As if

VERSE 1

As if the sun could hold her gentle face,
As if the moon could show her some quiet grace, Fighting the shadows with dancing beams,
As the rays illustrate her waking dreams.

BRIDGE

She could be free, feel so much love, and grow strong,
Never feel doubt or worry, about where to belong. And rise, so high, that the skies kiss her head,
Where she can sing about the things that she’s read.

CHORUS

As if a girl matters,
Can she become more than we imagine.
As if a girl matters, Will she surprise us, and teach us how to begin.
Again, and again, and again, and again.
As if a girl matters.

VERSE 2

As if the world could give her even more space,
As if she could simply travel from place to place,
Arms outstretched, she will touch our hearts,
And make whole these fragments, our broken parts.

BRIDGE

She could be free, feel so much love, and grow strong,
Never feel doubt or worry, about where to belong. And swim through the river, the waves at her toes,
Past the delta, towards where the ocean flows.

CHORUS

As if a girl matters,
Can she become more than we imagine.
As if a girl matters,
Will she surprise us, and teach us how to begin.
Again, and again, and again, and again.
As if a girl matters.

VERSE 3

As if her mother could remember her embrace,
As if her father could again smile upon her face,
But she’s gone, a memory, a body that once was,
A knife in our soul, there’s blood on the moss.

RECITATION

Asifa Jyoti ____ _____ _____
(Note: Say as many names as needed)

VERSE 4

A girl does matter, and so does her name.
How can we turn our anger into shame?
She is our child, our mother, our sister,
Our innocent friend, how we have missed her.

CHORUS

As if a girl matters,
Can she become more than we imagine.
As if a girl matters,
Will she surprise us, and teach us how to begin.
Again, and again, and again, and again.
As if a girl matters.

Music Composed by: Nilusha Dassenaike and Colin Snape
Arranged, Produced and Mixed by: Colin Snape, Lyrics by: Shruti Ganguly & Nilusha Dassenaike
Video: by Shruti Ganguly

Shruti Ganguly & Nilusha Dassenaike