SISTA LOVE (WE CARRY YOU) Sista Love Beats Breast Cancer Soulful Contemporary R&B / Female Vocal Ensemble [INTRO — soft female lead, almost like a prayer] Sista… You don’t have to be strong today. You don’t have to tell us you’re okay. If your hands are shaking, Put them in mine. If you’re tired of fighting… Lean on me tonight. [VERSE 1] She stood in the mirror Trying not to cry, Running her fingers through her hair One last time. Pink ribbon on the dresser, Phone ringing by the bed, Doctor said so many words But one stayed in her head. Cancer… And suddenly tomorrow Felt so far away, But before she could fall apart Her sistas came to say— [PRE-CHORUS — harmonies begin building] You ain’t walking through this fire alone, When your strength gets weak, Baby, borrow some of our own. When you can’t find the words to pray, We’ll get down on our knees And pray your name. [CHORUS — powerful female harmonies] Sista love, We’re gonna carry you. When your body gets tired, We’ll fight beside you. Through every tear, Every scar, Every long night Wondering where you are… You are still beautiful. You are still worthy. You are still you. And when you forget your strength, Your sistas will remind you. Sista love… Sista love… Sista Love Beats Breast Cancer. [VERSE 2 — deeper, warmer] One sista lost her hair, One sista lost a breast, One rang that bell and cried Because she made it through the test. One is still in treatment, One has just begun, One became an angel Before the battle could be won. So we wear this pink For every name we know, For the ones still fighting And the ones we won’t let go. [PRE-CHORUS] You ain’t walking through this fire alone, There’s a whole line of women Standing with you strong. And if tonight you’re scared to pray, We’ll hold your hand And help you find your faith. [CHORUS — bigger] Sista love, We’re gonna carry you. When your body gets tired, We’ll fight beside you. Through every tear, Every scar, Every long night Wondering where you are… You are still beautiful. You are still worthy. You are still you. And when you forget your strength, Your sistas will remind you. Sista love… Sista love… Sista Love Beats Breast Cancer. [BRIDGE — stripped down, lead + female responses] Lead: For the sista getting chemo today… Women: We see you. Lead: For the sista waiting on that call… Women: We’re with you. Lead: For the mother trying not to let her babies see her cry… Women: You can cry with us. Lead: For the daughter missing her mama tonight… Women: We remember her. Lead: For every scar beneath that shirt… Women: You’re beautiful. Lead: For every woman wondering if she can make it… All women, softly: Yes, sista… Keep going. [MUSICAL BREAK — emotional female humming / “oohs”] Ooh… We got you… Ooh… Lean on your sistas… [FINAL CHORUS — full female choir, soaring] SISTA LOVE! We’re gonna carry you! When your body gets tired, We’ll fight beside you! Through every tear, Every scar, Every long night— Sista, you are still alive! You are still beautiful! You are still worthy! You are still YOU! And when you forget your strength, Turn around— YOUR SISTAS ARE BEHIND YOU! Sista love! We stand together! Sista love! Through every kind of weather! For the fighters! For survivors! For the angels we remember! Hand in hand, Heart to heart, Sista— WE FIGHT TOGETHER! [OUTRO — music falls away; layered women’s voices] Female voice 1: For the ones fighting… Female voice 2: For the ones who survived… Female voice 3: For the ones we carry in our hearts… All women: We love you. Lead, softly: Sista Love Beats Breast Cancer. Choir whisper: And no sista fights alone.
