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♪♪ ♪♪ >> HI, EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH."

I'M YOUR HOST KATE QUICKEL.

AND FOR THIS SHOW, WE DECIDED TO BRING YOU SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

IT'S A WHOLE SHOW ABOUT THE POWER OF MUSIC.

WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS THE PROCESS OF SONGWRITING, AND IT'S THE PLAYERS AT THE TABLE WHO MAKE THIS SO DIFFERENT AND SO VERY PROFOUND.

WOMEN INCARCERATED AT THE OHIO REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN IN MARYSVILLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AT HOME TEAMED UP WITH MUSICIANS TO WRITE SONGS THAT REFLECT THEIR FAMILY'S STRUGGLES AND THEIR HOPES FOR RECONNECTION.

THIS PROJECT TOOK A LOT OF MENTORSHIP FROM A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM INSIDE THE PRISON CALLED TAPESTRY, AND A NON-PROFIT CALLED WE AMPLIFY VOICES OR WAV, WHICH PARTNERS SONGWRITERS WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

COMING UP, YOU'LL SEE ZOOM CALLS FROM INSIDE THE PRISON AS WOMEN RECONNECT WITH THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME, AND LOCAL SONGWRITERS WHO TAKE IT ALL IN, AND WRITE AND SING.

AND GET READY, BECAUSE WE RECORDED A HANDFUL OF THE SONGS THEY CAME UP WITH AT THE PLACE AND THE SOUTHERN THEATERS.

AND YOU ARE GONNA BE BLOWN AWAY.

AND NOW, "BRIDGES OF LOVE."

>> I GOT TO MEET WITH THESE WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN OVER A COURSE OF MANY, MANY WEEKS, AND SO WE HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS.

BUT IT REALLY ALL BASED AROUND WHAT THE KIDS WANTED TO TELL THEIR MOTHERS, WHAT THE MOTHERS WANTED TO TELL THEIR KIDS.

>> WE LISTENED TO MUSIC TOGETHER.

WE TALKED ABOUT EVERYONE'S FAVORITE SONGS.

AND THAT'S KIND OF THE INSTANT ICEBREAKER THAT HAPPENS IN WORKSHOP, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS AN OPINION ABOUT MUSIC.

>> MY FAVORITE SONG IS "HOLY."

>> MY FAVORITE SONG IS "MY CHURCH."

>> I LIKE DAVE MATTHEWS.

♪ YOU CAN TAKE THE HOUSE AND EVERYTHING IN IT ♪ ♪ SNOW GLOWS WHITE ON THE MOUNTAIN TONIGHT ♪ ♪ I'M ONLY ONE CALL AWAY ♪ >> OOH!

OKAY, SO "ONE CALL AWAY" IS OUR REFERENCE SONG.

OKAY?

AND THEN WE STARTED DEVELOPING A THEME TOGETHER.

WHAT DID WE WANT OUR SONG TO BE ABOUT?

AND THAT'S WHEN THE REAL CONVERSATION HAPPENS, WHERE WE'LL ASK PROMPT QUESTIONS LIKE, WHEN'S A TIME THAT YOU'VE FELT JUDGED.

THE THINGS THAT ARE SAID THERE ARE WHAT THEN BECOME THE LYRICS IN OUR SONG.

♪ BECAUSE YOU'RE EVERYTHING ALL THAT I'M THINKING OF ♪ >> IMAGINE A ROOM FULL OF WOMEN, MOST OF WHOM ARE MOTHERS OR GRANDMOTHERS EVEN, SEPARATED FROM THEIR CHILDREN, SEPARATED FROM THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, BECAUSE THEY'RE SERVING TIME.

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET, THERE ARE CHILDREN WHO DON'T HAVE MOTHERS.

>> IT'S ALL ABOUT BUILDING BRIDGES, BUILDING BRIDGES BACK HOME.

IT'S REALLY ABOUT REBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.

SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT CREATING NEW RELATIONSHIPS IF THE OLD RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOT HEALTHY.

>> YOU KNOW, I HAD TO GET PAST THE POINT OF ME FEELING LIKE I WAS THE VICTIM.

>> YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST ALMOST SIX YEARS, I'VE TALKED TO MY SON ONE TIME, ON THE PHONE.

I'VE HEARD HIS VOICE ONE TIME.

>> I THINK THERE WAS YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS OF HURT THAT CAME OUT.

AND THERE WAS JUST REAL HONESTY ABOUT THE WAYS THAT THE WOMEN WERE WORKING ON THEMSELVES.

AND THEY WERE ABLE TO KIND OF SAY THAT TO THEIR KIDS IN A REALLY DIRECT WAY.

AND TO TALK ABOUT THE STRUGGLES THEY'VE HAD, SPECIFICALLY LIKE WITH FORGIVENESS AND WITH PERSEVERANCE.

THE KIDS, FOR THEIR PART, WERE ABLE TO ASK THEIR PARENTS REALLY DIRECT QUESTIONS, OR GET TO SAY THINGS TO THEM THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE IN A ONE ON ONE SETTING.

BUT IN A GROUP DYNAMIC OF A SAFE SPACE, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ABLE TO SAY THINGS LIKE, YOU HURT ME, YOU KNOW, BY NOT BEING HERE.

YOU KNOW, AND THE PARENTS WERE ABLE TO SAY, I'M WORKING REALLY HARD AND I'M TRYING EVERY DAY TO GET BETTER, AND TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE DOING THAT.

WE TOOK A RECORDING OF THAT ENTIRE SESSION, AND BASED ON WHAT THEIR MUSICAL DIRECTION WAS -- SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY WANTED A BALLAD SUNG BY A FEMALE VOCALIST, WE WOULD IDENTIFY A LOCAL ARTIST FROM COLUMBUS AND WE WOULD PASS OFF THE RECORDING OF THE ZOOM SESSION TO THEM.

SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO WATCH THE WHOLE CONVERSATION AND HEAR THE THEMES AND KIND OF GET TO KNOW EVERYONE.

AND THEN THEY WOULD CREATE A SONG FROM THAT.

>> I DEFINITELY WAS HEARING A LOT OF THEMES OF WANTING PEOPLE TO SEE THEM AS KIND OF THE WHOLE COMPLEX PERSON THEY WERE AND NOT JUST BE LABELED AS SOMEONE IN PRISON.

AND THE THINGS I PUT INTO THE SONGS WERE LITERALLY THINGS THEY WERE SAYING.

IT WAS, "I'M A MOTHER, SHE'S A TEACHER.

WE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST WHAT PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY THINK WHEN THEY SEE US."

AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS SUCH A RELATABLE THING, NOT EVEN TO THEIR LIVES, BUT TO EVERYONE'S LIVES.

>> WE NEED TO HUMANIZE.

WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THE PRISON SYSTEM ITSELF, IT IS A DEHUMANIZING PROCESS.

YOU ARE A NUMBER.

SO THAT'S WHY PROGRAMS LIKE TAPESTRY ARE IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO IS THEY ARE THE BALANCE TO THE DEHUMANIZATION.

AND THEY ARE, FOR MANY OF THESE WOMEN, THE REHUMANIZATION OF REMINDING THEM THEY ARE WORTH THIS COMMUNITY, THEY ARE WORTH THIS FAMILY.

THEY'RE WORTH WAV COMING IN AND WRITING ORIGINAL SONGS WITH THEM.

♪♪ >> THE REASON THAT WE WANTED TO BRING THESE SONGS ONTO BIG STAGES LIKE THIS IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL THAT THE MESSAGES THAT ARE IN THESE SONGS DESERVES TO BE SHOUTED FROM THE ROOFTOPS.

>> ROLLING, ROLLING -- >> THE CONVERSATION THEY TALKED ABOUT GOING DOWN THE RIGHT ROAD, SO I STARTED SINGING THAT TO MYSELF.

♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD ♪ >> THERE'S A LINE THAT SAYS "IT'S A COMPLIMENT WHEN YOU SAY THAT I'VE CHANGED" -- ♪ IT'S A COMPLIMENT WHEN YOU SAY THAT I'VE CHANGED ♪ >> WHEN THEY HAVE PEOPLE THAT THEY'VE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATED WITH THAT MIGHT CRITICIZE THEM FOR CHANGING, I REALLY THOUGHT THAT WAS LIKE SUCH A POSITIVE THING, BECAUSE THAT MEANS I'M IMPROVING AND GROWING.

ALL OF THESE WOMEN, THEY REALLY WANT TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES, AND IT CAN BE HARD TO DO THAT WHEN YOU ARE FACING SO MUCH JUDGEMENT AND STIGMA FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

ANYBODY CAN MAKE A MISTAKE, AND ANYBODY CAN LEARN FROM IT.

♪ I COULD GO THE WRONG WAY ♪ ♪ FOR A REALLY LONG TIME ♪ ♪ AND IF I DO BETTER I CAN MAKE IT ANYWAY ♪ ♪ THIS IS MY REMINDER I REPEAT IT DAILY ♪ ♪ LOVE IS ALL AROUND ME AND I'M READY TO SHARE ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ WOULD I THINK TO FIND THE POSITIVE ♪ ♪ IN EVERYWHERE I'VE BEEN ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE ALL THE JOY ALL THE TEARS ♪ ♪ I WANNA LIVE YOU HELP ME LOVE MYSELF AGAIN ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD ♪ ♪ DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ IT'S A COMPLIMENT WHEN YOU SAY THAT I'VE CHANGED ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ PAST WILL NOT DEFINE ME I FOUND THE WILL ♪ ♪ A LITTLE SPARK IGNITED THE LIGHT IS SHINING STILL ♪ ♪ NOBODY IS PERFECT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE ♪ ♪ THIS WON'T BE FOR NOTHING THIS WON'T BE IN VAIN ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ WOULD I THINK TO FIND THE POSITIVE ♪ ♪ IN EVERYWHERE I'VE BEEN ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE ALL THE JOY ALL THE TEARS ♪ ♪ I WANNA LIVE YOU HELP ME LOVE MYSELF AGAIN ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD ♪ ♪ DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ IT'S A COMPLIMENT WHEN YOU SAY THAT I'VE CHANGED ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ A SECOND CHANCE IS COMING FROM ABOVE ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ A SECOND CHANCE IS COMING FROM ABOVE ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ A SECOND CHANCE IS COMING FROM ABOVE ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ A SECOND CHANCE IS COMING FROM ABOVE ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ THIS IS WHAT IT IS THE PAST IS WHAT IT WAS ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ A SECOND CHANCE IS COMING FROM ABOVE ♪ ♪ THIS RIGHT HERE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ♪ ♪ THIS IS WHAT IT IS THE PAST IS WHAT IT WAS ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ IT'S A COMPLIMENT WHEN YOU SAY THAT I'VE CHANGED ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪ IT'S A COMPLIMENT WHEN YOU SAY THAT I'VE CHANGED ♪ ♪ RIGHT ROAD RIGHT ROAD DAY AFTER DAY ♪ ♪♪ >> ALL THE WAV WORKSHOPS, I FEEL RESPONSIBILITY.

HOW IS THIS SONG GOING TO COME TOGETHER AND MOVE THEM?

BUT WITH THIS ONE ESPECIALLY IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO GET IT RIGHT.

ONE OF THE BIG POINTS THAT I GOT FROM THE DISCUSSION WAS THE LOVE FROM THEIR FAMILY BACK HOME IS REALLY WHAT IS KEEPING THEM GOING.

>> LOVE YOU.

>> I'VE BEEN AN ADDICT FOR 24 YEARS, AND ALL I'VE EVER HEARD WAS HOW SELFISH I'VE BEEN.

BUT IN ALL REALITY, I AM NOT A MONSTER, I'M SCARED.

I AM A LOVER AND I LOVE WITH EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE IN ME.

LILY, THE POWER OF HER HAS MADE ME OPEN MY EYES OF LIFE, WHAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER.

HER LOVE MAKES ME WANT TO GO ON.

