Our Story Is One ft. Sarah Mohebiany Lyrics

This song is dedicated to the 10 Baha'i women

Who were executed on June 18th, 1983 in Shiraz, Iran

Simply because of their faith

And to all who work for gender equality in Iran and around the world

No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come

And ever since the beginning of time

No night in history could stop the rise of the sun

Every page, every chapter, every word, every letter

Has a purpose in the book

Our story is one

From the page to the tongue

The words in the lyrics of a song aren't alive until the melody's sung

I sing, on that night in Shiraz

Ten women as one

Standing up for justice and equality

What a sight as she rose in the dark of the night

Like a sun for the ones who have eyes to see

What was their crime

Teaching children to love all of humanity

What if that was me

What if that was me

The struggle is long, but one we will overcome

For in the pain and the sacrifice the glory is won

The light of their spirit as bright as the sun

We honor their name, our story is one

Ezzat, you earned the most exalted title of a martyr with your daughter, what an honor

Nosrat, a faith in God that would guarantee that this Cause will see ultimate victory

Tahereh through the torment and torture that you endured, you kept a spirit and heart so pure

Zarrin so devoted with a heart like gold, now your name will be remembered all the way to the golden age

Mahshid, Akhtar, in the dark of oppression you both shined like the moon and the stars

Shahin so detached from this world like a falcon in the breeze, soaring heavenly

Simin even in the face of death you kept smiling, cuz your spirit knew the silver lining

Roya had the vision too, welcomed what the villain would do

Mona kissed the rope as her life was severed now her spirit lives forever, yeah

The struggle is long, but one we will overcome

For in the pain and the sacrifice the glory is won

The light of their spirit as bright as the sun

We honor their name, our story is one

Turn back to the beginning of the book,

In the sight of God, men and women have always been equal, take a look

In the pages of our history

Any lack of progress from women was the result of lack of opportunity

Often put in place by men

And these systems of patriarchy are still causing oppression

Trying to silence their voice, and take away their choice

And deny their human rights, so we continue the fight

As we enter into a new chapter

Where the theme is gender equality

At a level that we've never had

Turn the page and remember that you are an actor in this spiritual drama

Ready to reach a climax where men and women are equally strong

Like two wings of a bird, can't fly on our own

Need both for humanity to soar, we are one

'Til we reach gender equality this story isn't done, no

The struggle is long, but one we will overcome

For in the pain and the sacrifice the glory is won

The light of their spirit as bright as the sun

We honor their name, our story is one

The struggle is long, but one we will overcome

For in the pain and the sacrifice the glory is won

The light of their spirit as bright as the sun

We honor their name, our story is one

What if that was me

What if that was