"I'm Proud"

by Alphabet Rockers

English

You know it's time to stand up! Be you, get loud!

Proud to be who I am and to be a good friend, gotta know that you’re you and I’m me
And together we can understand that there’s more to us
Than what you see. Listen up
Right here, right now, you’ll see

I got the power
I got the strength
I got the love of those who come before me who made me who I am
I got the courage, I got the drive
I got the magic forming inside me. It makes me who I am

CHORUS
Look to the left, say it loud: HEY, I’M PROUD. Look to the right, say it loud: HEY, I’M PROUD. Look to the crowd, say it loud: HEY, I’M PROUD. Never look down, ’cuz we livin’ UP
Look to the left, say it loud: HEY, I’M PROUD. Look to the right, say it loud: HEY, I’M PROUD. Look to the crowd, say it loud: HEY, I’M PROUD. Never look down, ’cuz we livin’ up!

Me, it’s easy to be
But only when you see me and let me be exactly who I’m meant to be
A rising star, an open heart
When we need change right now
Right here, I’ll start

I got the power
I got the strength
I got the love of those who come before me who made me who I am
I’ve got the courage, I got the drive
I got the magic forming inside me, it makes me who I am

CHORUS
I got the power and I use it—when I speak my mind
I got the strength and I prove it—I prove it every time. See me—I never give up
And you—you never give up, so we lift each other up
So we can keep living up

We are the power—get your power
We are the strength—get your strength
We are the love—get your love
We are the courage—get your courage
We are the drive—get your drive
We are the magic—get your magic
It’s our life! Go get your life!
It’s our life! Go get your life!

CHORUS times two

Español

¡Sabes que es momento de pararse! ¡A cantar fuerte!

Estoy orgulloso de ser quien soy y de ser un buen amigo, tengo que saber que tú eres tú y yo soy yo,
y juntos podemos comprender que hay más para nosotros
que lo que tú ves, escucha
acá y ahora mismo verás

Tengo el poder,
tengo la fortaleza,
tengo el amor de los que estuvieron antes que yo y me hicieron quien soy.
Tengo el coraje, tengo el impulso,
tengo la magia que se forma dentro de mí, me hace quien soy.

CORO
Mira a la izquierda y grita: MIRA, ESTOY ORGULLOSO. Mira a la derecha y grita: MIRA, ESTOY ORGULLOSO. Mira a la multitud y grita: MIRA, ESTOY ORGULLOSO. Nunca bajes la mirada porque vivimos a lo grande.
Mira a la izquierda y grita: MIRA, ESTOY ORGULLOSO. Mira a la derecha y grita: MIRA, ESTOY ORGULLOSO. Mira a la multitud y grita: MIRA, ESTOY ORGULLOSO Nunca bajes la mirada, ¡porque vivimos a lo grande!

Es fácil ser yo,
pero solo cuando tú me ves y me dejas ser quien se supone que sea,
una estrella en ascenso, un corazón abierto.
Cuando necesitamos un cambio ahora mismo,
ahí mismo comenzaré

Tengo el poder,
tengo la fortaleza,
tengo el amor de los que estuvieron antes que yo y me hicieron quien soy.
Tengo el coraje, tengo la fuerza,
tengo la magia que se forma dentro de mí, me hace quien soy.

CORO

Tengo el poder y lo uso cuando digo lo que pienso,
tengo la fortaleza y lo pruebo, ¡lo pruebo siempre! Mírame, nunca me doy por vencido.
Y tú... tú nunca te das por vencido, entre los dos nos apoyamos
para poder seguir viviendo a lo grande.

Somos el poder —consigue tu poder
Somos la fortaleza —consigue tu fortaleza
Somos el amor —consigue tu amor
Somos el coraje —consigue tu coraje
Somos el impulso —consigue tu impulso
Somos la magia —consigue tu magia
¡Es tu vida! ¡Ve a vivir tu vida!
¡Es tu vida! ¡Ve a vivir tu vida!

CORO dos veces

Alphabet Rockers make music that makes change. Founded by Kaitlin McGaw (she/her) and Tommy Shepherd (he/him), this intergenerational group creates brave spaces to shape a more equitable world through hip hop. Their Grammy-nominated 2018 album Rise Shine #Woke reached 300,000 children and families since its release, inspiring kids to stand up to hate and be their brave and beautiful selves. Their second Grammy-nominated album, The Love (2019), lifts up voices of nonconforming communities. On The Love, you hear the intergenerational sound of the Rockers, with Kali de Jesus (he/him), Lillian Ellis (she/her/hers), Maya Fleming (she/her), and Tommy Shepherd III (he/him) joining McGaw and Shepherd in anthems for change.

With headlining performances at Lollapalooza, The Kennedy Center, San Francisco Pride Festival, Art & Soul Festival, and the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, and in over 50 schools across the country each year, diverse audiences love their contemporary sound and positive messages. They were Izzy Award Winners in 2018, American Library Association’s Top Album in 2017 and 2018, and won the Parents’ Choice Award for their five-album catalog. Alphabet Rockers appeal to a broad audience with lyrics like “I will stand up for you” and “I shine in my beautiful skin,” landing them in the top five songs of 2018 on Kids Place Live SiriusXM Radio. Their music, videos, concerts, and curriculum are designed by an intercultural team of anti-bias thought leaders, educators, artists, parents, and young people of all genders.

For more information and music, please visit them on the web.

_{Photograph by Nino Fernandez.}