Singing Resistance Marin Songbook
This is an evolving songbook — feel free to message Marv on Signal or email singingresistancemarin@proton.me to suggest songs!
Abre La Puerta
by Glen Phillips [link to song]
Part I:
Abre la puerta
Part II:
Que entre la vida
Que entre el sol
Que entre la tierra
En el corazon
Part III:
Somos los ojos
Los ojos de Dios
All I Have To Do
by Helen Knight [link to song]
All I have to do
is open my heart
wider
than ever before
(repeat)
Into the horizon
Across these lands
Deep into the earth
On which I stand
(repeat)
Break 'Em On Down
by Harmony Grisman
Break 'em on down, break em' on down
Break 'em on down, these walls between us.
Break 'em on down, break 'em on down,
These walls between us, walls, these walls between us
Carry This All
by Alexandra "ahlay" Blakely [link to song]
You do not carry this all alone
No, you do not carry this all alone
This is way too big
For you to carry this on your own
So, you do not carry this all alone
Courage
by Alexandra "ahlay" Blakely [link to song]
Courage
is not the absence of fear
it is the feeling of this fear
being afraid
and showing up anyway
Down by the Riverside
African-American spiritual [link to song]
I’m gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Ain’t gonna study war no more
Chorus:
Ain’t gonna study war no more
Ain’t gonna study war no more
Ain’t gonna study war no more
Gonna stick my sword in the golden sand;
Gonna put on my long white robe;
Gonna put on my starry crown;
Gonna put on my golden shoes,
Gonna walk with the Prince of Peace.
Hold On
by Heidi Wilson [link to song]
Hold on
Hold on
My dear ones
Here comes the dawn
In This House
by Sorah Nutting & Karisha Longaker of MaMuse[link to song]
In this house, we lead with love.
In this house, we lift each other up.
In this house, we learn to fly with the dove.
Oh, this is the house we've been dreaming of.
Oh, this is the house we've been dreaming of.
So come on over (come on over),
Welcome in (welcome in),
Come on over (come on over).
Let's be friends (let's be friends).
Come on over (come on over).
There is enough.
Oh, this is the house we've been dreaming of.
Oh, this is the house we've been dreaming of.
It’s OK to Change Your Mind
by Annie Schlaefer [link to song]
Ooh it's okay to change your mind
Show us your courage
Leave this behind
Ooh it's okay to change your mind
And you can join us
Join us here anytime
Lead with Love
by Melanie DeMore [link to song]
You gotta put one foot in front of the other
And lead with love
Put one foot in front of the other
And lead with love
(repeat)
Layer 2/Layer 3
One foot
One foot one foot
In front of the other one
One foot
One foot one foot
Lead with love
Verses (call and response):
Don’t give up hope
You’re not alone
Don’t you give up
Keep movin' on
Lift up your eyes
Don’t you despair
Look up ahead
The path is there
I know you’re scared
And I’m scared too
But here I am
Right next to you
Some Things
by Lydia Violet & MaMuse [link to song]
Some things they don't make no sense (x4)
But I got you you got me too
Some things they make me cry...
Sometimes they got me scared...
Sometimes I got rage coming through...
There Is A Way
by Heather Pierson [link to song]
There is a way through the darkness
There is a way to the dawn
And it's not alone - it's together
This is a Wave
by Sarina Partridge [link to song]
This is a wave (echo)
I am the ocean (echo)
(repeat 3)
I am strong enough to hold
Wave after wave
Other Verses
This grief is a wave
This fear is a wave
This pain is a wave
We Belong to Each Other
by Annie Schlaefer [link to song]
Everyone, oh everyone, oh everyone
of these people are ours,
just like we are theirs.
We belong to them, and they belong to us.
We Get There Together
by Joshua Blaine [link to song] (AKA: No One is Getting Left Behind)
No one is getting left behind this time
No one is getting left behind
No one is getting left behind this time
We get there together or never get there at all
We get there together or never get there at all
We get there together or never get there at all