[Unison ostinato fades in and continues throughout:]
Womb
Womb
Womb-womb
Womb
Womb
Womb
Womb-womb
Womb
Womb
Womb
Womb-womb
[Verse overlaps/Alto/Sop unison:]
Working hard all of my days for finer things in life (Womb-womb)
Happy life (Womb)
Then one peaceful night (Womb-womb)
When I went out for a walk a hand around my mouth (Womb-womb)
An intruder to the colours of my womb/(Womb)
[Unison ostinato:]
Womb-womb
Womb
Womb
Womb
Womb-womb
[Verse 2:]
I was young and did not understand the facts of life (Womb-womb)
Broken home (Womb) love was rare, and life a fight (Womb-womb)
Then I came across a young boy who would hold me tight
And leave me lonely with the colours from my womb/(Womb)
[Unison ostinato:]
Womb-womb
Womb
Womb
Womb
Womb
[Verse 3:]
Sometimes he could not tell the difference between night and day (Womb-womb)
Intoxicated days had rearranged his way (Womb-womb)
Then my father, my own father, took a turn one day (Womb-womb)
From my mother to the colours of my womb/(Womb)
[Unison ostinato:]
Womb-womb
Womb
Womb
Womb
Womb
[Verse 4:]
Now the President and all his men try to say (Womb-womb)
When I might, or when I may (Womb-womb)
Make the decisions that they set me up for anyway (Womb-womb)
Insult my mind, my rights, the issues of my womb/(Womb)
(Womb-womb)
Alto: My...
(Womb)
Soprano: My...
(Womb)
Soprano: ... womb
(Womb-womb)
Alto+Sop [whisper]: My--...
(womb)
Alto+Sop: ... womb
[Unison ostinato/fades out:]
Womb-womb