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Where Were You?

by Suri Wong

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This song was written in 2015 after Suri chatted with a trafficked Chinese woman in her room in a Hong Kong brothel. Such a human experience impacted her and she wrote this song with modern slavery in mind. It won 1st place Battle of the Bands competition for the 852 Freedom Campaign.
It is re-released on Juneteenth as a celebration of the emancipation of slaves in the US in the 19th century. However, the song beckons that there is a way to go on the road to recovery and reform.

lyrics

1,2,3,4.
You count your trophies in your good deeds collection
Finding people you can tell, do you really think you’ve helped
Any other people but yourself?

While 1,2,3,4
They count us like we’re shackled savages
Empty, soul-less bodies, stripped of dignity
Pitied.

Where were you when they took me from my loves ones?
Where were you when I was beaten to the ground?
I’m asking you, if you have keys to our chains, to free us from our shame?
Have our lives been paid for?

Oh what glory can be found through the eyes of a stranger?
Bear the unease. Would you stay here please?
For me.

Where were you when I was tired and hungry?
Where were you when I was sick in bed?
Have you come to see me in jail? Or listen to my wails?
On the road less taken.

Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundations?
Was it you who birthed the morning star?
Have you entered springs of the sea?
See dark gates of deep?
If you have then speak!

I love you, so go.
Be my face to those
Who still need me.

credits

released October 2, 2020
singer, songwriter, producer: Suri (Grace) Wong
drummer: Michael Hoyt
Mixing engineer: Colin Althaus
Mastering engineer: Sam Moses

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Suri Wong Chicago, Illinois

Suri is a singer-songwriter from Chicago. She began piano at the age of 4 begun writing songs during her college years. Her first songs birthed from challenging experiences abroad. But through it, she found her voice and love for herself. Her music has been related to Aurora & Lana Del Rey. It is a fusion of classical piano, electronic orchestral sounds, jazzy vocals, and poetic lyrics. ... more

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