Stepping Up To The Mic (Kathleen Hanna)

Stepping Up To The Mic (Kathleen Hanna) :

She woke up in the morning

having a bad dream about being in some kind of doggy basket

and wanting desperately to get out.

I told her maybe it had something to do

with going in the record-store the night before

There were so many bad records and CDs everywhere

and so many incredible ones.

And it started feeling, like, overwhelming,

and we couldn't do anything.

Then she reminded me of the thing that Patti Smith said,

and that Rambo (?!) said a really long time ago,

you know about new sight, sounds and visions

created by women.

And suddenly it seemed

like everything was possible for us,

in that moment in time

when we listened to headphones

and heard Patti Smith say "Alright lets get to it!"

And I'm waiting, and I'm losing it

And I feel scared, but scared feels so good

All of a sudden I saw the lights light up

as my voice was travelling

through the wires from the microphone,

and I realized that millions of women, at one point or another

would stand in front of a microphone

and say things like i was saying, or already said.

I felt like I was in the process of continuing

some kind of weird historical thing was overtaking me,

like I was Patsy Cline or Queen Latifah,

or somebody really important.

And i realized that there was no time like now

and I didn't care if I was scared.

Shaking in the most incredible way

Shaking in the most incredible way

Shaking in the most incredible way

Shaking in the most incredible way

I'm not waiting, but I'm losing it

And I feel scared, but scared can feel

So good

So fine

So good

So good