She Persisted
Words and Music by Gina Chavez and Jens Thornevall; Arr. by Charles Beale
My hands are tied. Your hands are too
Now we don’t know where to go,
don’t know what to do
They’re feedin’ lies, stoppin’ the truth
Now we don’t know where to go,
don’t know what to do
Can’t deny, realize we’ve been here before
History will repeat ‘til we stop that revolving door
They told her to sit down
told her to work hard
told her to stop and wait her turn
told her to shut up, listen,
Nevertheless, she persisted.
Say nasty women rock the resistance
Yet she persisted
Nasty women, we rock the resistance
Yet she persisted
* “Nevertheless, she persisted” is an expression initially spoken to chastise a woman for using her voice, but subsequently adopted by the feminist movement as an apt description of its work, especially in the U.S. This phrase became poplular in 2017 after the U.S. Senate voted to require Sen. Elizabeth Warren to stop speaking during the confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. Atty. General. She was warned. She was given an explanation, but nevertheless, she persisted.
