Survivors
The interesting thing about this song is that it started out being about women——and it still can be about women and their struggle in this country and all over the world to survive.
All of the words apply to women—rough times, strong barriers, wrong rules, slow, slow change, anger, rage.
And at the same time the song never uses the word women. It can also be about race, or LGBTQI, or those of us in this country who are working toward justice and reason for the common good.
It can be about refugees.
But along with the frustration words, there are other words—standing firm together, forging a strong bond, growing in new ways, birthing dreams and visions growing.
But ultimately it says that through every day we will survive because we’re survivors.
