You Can't Wish Me Away

Song written by Steve Deasy, Lisa Sinnett and Carrie Newcomer. October 2008 was the tenth anniversary of the beating death of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming.

You Cant Wish Me Away
 2007 Steve Deasy, Lisa Sinnett, Carrie Newcomer

In Durban Beach, South Africa there was a sign
Said This bathing area is reserved
For the sole use of members of the white race group
The order must be preserved
But water doesnt know what color it is
The sea does not belong to the law
And the tide of the people finally rose
Four decades of apartheid did fall

You cant wish me away
You cant make me disappear
Im holy, Im whole, and Im here
I hate to inconvenience you
But Im here and Im gonna stay
You cant wish me away

In Birmingham, Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church
Adie May Collins was only 14 years old
Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair all perished too
A bomb, a fire, set off by hate, out of control
But flames cant kill a people whose spirits are on fire
They shine a light to help us find the truth
Now we can join those girls in a heavenly choir
Lets lift our voices high and raise the roof

In Laramie, Wyoming Matthew Shepard was beat to death
Fred Phelps tells us that hes going straight to hell
A preacher in Uganda said all gays should be stoned
And their supporters as well
But hate cant last wherever love is
And love is already present here
So lay your stones down, let the mountains rise up
And loves light will never fade or disappear

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• indie
• Carrie
• Newcomer
• civil
• rights
• Matthew
• Shepard
• Fred
• Phelps
• hate
• crime
• gay

[belemnit]

Super! Das gefällt mir sehr. Und noch mehr gefällt mir, dass es anscheinend AUCH Amerikaner gibt, die nicht alle konservative Schwule-, Lesben-, Farbigehasser seid. Sonst würde ich mir viiiele Sorgen um diese Welt machen!

thx for the song!

[stevedeasy]

Thanks for posting this comment and for doing it in your native German. Not everyone here in the US is conservative, as you say, or intolerant. Many of us still believe it is un-American for a majority of conservative religious zealots to impose their will on any minority in this country. The US constitution is supposed to protect us from that but seems to mean less and less as people are driven more by fear and religious insanity.

Best,

Steve

[semctigue]

Good job, Steve. I really like every one of your songs I've heard so far-- you're an excellent writer.

[songdogmi]

This is such a moving song, with a great singalongable chorus.

[Th3Wab3]

great song!

[1969Ragnar]

Great! I hope that many churches fight against Fred Phelps!

hate has nothing to do with God.

this song is wonderful;

God loves you, bless all Lovers, regardless if they straight or gay..LOVE IS LOVE

[urankjj]

I couldn`t agree more with your post Steve. And I think that this country will remain the greatest place to live, as long as your songs and my voice can be heard by all,and silenced by no-one!! Rock on Steve.

[illusionslicer]

This is beautiful. Thank you.

[shas1814]

Beautiful.

Moving.

Important.

Thank you.

[megdfoster]

A beautiful reminder that discrimination is immoral and un-American.