I Am NVP Pledge
Listen.
A man is born to a woman.
He is raised by a woman.
He falls in love with a woman.
He marries a woman.
(spoken
word) But some men,
some have no respect.
Some men beat their woman.
Some even kill their woman.
Every ten minutes, a
woman's life is taken.
We cannot let this keep happening.
He came from a mother's love,
a sister's care
A promise whispered in a wedding prayer
He held her hand,
he swore to be her shield But a broken man can make
a battlefield And the home
that was a sanctuary
Became a place where no one's free
And the silence is a heavy,
heavy stone
And she feels so terribly alone
But a whisper's growing,
it's a rising tide
No more secrets, no more need to hide (hummmm)
I won't just sit back and wait!
I won't let the silence seal their fate!
Nonviolence starts inside of me
For everyone with arms and legs and a voice to be free!
We must take the pledge,
the only way
To keep the death rate down to zero today!
No more death! No more pain!
Take the pledge and join the chain!
I Am
NVP! That's me! Say it out loud,
let the change begin!
I pledge to be nonviolent,
respect my body, And protect the earth!
I Am
NVP!
Yeah, check the stats,
it's a global attack
Every ten minutes, a heart fades to black A child in the
corner, witnessing the crime Their innocence stolen,
one victim at a time He was born from a woman,
raised by her grace
Now he's the reason there's terror on her face?
That cycle of pain,
gotta break it in two The man in the mirror starts with
you Respect is a code,
protect your wife
This is on us all to answer the call
She was a daughter,
a dreamer, a friend A story that shouldn't have to end
In a world that's gone quiet,
her voice is a plea For a future where every woman is
free Let her memory be more than a name
Let our promise to her be a lasting flame
I won't just sit back and wait!
(No, I won't!) I won't let the silence seal their fate!
(No more silence!) Nonviolence starts inside of me (Inside of me!) For
everyone with arms and legs and a voice to be free!
We must take the pledge,
the only way
To keep the death rate down to zero today!
No more death! No more pain!
Take the pledge and join the chain!
I Am NVP! I Am NVP!
I Am NVP! (Pledge to be nonviolent!)
(Respect my body!) (Protect the earth!)
BFF America.
Join the movement.
Take the pledge.
(spoken word)