Story Behind The Song
A song against bullying, about overcoming bullies and hatred and suicide, and thriving! Part of a concert-length commissioned choral work about what it is like to grow up and live as a gay man in the Midwestern Heartlands.
Song Description
for solo voice and men's chorus (TTBB) and piano, movement 9 of 19 movements in "Heartlands," words & music by Arthur Durkee
| Song Length |
3:56 |
Genre |
Unique - Unclassified, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Irate |
Subject |
Civil Rights, Determination |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Against all adversity
I have survived
Despite all you've done to me
I hold my head high
You took away my dignity
But I kept my pride
You tried to take my history
But I kept it alive
My warrior marks
are the scars on my heart. . . .