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Nobody should believe they have the right to try to take people’s dignity away from them. Borders and fences are just cages in denial.

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Have you heard the news, my love?
They want a wall
But fences are just cages in denial

When hate seduces fear
And bodies fall
The silence left is real
It feels so wrong

But we’ll be standing straight and tall
We’ll wave our flag up in the air
For all the uphill battles won
Your smile will be my love affair

You, the one with all the friends and fears and
I, the one with ancient pain and tears, we’ll fight
For what we think is true and if we must
We’ll fly to make it through their cloud of dust

And we’ll be standing straight and tall
We’ll wave our flag up in the air
For all the uphill battles won
Your smile will be my love affair

De un lado de la línea me dicen que soy gringa
But on this other side I know I need to have ID on me

Mi piel es pasaporte peligroso ante la ley
Deporting melanin makes them feel sovereign, so they pray

Arriba esas vecinas que cuidaban mi jardín
When blue uniforms with guns said I was privileged to come back in

El muro es un tumor, y la cura, nuestras manos
Courageous neighbors pulling ropes in from the Río Bravo

You raise my voice, vecino! Earth was born without fronteras
Restitch this map conmigo bordando blankets de Broken banderas

And we’ll be standing straight and tall
We’ll wave our flag up in the air
For all the uphill battles won
Your smile will be my love affair
Your eyes will be my green grass
Your arms will slowly take me there
Your smile will be my love affair

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released September 10, 2021
Music credits:
Written, composed & arranged by Renee Goust
Published by Goust Publishing (ASCAP)
Lead Vocals: Renee Goust, Diana Gameros
Drums, Tambourine, Claves, Hand Claps: Karina Colis
Electric Bass: Eva Lawitts
Acoustic Guitar, Synths, Hand Claps: Renee Goust
Slide Guitar: Jhoely Garay
Electric Guitars: Taylor Pollock, Renee Goust, Jhoely Garay
Produced by: Renee Goust, Jeanne Montalvo
Mixing, Recording, Editing: Jeanne Montalvo
Mastering: Margaret Luthar
Assistant editor: Taylor Pollock
Diana Gameros’ Vocals Recording Engineer: Scott McDowell
Drum Kit Recording Engineer: Fer Espinoza Nuño

Cover art credits:
Photography: Ivan Teysera
Graphic Design: Samantha Zothos
Renee Goust's Stylist: Paulina Castro

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Renee Goust New York

Singer-songwriter Renee Goust aka "La Centaura del Norte", who grew up on the US/Mexico border, writes bilingual songs about gender equality, the LGBTQIA+ experience, immigration, and other social justice issues. They have performed at Lincoln Center, Guggenheim Museum, and Brooklyn Museum to name a few. Renee Goust has appeared on Billboard Mag, Rolling Stone Mexico, Latino USA, among others. ... more

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