Thus Sayeth The Lorde

My open eye to the light Move to the shadow Wait for it Wait for the night Wait for the light In the night Move with the stars in the night Wait for it Wait for the night My open eyes to the right Even the fallow Waits for it Waits for the right Waits for the right time You and I In the mire Here it is shallow (shallow) Bodies are the ocean Shine you and I broken light See its inside you And you're made for it Made for the fight Made for the fight You were right Move to thе stars in the night Into the sunrise Sеt my set my feet to fly Speak on it Speak for the right Reach for the right line You and I In the mire Leaving the shadows Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it "Thus sayeth the Lorde:" Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Audre Lorde said, we were never meant to survive Lorde said, if I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's Fantasies for me and eaten alive The Lorde tells us that there is no thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live Single issue lives Lorde said, I am not free while any woman is unfree The Lorde said, when the sun rises, we are afraid When the sun sets, we are afraid When our stomachs are full, we are afraid When our stomachs are empty, we are afraid When we are loved, we are afraid When we are alone, we are afraid When we are silent, we are still afraid (wait for it) "Thus sayeth the Lorde:" So the Lorde said, it is better to speak Remembering, we were never meant to survive And because she knew that speaking was going to be uncomfortable Because she knew that speaking was going to be hard The Lorde tells us, our speaking out, will irritate some people, get us called bitchy or hypersensitive And disrupt dinner parties But then the Lorde said our speaking will permit other women to speak until laws are changed Until lives are saved, and the world is altered forever But the Lorde also said, the Master's tools will never dismantle the Master's house They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change The Lorde said, revolution is not a one-time event The good Lorde tells us there is only one thing more frightening than speaking your own truth And that is not speaking (Thus sayeth the Lorde) Audre Lorde said, it is better to speak remembering, we were never meant to survive The Lorde said, your silence will not protect you So it is better to speak remembering, we were never meant to survive We were never meant to survive We were never meant to survive Thus sayeth the Lorde My open eye to the light Move to the shadow Wait for it Wait for the night Wait for the light In the night Move with the stars in the night Wait for it Wait for the night My open eyes to the right Even the fallow Waits for it Waits for the right Waits for the right time You and I In the mire Here it is shallow