Hey everyone, for some hype up on game day (USWNT v. England at 3pm today!!!), this is an incredible video a friend of mine put together in advance of the 2019 World Cup in response to the USWNT's fight for equal pay. The song is "Hands Dirty" by @deltarae , which itself was in response to the #MeToo movement and women seeking equal treatment in the workplace. After everything this week it feels more relevant than ever. Stick around for the bridge, it'll give you chills. (From my friend: "If I did it again I would leave out Jill Ellis but back then I was just a babe in the woods.")
"Hands Dirty" by Delta Rae
I could raise the crops from the earth
I could raise my children from birth
But when I'm looking for work
They say that job ain't for her
I could be a good man's wife
I could give a new child life
But when I fight for my rights
They say no woman, no cry
But I ain't giving up
I can't count on luck
I get my hands dirty
I show up so early
They show me no mercy
So I just keep working
Maybe God could save me
Or my boss might pay me
Right now no one serves me
Maybe their hands are dirty, dirty, dirty
I could lead impossible missions
Occupy the highest position
But when I ask them to listen
They disregard my opinion
Well, I ain't askin' no more
I will command the floor
I'm breaking every glass ceiling
I'm building sky scraping buildings
And when that next storm comes
I'll do what I always done
I get my hands dirty
I show up so early
They show me no mercy
So I just keep working
Maybe God could save me
Or my boss might pay me
Am I so unworthy?
Or are their hands just dirty, dirty, dirty?
And I have seen the other side of the mountain
Where every queen will be afforded her throne
And I will stand beside my sisters
And all persistent resisters
They'll say, "I knew it would come true"
And I'll say, "darling, me too"
https://youtu.be/xOMiTJhtQCE
