By Ruth Moody, The Wailin Jennys
Voices one, two, and three: Ariela Freedman, Shana Cohen, Amy Robertson
To Canadian songwriter Ruth Moody, “One Voice” is about human unity: “We’re all coming from the same place. It’s disturbing how many people don’t get it that we’re all one,” she said in a 2010 interview. To CBH’s Ariela Freedman, “One Voice” represents the fear and vulnerability in sharing your voice with others, followed by the comfort, love, and support of realizing your community is singing along with you. Here the first three verses are sung by The Mamalehs (Ariela with Shana Cohen and Amy Robertson), then more chorus members and some of Ariela’s family and friends join in for verses four and five. This recording originally appeared on Ariela’s EP On the Other Side (2019).
lyrics
This is the sound of one voice
One spirit, one voice
The sound of one who makes a choice
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of voices two
The sound of me singing with you
Helping each other to make it through
This is the sound of voices two
This is the sound of voices three
Singing together in harmony
Surrendering to the mystery
This is the sound of voices three
This is the sound of all of us
Singing with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us
This is the sound of one voice
One people, one voice
A song for every one of us
This is the sound of one voice
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