No. 1 What We Do Now Lyrics
"What We Do – Now" uses lyrics from the poem of the same name by Ellen Hagan.
Find the poem and more about Ellen Hagan here.
We mourn, we bless,
we blow, we wail,
we wind—down, we sip,
we spin, we blind, we
bend, bow & hem. We
hip, we blend, we bind,
we shake, we shine,
shine. We lips & we
teeth, we praise & protest.
We document & we
drama. We demand &
we flow, fold & hang
loose. We measure &
we moan, mourn & whine
low. & we live, and we
breathe. & some of the time,
we don’t.
Tonight, I am here. Here
& tired. Here & awake,
sure, & alive. Yes here &
still, still here, still & here
& still awake & still still
alive.
Find the poem and more about Ellen Hagan here.
We mourn, we bless,
we blow, we wail,
we wind—down, we sip,
we spin, we blind, we
bend, bow & hem. We
hip, we blend, we bind,
we shake, we shine,
shine. We lips & we
teeth, we praise & protest.
We document & we
drama. We demand &
we flow, fold & hang
loose. We measure &
we moan, mourn & whine
low. & we live, and we
breathe. & some of the time,
we don’t.
Tonight, I am here. Here
& tired. Here & awake,
sure, & alive. Yes here &
still, still here, still & here
& still awake & still still
alive.
Listening Guide
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The listening guide below allows listeners to follow along with some of the most important musical aspects of movement one. Listen to Lifting As We Climb here, performed by Portland Lesbian Choir.
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