Whose Child
Music and Lyrics written and arranged by Fanon Hill / Published by Candlestick Freedom Publishing (ASCAP)
Chorus:
Whose child is this you are hurting?
Whose child is whose future you’re burning
Whose child is this in need of unlearning?
Whose child is this who is yearning?
To be free, to be free
Verse 1:
Been in many school’s, with policies and rules in need of breaking
Another school’s renamed, a legacy is maimed, a child’s suffocating
Undervalued homes, bankers denying loans, soon a whole block is taken
Public school reform fuels gentrification, another step in our extermination
(Chorus)
Verse 2:
Test scores connected to privatization, schooling trumps education-
Unlawful school funding equations create modern day plantations
School boundaries redrawn, poor families are pawned and forsaken
Profit realization’s their motivation, where is our self-determination
Bridge:
Ohhhhhh
To love and protect a child, is to see your reflection in God’s eyes
And the strength of our youth, our youth, our youth
Should look after us in our old age but our children have been deemed obsolete,
so they revolt and burn down the village
just to feel the warmth of the heat
(Chorus)
Outro:
5 of 8 rule challenged for all to see in Ohio ignobly
Barely 1/4th access school choice in a community in Washington, DC
Impact funds diverted to protect a casino in Baltimore, follow the money
A lesson in the intersectionality of child brutality
To be Free (repeat)
Whose Child? Is it your child? Whose Child? Is it my child? (repeat)
Whose child is this…
Lead & Background Vocals: Navasha Daya
Acoustic Guitar: Matthew Chase
Percussion (Congas, Bongos): Leroy "Boogie" Greer
Executive Producer: Fanon Hill
Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Steve Wright at Wrightway Studios, Baltimore, MD
Mastered by Anthony Eichler at Tone Master, Silver Spring, MD
Additional vocal arrangements by Navasha Daya
CD Graphic Design and Layout by Global Design Interactive (GDI)
Cover Photography Credits: Navasha Daya by Maria Golomidova
For booking contact: booking@dayaworld.com
Daya World,LLC
P.O. Box 592
Baltimore, MD 21218
Called an “Astral Soul Goddess” by Mojo Magazine, Navasha Daya is a seasoned singer, songwriter, producer, who has performed
all over the globe for the past 17 years as an indie - soul artists. Grammy- Award winning artist India.Arie says her voice is "the true definition of soulful". Like her cousin the late great Gil Scott Heron, she provides music that is both eclectic and soulful!...more