By Derrick Brown (follow on Twitter @dbrowndbrown)
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Dear Hannah,
this cold, cold world will tell you "no" many times,
and in many ways.
but you don't need anyone's permission to ...
keep tryin'
speak your peace
be yourself
and - most of all ...
be great.
Love,
Daddy
this cold, cold world will tell you "no" many times,
and in many ways.
but you don't need anyone's permission to ...
keep tryin'
speak your peace
be yourself
and - most of all ...
be great.
Love,
Daddy
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"LEarning (Permission)"
By Derrick Brown
10-29-2018
[intro oboe / clarinet / flute trill]
this cold, cold world will tell you "no" many times,
and in many ways.
but you don't need anyone's permission to ...
keep tryin'
speak your peace
be yourself
and - most of all ...
be great
VERSE 1: Accept defeat - but never retreat
1-4
they say
no way
I say
"OK"
setback
delay
comeback
next play
5-8
gon' learn
today
favorite
cliche'
second chance
replay
double down
parlay
9-12
eagle-eye
bird-of-prey
precise
filet
pay-the-price
defray
count-the-cost
pre-pay
13-16
resilient
d-n-a
never ever no never
fadeaway
persistent
here-to-stay
'plan "b"
my-forte'
[Refrain]
And I don't need permission
VERSE 2: Speak your peace
fairytale
blue sky
hot dog
apple_pie
kumbyah
by-and-by
semper fi
get by
4
overlook
blind eye
settle_down
comply
give it up
don't try
maybe_not
my guy
8
'truth_serum
apply
'go_tell_em
thereby
outcry
ask why?
get_together
ally
12
vote em' out
bye bye
'new deal
whereby
_opportunities
draw nigh
make moves
gotta try
[Refrain]
And I don't need permission
VERSE 3: Be yourself
overcome that second guessin'
fear & doubt & all that stressin'
criticism and professin'
'chit-chattin' and regressin'
'deflect microagressin'
haters hate without confessin'
'excuse all that transgressin'
accept that there's no redressin'
'remove that window dressin'
let your essence start egressin'
'survey then start assessin'
status quo that needs addressin'
'do u this is the lesson
use your gifts and be a blessin'
'maintain and keep progressin'
get your weight up keep bench pressin'
[Refrain]
... you have permission
VERSE 4: Be great
convention
defy
live low
aim high
pull back
let it fly
booyah!
bull's eye
4
illuminate
clarify
zoom in
magnify
'gamechanger
modify
stengthen
fortify
8
crack the code
signify
provide
supply
imagine
mind's eye
authorize
certify
12
elevate
dignify
elevate
glorify
_takeover
occupy
turn up
amplify
[Refrain]
go 'head and give yourself permission
[stop beat here for 2-4 counts ... then start again for prologue]
About Derrick Brown (Standup Storyteller)
I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
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