"The Village"
Music and Words by Wrabel, Arranged by Nick Gomez-Colon
From the composer: “We were in the studio the day that federal protections for trans students were removed from public schools here in the states. I had just been on my first tour and met two trans kids after a show outside the stage door. They were with some friends and family and they were all just so kind and warm. I was struck by how simply and powerfully they were themselves. The simple act of just being who they are kind of changed my life. I was talking to one of them that day and just hearing about what it felt like to be a trans kid in a public school that day, outside of the tweets and headlines —what it actually felt like. It broke my heart.
So I brought in the intention to write them a song to help them —to remind them that they’re not alone and to try and share the story.”
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