Line in the Sand
Stop.
Listen.
Domestic violence impacts all genders,
all races—all people.
It is one of the most pervasive threats to safety and well-being
in the world.
One in four women...
and one in seven men
experience this torment in their lifetime.
No matter your background,
the hurt doesn't care who you are.
Every single year, fifteen million children across this land are caught in
the crossfire.
Billions of dollars diverted,
emergency rooms filled, judicial systems overwhelmed...
But the greatest cost isn't financial.
It's the soul. Repeated messages of worthlessness get internalized and treated as
truth.
Abuse reshapes the brain function,
distorts the self-image, and steals your sense of self.
But today, we refuse to let the darkness win.
I am drawing a line in the sand right now...
This is our vow.
I take the pledge,
with my camo wristband!
Say it out loud so my brain,
heart, and hands understand!
I pledge to be nonviolent,
I pledge to respect my body,
I pledge to protect Mother Earth...
BFF America!
I AM NVP, you can be too,
It begins with me,
And it begins with you.
Ninety-nine percent of the cases find a financial chain,
Trapping survivors in the cycle,
locking them in the pain.
Low self-esteem,
distorted mirrors, minds under attack,
But BFF America knows exactly how to bring the smiles back!
We meet you at the safe house,
hands open, hearts wide,
To pamper away the sorrow,
to restore the strength inside.
A fresh beauty service,
a perfect headshot for the resume sheet,
A brand new beginning,
standing strong on your own two feet!
Gandhi said you must be the change you wish to see,
The greatest power in the world is the soul's pure decree.
Peace is not passive,
true non-violence takes internal might,
We choose to absorb the hostility and respond with the light.
We break the chain of conflict,
no more passing the blame,
Every gender, every race,
we are rising out of the shame!
I take the pledge,
with my camo wristband!
Say it out loud so my brain,
heart, and hands understand!
I pledge to be nonviolent,
I pledge to respect my body,
I pledge to protect Mother Earth...
BFF America!
I AM NVP, you can be too,
It begins with me,
And it begins with you. (yeah)
Myself.
No other.
No more looking away.
We have an immediate obligation in our actions every day.
Mastery over ourselves, breaking the cycle,
making a start.
Let's make a permanent change in our own heart.
This is my body,
my temple, my soul.
This is our planet,
and we're taking back control.
Of my own heart.
Of my own hands.
I am NVP.
Non-Violent Person...
that’s me.
I am NVP.
Peace begins with me.