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SOMEBODY’S HURTING MY BROTHER
Yara Allen
SOMEBODY’S HURTING MY BROTHER
AND IT’S GONE ON FAR TOO LONG
GONE ON FAR TOO LONG
GONE ON FAR TOO LONG
OH SOMEBODY’S HURTING MY BROTHER
AND ITS GONE ON FAR TOO LONG
AND WE WONT BE SILENT ANYMORE.
(Variations: SCARING OUR CHILDREN; or TRYING TO DIVIDE US; or
TAKING OUR FAMILIES)
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NOTE: Find this rousing song and others from Singing Resistance
on YouTube, FB and Instagram
( NOTE:These are different ICE OUT chants.
Chant in sequence or as separate chants!)
-ICE OUT!!! ICE OUT!!! etc….
-STAND UP- ICE OUT! etc….
-ICE OUT OF………
-MINNEAPOLIS
-SEATTLE, etc…..
-ABOLISH ICE NOW!
NO ONE IS ILLEGAL ON STOLEN LAND! (repeat)
CALL: WE’RE NOT COLD, WE’RE NOT AFRAID
ECHO: WE’RE NOT COLD, WE’RE NOT AFRAID
CALL: MINNEAPOLIS TAUGHT US TO BE BRAVE
ECHO: MINNEAPOLIS TAUGHT US TO BE BRAVE.
THIS IS FOR OUR CHILDREN
Lu Aya of the Peace Poets
1. THIS IS FOR OUR CHILDREN
WHO ARE LOCKED INSIDE
TOGETHER WE WILL
ABOLISH ICE.
2. THIS IS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO…..
3. THIS IS FOR OUR FAMILIES WHO…
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NOTE Find this rousing song and others from Minneapolis
on YouTube and FB at: SINGING RESISTANCE
Call: WE’RE FIRED UP!
Response: WON’T TAKE (IT) NO MORE!
WE’RE FIRED UP!
WON’T TAKE (IT) NO MORE! etc…
Call: SHOW ME WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
Resp: THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
-SHOW ME WHAT RESISTANCE LOOKS LIKE
Resp. THIS IS WHAT RESISTANCE LOOKS LIKE
-SHOW ME WHAT UNITY LOOKS LIKE…
Resp: THIS IS WHAT UNITY LOOKS LIKE (etc)
-SHOW ME WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE…etc…
-SHOW ME WHAT BLACK LIVES LOOK LIKE…
-SHOW ME WHAT JUSTICE LOOKS LIKE…
-SHOW ME WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE…
AN INJURY TO ONE
IS AN INJURY TO ALL!
¡UN DAÑO PARA UNO
ES UN DAÑO A TODO!
WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE
A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!
(As heard 11/21 on the SEIU District 1199 NE
picket line SUNRISE Group Home workers)
WE GON BE ALRIGHT!
WE GON BE ALRIGHT! ……
(Kendrick Lamar)
HEY HEY WHAT DO YOU SAY?
DEMOCRACY IS HERE TO STAY!
HEY HEY HEAR OUR CALL!
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL!
HEY HEY HOW CAN WE DO IT?
ROCK THE VOTE and DON”T SAY “SCREW IT!”
HEY HEY WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
__________ IS MOVING MIGHTY SLOW!
(ex: the board, the state, etc…)
SAY HIS NAME GEORGE FLOYD
SAY HER NAME BREONNA TAYLOR
SAY THEIR NAMES GEORGE FLOYD,
BREONNA TAYLOR, AHMAUD ARBERY,
ERIC GARNER, FREDDIE GRAY, TAMIR
RICE, PHILANDER CASTILE, SANDRA
BLAND and way too many more 🙁
BLACK LIVES MATTER!
BLACK LIVES MATTER!
–BLACK CHILDREN MATTER….
–BLACK WOMEN MATTER….
–BLACK MEN MATTER…..
LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
IF WE DON’T GET NO JUSTICE!
YOU DON’T GET NO PEACE!
I CAN’T BREATHE! I CAN’T BREATHE!
WE CAN’T BREATHE!
WANNA KNOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS?
WE ARE STANDING UP FOR JUSTICE!
