I'm Okay with the Scars (Unlocking Harmony #2) #acapella #choir #harmony #acappella
Channel: Choir Without Borders
Date: 2023-12-27

This is the second 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  
Dusty Batley           Maine
Vernon Hammett   Maryland
Nancy Massey       Maryland
Bryan Nails             Maryland
Khalid Taylor          Pennsylvania

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:
Rushmore DeNooyer Maine
Jody Kerchner            Ohio
Alex Wilder                  Tennessee  

Download a printable score:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1eQ_El295Yati5e8cUVgGqzCreV5yBCyp

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

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

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