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Women’s Aid ABCLN, Northern Ireland Opera and the Ulster Orchestra have launched ‘White Ribbon’, a collaborative anthem co-written by pianist Ruth McGinley and songwriter Duke Special, reflecting the voices and experience of women affected by domestic abuse.

lyrics

I held my tongue in 7 years of silence
I fell beneath the weight of his control
The music wouldn’t come
I just needed to be numb
As he crushed my soul

I believed him when he told me he would save me
Tried to love him though he filled our days with fear
But he shut me in the dark
Slowly stripped me of my spark
A broken souvenir

There’s a change in me
A flicker of the light
Words that once were hidden
Are building up inside

Wipe the shame from my eyes
With a white ribbon
For a white ribbon
Believes me
Wipe the pain from my eyes
With a white ribbon
Though the scars are visible
Hope comes through

Escaping was a thing barely imagined
A tale I’d read about in magazines
If I could find an inner help
Just a remnant of myself
Some part of who I’d been

There’s a change in me
A flicker of the light
A spirit that was broken
Is building up inside

Wipe the shame from my eyes
With a white ribbon
For a white ribbon
Believes me
Wipe the pain from my eyes
With a white ribbon
Though the scars are visible
Hope comes new

I’m looking in the mirror now
Practicing new melodies:
I am beautiful, I’m clean
I am worthy of esteem
I’m believed

Wipe the shame from my eyes
With a white ribbon
For a white ribbon
Believes me
Wipe the pain from my eyes
With a white ribbon
Though the scars are visible
Love comes through

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released April 9, 2021
Performed by Jolene O'Hara (vocalist) Ruth McGinley (pianist) with the NI Opera Associate Artists and the Ulster Orchestra

Co-written by Ruth McGinley and Peter Wilson

Produced by LSFX

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