rising heat makes my head spin
Intoxicated I want more
Flames rise in and transform
Into a storm
Voices change tone when we’re alone
Can’t control this sensation
Aching need, deepened greed
Now you’ve shown me don’t make me plead
I’m undone, I’m weakened
Can’t keep waiting
I’m feeling numb
I have never felt this pleasure
Intoxicated with your touch
Breathing heavy, seductively
My pulse quickens
The feeling’s deep
SOLO
Wanna, wanna, yeah
I wanna know
How you move slow
Wanna, wanna, yeah,
It’s like my mind’s been confined
And now aligns
Wanna, wanna, yeah
I wanna know how your power grows
I take flight,
Body unbound
True present in you I have found (2X)
Been waiting too long
Now the thirst is strong
Hooked on hunger’s want
Fix my fixation (7x)
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Welcome to your life
There's no turning back
Even while we sleep
We will find you acting on your best behavior
Turn your back on mother nature
Everybody wants to rule the world
It's my own desire
It's my own remorse
Help me to decide
Help me make the most of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world
There's a room where the light won't find you
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
When they do, I'll be right behind you
So glad we've almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Everybody wants to rule the world
(Solo)
There's a room where the light won't find you
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
When they do, I'll be right behind you
So glad we've almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Everybody wants to rule the world
I can't stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision
Everybody wants to rule the world
Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it
One headline, why believe it?
Everybody wants to rule the world
All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world
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Thana Alexa New York, New York
Awe-inspiring GRAMMY® Nominated and Downbeat Cover Artist, Thana Alexa's music pushes the boundaries of the genre into new and unexplored territory with deep roots in jazz and overtones of contemporary soul and world music. Her latest album, ONA ("SHE" in Croatian), speaks to us musically about every facet of womanhood, conveying a message of strength and empowerment. ... more
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