♪ WHEN THE ROAD FEELS LONG ♪ ♪ IT'S YOUR LOVE THAT KEEPS ME STRONG ♪ ♪ BRIGHTER DAYS ARE COMING ♪ ♪ WHEN THE SUNSHINE WILL BREAK THROUGH ♪ ♪ I KEEP ON WALKING THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO YOU ♪ ♪ TRY TO HOLD BACK ON THE TEARS AND THE ♪ ♪ WOULDA SHOULDA COULDA BEEN DIFFERENT ♪ ♪ THE WEEKS TURN OVER INTO YEARS LIKE A RIVER ♪ ♪ TIME FLOATS BY IN THE CURRENT ♪ ♪ CAN'T FORGET THE PAIN THAT CAME WITH EVERY GOODBYE ♪ ♪ IT'S A CHANCE FOR CHANGE LIKE A MORNING SUNRISE ♪ ♪ NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW ♪ ♪ WHEN THE ROAD FEELS LONG ♪ ♪ IT'S YOUR LOVE THAT KEEPS ME STRONG ♪ ♪ BRIGHTER DAYS ARE COMING ♪ ♪ WHEN THE SUNSHINE WILL BREAK THROUGH ♪ ♪ I KEEP ON WALKING THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO YOU ♪ ♪ OOOOH ROAD THAT LEADS TO YOU ♪ ♪ WISHING I COULD FLY TO YOU ♪ ♪ WISHING I COULD HOLD YOU WHEN YOU NEED ME TO ♪ ♪ MISSING ALL THE LITTLE THINGS ♪ ♪ SNEAKING KISSES INTO SONGS WE USED TO SING ♪ ♪ HELD YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ YOU WERE SCARED OF THE DARK ♪ ♪ DON'T FORGET MY LOVE YOU CAN FIND IT IN YOUR HEART ♪ ♪ NOTHING CAN STOP US NOW ♪ ♪ WE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH SOMEHOW ♪ ♪ WHEN THE ROAD ♪ IT'S YOUR LOVE THAT KEEPS ME STRONG ♪ ♪ BRIGHTER DAYS ARE COMING ♪ ♪ WHEN THE SUNSHINE WILL BREAK THROUGH ♪ ♪ I KEEP ON WALKING THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO YOU ♪ ♪ OOOOH THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO YOU ♪ ♪ THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL ♪ ♪ IT COULDN'T COME TOO SOON ♪ ♪ I KNOW WE CAN OVERCOME THE STRUGGLE ♪ ♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE HOLDING YOU ♪ ♪ WHEN THE ROAD FEELS LONG ♪ ♪ IT'S YOUR LOVE THAT KEEPS ME STRONG ♪ ♪ BRIGHTER DAYS ARE COMING ♪ ♪ WHEN THE SUNSHINE WILL BREAK THROUGH ♪ ♪ UNTIL THEN I'M WALKING THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO YOU ♪ ♪ OOOOH THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO YOU ♪ ♪ OOOOH THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO YOU ♪ ♪♪ >> THERE WERE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT WERE SAID DURING THAT SESSION.

I'M REMEMBERING ESPECIALLY ONE OF THE SISTERS JUST SAYING, "I'M EXCITED TO GET TO GO HOME AND DO DISHES AGAIN.

I'M EXCITED TO BE A WIFE, I'M EXCITED TO BE A MOTHER AGAIN.

AND I NEVER FELT THAT WAY."

>> THE CHORDS CAME AND IT WAS FEELING PRETTY GOOD.

AND I WAS LIKE SORT OF READING THESE LYRICS AND LIKE PLAYING THESE CHORDS, AND JUST SORT OF MULLING IT OVER.

AND IT ALL KIND OF CAME TOGETHER WHEN THE PHRASE "I WANNA BE THERE FOR YOU" POPPED INTO MY HEAD.

♪ I WANNA BE THERE FOR YOU ♪ >> 'CAUSE THAT WAS REALLY LIKE THE CORE OF THE CONVERSATION.

THEY ALL SORT OF ENDED UP IN THIS PLACE WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, MAN, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE AND I'M GOING TO DO IT RIGHT NEXT TIME, BECAUSE I HAVE PEOPLE OUTSIDE WAITING FOR ME.