WHEN BLACK LIVES ARE UNDER ATTACK
WHAT DO WE DO?
STAND UP! FIGHT BACK!
LOVE TRUMPS HATE! (Repeat)
AIN’T NO POWER LIKE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE
‘CAUSE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE DON’T STOP
DON’T STOP (or SAY WHAT?) (reel to beginning)
—AIN’T NO POWER LIKE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE…
WHOSE STREETS?
OUR STREETS!
(or: Whose schools, etc..)
(Traditional marching cadence)
Call: WE ARE THE _______(ex: PEOPLE …)
Echo: WE ARE THE________ (ex: PEOPLE…)
Call: THE MIGHTY MIGHTY PEOPLE
Echo: THE MIGHTY MIGHTY PEOPLE
Call: EVERYWHERE WE GO
Echo: EVERYWHERE WE GO
Call: PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
Echo: PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
Call: WHO WE ARE
Echo: WHO WE ARE
Call: SO WE TELL THEM…
Echo: SO WE TELL THEM…
Call: WE ARE THE __(ex: VOTERS; or FUTURE…)
Echo: WE ARE THE ___(ex: VOTERS; or FUTURE…)
DIGNITY
YES!
JUSTICE
YES!
RESPECT
YES!
ORGANIZE
YES!
WE DID NOT CONSENT
TO THIS PRESIDENT!….
VOTE THEM OUT!
VOTE THEM OUT!
(or him /her out…)
TELL ME WHO’S ABOVE THE LAW
NOBODY’S ABOVE THE LAW!
VOTE THEM OUT!
VOTE THEM OUT!
SILENCE IS VIOLENCE!
SILENCE IS VIOLENCE!
YOU CAN’T CONTROL US
WE GOT THE POWER
IF YOU CAN’T HEAR US
WE’LL SAY IT LOUDER!
YOU CAN’T CONTROL US
WE’RE GONNA SHOUT
IF YOU DON’T HEAR US
WE’LL VOTE YOU OUT!
WHEN I SAY “BLACK LIVES” you say “MATTER”
BLACK LIVES MATTER
BLACK LIVES MATTER
-WHEN I SAY “JUSTICE” you say “FOR ALL”
JUSTICE JUSTICE
FOR ALL FOR ALL…etc….
–WHEN I SAY “SI SE” you say “PUEDE” etc…
–WHEN I SAY “HEALTH CARE” you say “FOR ALL.”
–WHEN I SAY “ORGANIZE” you say “RIGHT NOW” etc…
HANDS UP Don’t shoot!
HANDS UP Don’t shoot!
(sing-song marching cadence)
Call: I DON’T KNOW BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD
ECHO: I DON’T KNOW BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD
THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MIGHTY BOLD
– THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MIGHTY BOLD
THERE”S ONE THING THAT’S CLEAR TO ME
– THERE’S ONE THING THAT’S CLEAR TO ME
THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE UNITY
– THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE UNITY
LIES AND THREATS WILL NOT DIVIDE
-LIES AND THREATS WILL NOT DIVIDE
THE PEOPLE STANDING SIDE BY SIDE
-THE PEOPLE STANDING SIDE BY SIDE!
WALK WITH US!
WALK WITH US!
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!
PRAY WITH US….(2x)
WE’RE ALL IN THIS…
JOIN WITH US….
RESIST WITH US…
WE’RE BAD —- WE KNOW IT—-
WE’RE HERE — TO SHOW IT—-
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
AND YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET!
WE’RE BAD….(loop right back to first line)
BLACK, WHITE, GAY, STRAIGHT
LOVE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE!
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!
or: THE WHOLE EARTH IS WATCHING
THE WHOLE EARTH IS WATCHING
LISTEN___________,
HEAR OUR CRY
WHEN WE’RE SCREWED
WE MULTIPLY!!!!!!!!!
NO MAGA, ( or NO ICE____)
NO KKK,
NO FASCIST USA!
WHAT DO WE WANT?
JUSTICE (or DACA, etc..)
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
NOW
DO WE WANT IT NEXT WEEK?
NO!
DO WE WANT IT NEXT YEAR?
