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S53E18: Suffs | Clip

“Keep Marching” from Suffs on Broadway

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Alice Paul (Shaina Taub) is joined by her fellow activists to encourage the next generation to keep fighting for women’s rights.

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Shaina Taub.

TRANSCRIPT

♪ The path will be twisted and risky and slow♪ ♪ But keep marching♪ ♪ Keep marching♪ ♪Will you fail or prevail?♪ ♪Well you may never know ♪ ♪ But keep marching ♪ ♪ Keep marching ♪ ♪Cause your ancestors are all the proof you need ♪ ♪ That progress is possible, not guaranteed ♪ ♪ It will only be made if we keep marching ♪ ♪Keep marching on♪ ♪♪ ♪ Keep marching on♪ ♪And remember every mother that you came from♪ ♪Learn as much from our success as our mistakes♪ ♪Dont forget youre merely one of many others♪ ♪On the journey every generation makes♪ ♪We did not end injustice♪ ♪And neither will you♪ ♪But still we made strides, so we know you can too♪ ♪Make peace with our incomplete power and use it for good♪ ♪Cause there is so much to do♪ ♪The gains will feel small and the losses too large♪ ♪ Keep marching ♪ ♪ Youll rarely agree with whoevers in charge ♪ ♪ Keep marching ♪ ‘Cause your ancestors are all the proof you need ♪ ♪ That progress is possible, not guaranteed ♪ ♪ It will only be made if we keep marching ♪ ♪ Keep marching on ♪ ♪ Yes, the world can be changed, weve done it before ♪ ♪ So keep marching ♪ ♪ Keep marching on♪ ♪ Were always behind you, so bang down the door ♪ ♪ And keep marching ♪ ♪ And let history sound the alarm of how ♪ ♪ The future demands that we fight for it now ♪ ♪ It will only be ours if we keep marching ♪ ♪ Keep marching on ♪ ♪ Come on keep marching ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ Come on keep marching ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ Come on keep marching ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ Come on keep marching ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ Come on keep marching ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ Keep marching on ♪