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Fight Like a Girl
03:14
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I can roar like a lion, though I look more like a lamb
And I know I’m so much stronger than you all think that I am
I’ll stand up for every person in the world who’s ever heard
Someone say, “You’re not a fighter, you’re just a girl”
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ve taken down vampires, zombies, Sith lords, reavers, and spies
I’ve escaped from countless supervillains without the help of the guys
I’ve destroyed evil empires and cheated death like a pro
With my stake, my katana, my battle staves, and my bow
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll make them all eat their words
And fight like a girl
My name is Kamala, Natasha, Michonne
It’s Katniss, it’s Zoe, it’s Sarah, the clone
Buffy, Veronica, Bobbi, Barbara, Diana, Melinda, and Rey
Call me Leia, or Sydney, or Peggy, or Carol, or Kara or October Daye
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight until I’ve won
I’ll show ‘em how it’s done
Til everybody in the world has heard
I’ll fight like a girl
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3. |
Fighting the Black Thing
04:06
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There’s a battle being fought across the universe
Who and why and where and what and when
It’s been going on so long
Right or wrong or weak or strong
Feels like we’ll never find our way back to the light again
There’s a lesson being taught across the universe
And all we have to do is imitate
It’s not who we are or what we say
It’s what we do: the Imago Dei
We were created to create
Not everything is black and white
But I know the wrong when I’m in the right
Sometimes even angels fight
Gotta dig through the dark until you find the light
So stand with me and fight with me
Dance and sew and write with me
We can’t win unless we all take part
Paint with me and cook with me
Make a comic book with me
We fight the Black Thing best by making art
There’s a refuge being sought across the universe
From desperation and despair
Grab a pen and find your voice
Find a tool and make your choice
It’s the only immortality we share
There’s a battle being fought across the universe
But there’s more of us who love than those who hate
Fear and anger feed the dark
But empathy can be the spark
That lights the light that shines so bright when we create
So build with me, invent with me
Conduct experiments with me
Engage the world with head and hand and heart
Sing with me, compose with me
Write poetry and prose with me
We fight the Black Thing best by making art
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4. |
How to Grow a Soul
00:49
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5. |
Do as Peggy Says
03:08
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If you’re listless and you feel like you were meant for more
If you’re enlisted but always end up missing the war
Support your friends, always offer to help
Know your value, stand up for yourself
And do as Peggy says
Do do as Peggy says
If you’re at work and having trouble getting recognized
Taking shorthand when you know that you’re a super spy
Sometimes you gotta fight to make things improve
Just plant both feet and say, “No, you move!”
You gotta do as Peggy says
Do do as Peggy says
All the daring women have got to believe
Just like Sharon, Simmons, and Steve
Do as Peggy says
If you’re restless and you feel like we’ve been here before
Nothing’s too big to fail but some things are too big to ignore
You know how to make a better world
Just know your value and fight like a girl
Better do as Peggy says
Do do as Peggy says
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6. |
She Persisted
03:33
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Susan was born in a time when women
Were silent and meek
But she refused to keep quiet
Like it or not, she would speak
She was told that if she were so bold as to just speak her mind
She would find herself blacklisted
She was warned
She was given an explanation
Nevertheless, she persisted
Ruby was just six years old
When she found herself facing that horde
But she wouldn’t let up, she just held her head up
And her courage could not be ignored
She was warned that she would be scorned and unmourned
They insisted. She resisted.
She was warned
She was given an explanation
Nevertheless, she persisted
Here’s to strong women
May we know them
May we be them
May we raise them
Here’s to strong women
What we owe them
When we see them
We should praise them
Bree climbed the pole at the state house
Saying “In the name of God this flag comes down today!”
The flag was Confederate and it’s to her credit that
In two weeks that flag had gone away
The police said she’d not be released
Or have a moment’s peace til she ceased and desisted
She was warned
She was given an explanation
Nevertheless, she persisted
Here’s to strong women
May we know them
May we be them
May we raise them
Here’s to strong women
What we owe them
When we see them
We should praise them
She was censored and censured but never surrendered
Elizabeth was shunned into silence
They didn’t let her read Coretta Scott King’s letter
But her compliance left room for defiance
The other team didn’t mean Rule 19 to be memed
Imgur existed, so we assisted
She was warned
She was given an explanation
Nevertheless, she persisted
Nevertheless, we persisted
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7. |
Dear Seanan
03:39
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It’s been a long time, Seanan, since you wrote me
So maybe you forgot how bad I’m screwed
For fourteen years, I swam around that koi pond,
and when I woke, I woke completely nude.
I was trying to support myself,
Clerking, selling humans food,
Then I was cursed by telephone,
Now don’t you think that that was rude?
Now I’m trapped within a series of bad bargains
I owe more favors than I can repay
The King of Cats is laughing, and I’m drowning
Chase scenes are the best part of my day
Did I mention I’m not having fun?
