Mariama's video: Mariama - a Woman alone

Written by Mariama Produced, mixed and mastered by Manuel Schlindwein Filmed and edited by Gareth Stack Make Up: Larissa Hewan Pauli Hair: Lucia Binta Lammertmann Styled by Kasapio Very special thanks to Nicole O'Connor for help, and support and most of all Ay Wing and El Loftie for making this video shoot happen in the first place. LYRICS: When we speak up you don’t wanna hear When we show up you don’t wanna see Everything we know you don’t believe We can move through your world but not for free When we tell you there’s a fire you accuse us of starting the flames when we stand up for what’s right you accuse us of spreading hate You made a world where there’s space for so many things But a woman isn’t one of them These dreams weren’t made for us These streets aren’t safe for us There is nowhere to escape for us Half of the sky has been taken from us And with our backs breaking we still hold it up They put a price on our peace of mind But the Universe made us in her own image child Anything that won’t serve our soul We gotta let it go Branches and roots We’re gonna grow Break their rules 'til we rule on my own Leave a woman alone Leave a woman alone Fatal steps on sacred ground continually trespassing, shame and pressure and assault Weapons of dispossession Now the strongest parts of us are living subterranean Cause we never know what happens if we happen to scare one of them We’re always Too soft Too tough Too much Not enough Too nice Too cold Too easy Too difficult These dreams weren’t made for us These streets aren’t safe for us There is nowhere to escape for us Half of the sky has been taken from us And with our backs braking we still hold it up They put a price on our peace of mind But the Universe made us in her own image child Anything that won’t serve our soul We gotta let it go Branches and roots We’re gonna grow Break their rules 'til we rule on our own Leave a woman alone Leave a woman alone