NO!
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
NOW!
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
NOW!
STUDENTS SAY: ________‘s GOTTA GO!
NURSES SAY: __________’s GOTTA GO!
TEACHERS SAY: ________’s GOTTA GO!
WORKERS SAY: ________’s GOTTA GO! etc.
UP IN _____________WHAT DO WE SAY?
(ex: Hartford, Syracuse, etc.)
IS HERE TO STAY.
DOWN IN D.C. WHAT’S THE WORD?
MARCH AND PROTEST ‘TIL WE’RE HEARD!
WE ARE NOTHING WITHOUT EACH OTHER
WE ARE NOTHING WITHOUT EACH OTHER!
GET UP! GET DOWN!
THERE’S A PROTEST MOVEMENT IN THIS TOWN.
Sanctuary movement, etc…)
or _______________IS A PROTEST TOWN!
or________________IS AN ICE OUT TOWN
(Hartford, etc)
HUSKY FOR ALL MATTERS! etc
BLACK HEALTH MATTERS! etc
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME
NOT IN OUR NAME!
or___________________(name)
SHAME ON YOU!
GEORGE FLOYD
REST IN POWER…
_________________(name of deceased)
REST IN POWER!
RENEE GOOD…………!PRESENTE!
ALEX PRETTI………….!PRESENTE!
BREONNA TAYLOR……..!PRESENTE!
GEORGE FLOYD………..!PRESENTE!
AHMAUD ARBERY……!PRESENTE!
THERE ARE NO EXCUSES
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES!
YOU TAKE ONE OF US ON
YOU TAKE ALL OF US ON!
1-2-3-4– WE WON’T TAKE IT ANYMORE
(or WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE MARCHING FOR)
(or OUT HERE FOR)
(or NO ONE SHOULD BE WORKING POOR)
5-6-7-8 –LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
(or SIT DOWN AND NEGOTIATE)
RACIST, SEXIST, ANTI-GAY
_______________GO AWAY!
or GET OUT THE WAY! GET OUT THE WAY!
RACIST, SEXIST, ANTI-GAY!
WE DON’T WANT A PRISON NATION
STOP MASS INCARCERATION!
PUT ON THE HEAT! OUT IN THE STREET!
PEOPLE’S POWER CAN NEVER BE BEAT!
WE ARE THE CHANGE
WE ARE THE CHANGE!
PEACE ON THE RIGHT JUSTICE ON THE LEFT
PEACE ON THE RIGHT JUSTICE ON THE LEFT!
FEE FI FO FUM
LOOK OUT___________
HERE WE COME!
NO MORE SILENCE, NO MORE LIES
WE WILL NOT BE VICTIMIZED!
WE ARE HERE TO MOBILIZE
FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THEIR LIES!
HEY_________________CAN YOU HEAR IT?
CAN YOU HEAR OUR MIGHTY SPIRIT?
(ex: TRUMP; or ICE)
NEVER AGAIN IS NOW!
NEVER AGAIN IS NOW!
(SONG/CHANT)
WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
NO–WE AIN’T GONNA TAKE IT
WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
ANYMORE!
Optional verse:
WE GOT THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE IT
THERE AIN’T NO WAY WE’LL LOSE IT
THIS IS OUR LIFE, THIS IS OUR SONG!
(See Twisted Sister version on YouTube)
NO SOMOS UNO. NO SOMOS CIEN.
SOMOS MILLONES. CUENTANOS BIEN.
(trans: We’re not one. We’re not one hundred
We’re in the millions. Count us well!)
¡ESCUCHA, ESCUCHA! ¡¡¡ ESTAMOS EN LA LUCHA!!!
or: ¡_____, ESCUCHA! (ex: ICE…)
ESTUDIANTES EN LA LUCHA,
TRABAJADORES EN LA LUCHA!
(trans: Listen, Listen! We’re all in the struggle)
AQUI ESTAMOS Y NO NOS VAMOS
Y SI NOS ECHAN, NOS REGRESAMOS!
(trans: Here we stand and we’re not moving
And if we’re thrown out, we’ll be back!)
MUSLIM RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!
_________RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
