By Arden Altino, Jerry Duplessis, Melissa Etheridge
Soloist: Shana Cohen
The Pulse nightclub massacre in June 2016 affected our community deeply. Rabbi Joshua Lesser quickly co-organized a “We Are Orlando” vigil outside Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights where he spoke and our chorus sang. Separately, within two days of the tragedy, singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge headed into the studio and turned the name of the site into a musical statement about our shared humanity. She dedicated “Pulse” to the victims of the attack on the Orlando LGBT community. A chorus member came across it that week, and Will arranged it for us, with Shana Cohen taking the solo.
lyrics
Everybody’s got a pain inside
Imaginary wounds they fight to hide
How can I hate them
When everybody’s got a pulse
I dream in a world that wants my soul
That tells me if I hate I can control
But I don’t believe it
I cannot conceive it
Because everybody’s got a pulse
I am human, I am love
And my heart beats with my blood
Love will always win
Underneath the skin
Everybody’s got a pulse
Once again I hang my head to cry
I can’t find the reason why they died
We will find the answer
Blowing in the wind
That everybody’s got a pulse
I am human, I am love
And my heart beats with my blood
Love will always win
Underneath the skin
Everybody’s got a pulse
It is awakening, moving, and thought/action provoking. Thank you for holding out the messages in these melodies. The album is guided my awareness towards a deep way of living. ctrammell2020
This work is a reflection of the considerate loving kindness of the composers.
I was fortunate to have been a choir student of Rebekka Goldsmith.
Rob Duyungan
Originally sung by Holocaust survivors in Yiddish, Polish and French, this moving album is now available in a gorgeous LP package. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 11, 2022
It is rich in women's energy, deeply felt sounds of womb energy. A beautiful expression of the best of women in the Jewish hera-tage! Chana Raskin moves my soul, an Irish soul have I! Morgana Morgaine mollymaven