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Here I Am

from Ancestor Song by Janice Jo Lee

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lyrics

Mmhmm Mmhmm mm, mmhmm mm mm mm mm
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Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan

Gotta spit the truth, gotta be fearless,
Gotta fight to survive, find joy in my life
Gotta spit the truth, gotta be fearless
Gotta fight to survive, find joy in my life

Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan

This is a song about taking up space
When you’ve been taught your whole life
To be small and quiet. This is a song about
Placing myself in the centre, under the lights
Downstage in the centre, why?
Because this is where I belong

A radical I am, buried deep within the sand
From my core I understand, Listen to the land
My ancestors passed on, this blood this voice this song
And so I carry on, tell freedom here we come

Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan

Power resides, where I believe it lives
And I know that the power it lives in my hands
Power resides, where I believe it lives
And I know that the power it lives in my hands

Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan

Here I am here I am here I am
Here I stand here I stand here I stand
Total command total command yeah yeah yeah yeah
I got a plan I got a plan


Mmhmm Mmhmm mm, mmhmm mm mm mm mm
Mmhmm Mmhmm mm, mmhmm mm mm mm mm

credits

from Ancestor Song, released November 1, 2023
Alysha Brilla, Camila Diaz-Varela, Charlena Russell, Elsa Jayne, Joni NehRita - Background Vocals. Janice Jo Lee - Lead Vocals, Cups, Cowbell. JoJo Worthington - Drum Programming, Sampling. Justin Thomas James - Wurlitzer. Lonny Knapp - Guitar. Nim Agalawatte - Bass. Rudy Ray - Trumpet. Vania Lee - Drum Kit.

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Janice Jo Lee Toronto, Ontario

Janice Jo Lee is a folk artist rooted in Tkaronto, Ontario. She performs original soul-folk music, and is a spoken word artist and storyteller. Coming up is her album Ancestor Song.

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