From the recording Where the Light Lives
This song invites us to listen to the complex stories of women and girls seeking reproductive choice.
Lyrics
Hear Our Voices
Words & Music by Joy Zimmerman
Hear my voice, hear my voice
Years of trying, finally my turn
But my baby won’t survive outside my womb
Can you hear my voice
Where is my choice
My children cry, the fridge empty again
I can’t afford another mouth to feed
Can you hear my voice
Where is my choice
Daughter, sister, neighbor, friend, our stories never end
Hear our voices again and again
My momma’s heart would break if she knew about that man
Against my will, my life was changed
Hear my voice
My body, my choice
Daughter, sister, neighbor, friend, our stories never end
Hear our voices again and again
Who knows what it is to be in my skin
To tell me what I must endure
Hear my voice
My body, my choice
Should a single night steal my future’s promise
I trust my reasons, searched my soul
The balance of my life will show
I trust myself to know
Hear my voice
My body, my choice
Daughter, sister, neighbor, friend, our stories never end
Hear our voices again and again
Hear our voices again and again
Hear our voices again and again
Hear our voices again and again
Hear our voices again and again
Hear our voices again and again