For nearly two decades we’ve been writing songs with young men and women who are fighting to recover from trauma. We work to give them a safe, non-judgmental space to explore their feelings.
The kids write individual songs, and they write collaborative songs in which the whole group agrees on every word and note. Then they go on stage with us to perform their work. Over the years we have accumulated many amazing masterpieces from these young souls.
This is a heartfelt song called “Stay Strong,” written early this summer. In it the girls have captured the idea that life can be hard and painful, but that if you choose to battle through the pain and stand up, the process can make you better. And Strong.
Stay Strong
When you fall down
You can choose to get up
Or stay down.
A girl who fell
Is stronger than a girl
Who never fell.
Lost in a world I can’t get out of
It’s hard to get up, but I can take a chance
All these troubles
Are polishing my heart
They’re not breaking me
Or tearing me apart
Instrumental
When you fall down
You can choose to get up
Or stay down.
A girl who fell
Is stronger than a girl
Who never fell. G
Lost in a world I can’t get out of
It’s hard to get up, but I can take a chance
All these troubles
Are polishing my heart
They’re not breaking me
Or tearing me apart
When you fall down
You can choose to get up
Or stay down…
