I'll Share Her Story One Day (Unlocking Harmony #1)
Channel: Choir Without Borders
Date: 2023-08-23

This is the first song in the 10-song series “Unlocking Harmony.” All songs are documentary songs based on the lived experiences of people who have been incarcerated and on their growth since their conviction. (Read more about this program at docsong.org.)

This song shares the story of Amy Spence. Before her imprisonment, Amy focused on survival.  She learned to block out things that happened to her as a little girl. Now she is looking within herself and takings steps to become whole.

Backdrop: Amy Spence is one of the story sources in a nationwide project to write and perform documentary songs based on spoken words and true experiences from prison. Here are the goals:
1. Work with incarcerated people to write songs about emotional life and growth within a prison. Provide a way to practice the skills of collaboration, teamwork, listening, and initiative.
2. Help people outside prison to hear about people in prison through documentary songs.
3. Help ease the transition from the inside world of incarceration to the outside world of community.

Lyrics:
She is locked in a closet and crying
Curled up in a ball and crying
She looks for answers but no one’s there 
I’ll share her story one day 

People were supposed to hear - they didn't
People were supposed to see - they didn't 
People were supposed to love - they didn't
People were supposed to care - they didn't 
All she needs is to love herself 
I’ll share her story one day 

I see her now, she knows that now 
She’s tired of hurting  
She wants to grow 

I feel the girl inside me  
She’s no longer lonely
There is a light, ‘cause she has me now 
I’ll share her story one day
 
Credits:
Choir Without Borders - I’ll Share Her Story One Day
Mimi Bornstein – Director
Documentary Song by Amy Spence, Mimi Bornstein, and Malcolm Brooks

Sopranos
Lynn Davis - Québec
Christin Green - Virginia 
Sarah Helwig - Québec 
Wendy Jessup - Virginia
Sharon MacLeod - Québec
Kevia Richardson - Maryland 
Cecelia Swanson - Ohio

Altos
Meredith Batley - Maine
Mimi Bornstein - Virginia 
Lalia Mangione - Ohio
Melodi Var Öngel - Alsace-Lorraine
Rebecca Shasberger - Ohio
Nora Willauer - Ohio
   
Tenors  
Khalid Antonio - Pennsylvania
Dusty Batley - Maine
Vernon Hammett - Maryland
Nancy Massey - Maryland
Bryan Nails  - Maryland

Basses
Ian Brooks - Massachusetts
Malcolm Brooks - Maine 
Decius Brown - Maryland
Isaiah Doble - Massachusetts
Will Foote - Maine
Cliff Weil - Virginia

Percussion
Caleb Edwards - Massachusetts

Mixing and Mastering 
Jud Caswell - Maine

Film design and editing
Luke Fatora - Maine

Special thanks to:
Jason Brooks - Stockholm
Rushmore DeNooyer - Maine
Jody Kerchner - Ohio
Pauliina Perkiö - Stockholm
Alex Wilder -Tennessee  

Download sheet music for this song:
https://choirwithoutborders.org/

In partnership with:
Documentary Songwriters (https://docsong.org)
Friends of the Guest House (https://friendsofguesthouse.org)
Promote Harmony (https://promoteharmony.com)

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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