I’m drowning in an undine’s tea
The Queen has transformed all my jeans,
Oh, lucky, lucky, lucky me.
Seanan, I don’t think that you should write me anymore
And Seanan, you should know that I’ll find ways to settle scores
Your old and crumbling farmhouse only has so many doors,
The Luidaeg tells me I’ll be fine without you
I’ve killed four cars, I’m working on a fifth one
My house is full of omens and their friends,
I’ve been elf-shot, turned to wood, and iron poisoned,
And don’t know how this crazy series ends.
You say that I’m a hero now,
And I say “What the hell? No way!”
If ever I escape this book,
I’ll find a way to make you pay.
Seanan, I don’t think that you should write me anymore
And Seanan, you should know that I’ll find ways to settle scores
Your old and crumbling farmhouse only has so many doors,
The Luidaeg tells me I’ll be fine without you
Seanan, do you think that you can win here?
After all, you’re messing with the fae
Seanan, are you sure that you are in the right career?
I think we’d all be better off if you would kindly go away
And before this song is up, I think I just might get my way.
Seanan, darling Seanan, there’s not too much left to say…
It’s been long time, Seanan, since that fish pond.
Who knew that just six books could be this long?
I really hope this finds a way to reach you,
I hope you understand that you were wrong.
I’ve sacrificed, I’ve buried friends
I’ve even had to watch them die.
You little bitch, it’s time this ends
If you play God, I’ll make you cry…
Seanan, I don’t think that you should write me anymore,
And Seanan, you must know I’ll find a way to settle scores
Seanan, I would say you’ve got a lot to answer for
But Seanan, if you quit, I might forgive you
P.S. The night haunts say hello.
Love, Toby
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8. |
The Face of God
05:24
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9. |
Orphan Black
03:32
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10. |
Westworld
02:47
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11. |
Nasty
04:17
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My story’s been told and it’s older than time
Older than fables or nursery rhymes
They try me then try me then try to set fire to me
Though I’ve committed no crimes
Whatever the scene they aim to demean
Peasant, princess, servant, or queen
They try me than try me then cry to the sky
Unclean, obscene, and everything in between
No broom or bubbling cauldron
There’s no evil in my eye
But if whatever I do is called sin
Then I confess that I
I am nasty
I am timeless
I will not be silenced
I am alive with fire and fury
And I will fight til the tide has turned
We are nasty
We’re the forsaken
We will not be shaken
We are the daughters of the witches
That your fathers failed to burn
You say that you’re blessed
There’s no need to redress
Surely your best
Destiny’s manifest
Then profess I’m possessed
You detest and arrest me
And suggest I confess to my sin
But as you might have guessed
I’m less than impressed
You’re obsessed, grotesque
And repressed; I request
I express my protest:
Unless Yes is the Guest
I attest the oppressed cannot win
No broom or bubbling cauldron
There’s no evil in my eye
But if whatever I do is called sin
Then I confess that I
I am nasty
I am timeless
I will not be silenced
I am alive with fire and fury
And I will fight til the tide has turned
We are nasty
We’re the forsaken
We will not be shaken
We are the daughters of the witches
That your fathers failed to burn
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12. |
Cliffs of Insanity
02:20
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The lady is kidnapped and Guilder is framed
The six-fingered man haunts my subconscious brain
The rhymes of the giant drive Vizzini insane
And that word doesn’t mean what he’s thinkin’
And it’s sail, sail away from that sailboat
He may be gaining, but we’re not afraid
As we sail for the cliffs of insanity
All of the eels are shrieking
We don’t want to kill her, but it’s hard to avoid
Vizzini has told us we’ll be unemployed
Fezzik offers a peanut — Vizzini’s annoyed
When we get to the top, we’ll be leavin’
And it’s scale, scale, the side of the mountain
Hang on to Fezzik — the man in black gains
As we climb up the Cliffs of Insanity
All of the eels are shrieking
It’s time for a fight now, and well-matched are we
But I’m not left-handed, and neither is he
I have to admit that he’s better than me
And I’m knocked on the head when he’s leavin’
And it’s sleep, sleep, sleep off the headwound
I’ll wait for Vizzini — I will not be moved
And it’s fare ye well, ye cliffs of insanity
All of the eels are shrieking
Some fight for the glory. Some fight for the pay
But I am the Spaniard, and fighting’s my way
It’s a hard life to live, and a high price to pay
When the six-fingered man is still breathin’
Hello — My name is Inigo Montoya
You killed my father — Prepare to die
And it’s fare ye well ye Cliffs of Insanity,
All of the eels are still shrieking
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13. |
Animal Song
02:57
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Via Bella Buffalo, New York
Via Bella is a songwriting and performing duo made up of Rand and Erin Bellavia. Their Princess Bride-inspired song "Cliffs
of Insanity" was nominated for Pegasus Awards in 2016, 2018, and 2020,
Rand plays guitar. They both sing. Erin’s been known to wear a costume or two.
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