WHEN YOU'RE WRITING A SONG FOR FIVE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVEN'T MET FROM WORDS THAT THEY'VE SAID AND STORIES THAT THEY'VE TOLD, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS BEING RESPECTFUL AND HONORING THEIR FEELINGS.

AND THAT'S ALL -- THAT'S BIG STAKES.

THAT'S BIG STAKES.

♪ IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT A LITTLE BIT EVERYDAY ♪ ♪ GONNA LET THE WHAT IFS FADE AWAY ♪ ♪ TAKE A BREATH AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE ♪ ♪ AND I MIGHT SLIP UP FROM TIME TO TIME ♪ ♪ BUT I'M GONNA TRY TO DO RIGHT ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW REAL LIFE IS WORTH THE FIGHT ♪ ♪ AND I WANNA HIT THE LONG ROAD FOR YOU ♪ ♪ CARRY THE HARD LOAD FOR YOU ♪ ♪ HOLD THOSE SORROWS FOR YOU ♪ ♪ LET UP TOMORROW FOR YOU ♪ ♪ WITH THIS LOAD I'VE BEEN HOLDING FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I WANNA BE THERE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ IT'S BEEN AN AGE BABY ♪ ♪ SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU FACE TO FACE ♪ ♪ SINCE I'VE DOUBLED DOWN ON MY PRAYER ♪ ♪ FOR A LITTLE MORE GRACE AND IF IT'S BEEN SO LONG ♪ ♪ THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ME NOW ♪ ♪ IF THAT'S HOW IT'S GOTTA BE ♪ ♪ OH HONEY THAT'S JUST FINE BY ME ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING MY BEST ♪ ♪ TO BE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU ♪ ♪ PAINT MY BACK DOORS FOR YOU ♪ ♪ LOSE THESE OLD SHOES FOR YOU ♪ ♪ SHAKE THESE OLD BLUES FOR YOU ♪ ♪ WITH THE HEART I'VE BEEN GROWING FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I WANNA BE THERE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ HONEY TELL ME ALL THE PIECES THAT YOU'RE MISSING ♪ ♪ IF I CAN HEAR YOU YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS LISTEN♪ ♪ BECAUSE YOU'RE EVERYTHING ALL I'M EVER THINKING OF ♪ ♪ AND I'D DO ANYTHING TO KNOW YOU CAN ALWAYS FEEL MY LOVE ♪ ♪ SO I'M GONNA HIT THAT LONG ROAD FOR YOU ♪ ♪ CARRY THE HARD LOAD FOR YOU ♪ ♪ HOLD YOUR SORROWS FOR YOU ♪ ♪ LET UP TOMORROW FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I BEEN COUNTING THE DAYS AND TAKING STOCK ♪ ♪ AND I'M GONNA SAVE UP ALL MY KISSES FOR YOU ♪ ♪ HIT THOSE MISSES FOR YOU ♪ ♪ GRANT THOSE WISHES ♪ DO THOSE DISHES FOR YOU ♪ ♪ GIVE YOU ALL THAT I GOT BABY ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA BE THERE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA BE THERE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA BE THERE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA BE THERE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA BE THERE FOR YOU ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> MY STRUGGLE IS FORGIVENESS.

FORGIVING MYSELF FOR LEAVING MY CHILDREN.

>> WE ASKED WHEN IN YOUR LIFE HAVE YOU HAD TO FORGIVE SOMEONE?

WHEN DID YOU GO THROUGH A TOUGH TIME?

WHEN DID YOU OVERCOME ADVERSITY?

SO THROUGHOUT ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, WE LANDED ON FORGIVENESS, WHERE MOTHERS NEEDED TO FORGIVE THEMSELVES.

THE KIDS WERE ALREADY AT THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, YOU KNOW, MOM, WE LOVE YOU.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL GOOD.

YOU'RE FORGIVEN.

AND THE MOMS ARE REALLY GRAPPLING WITH THAT GUILT AND TRYING TO FORGIVE THEMSELVES FOR LEAVING THEIR CHILDREN.

MY SINGING FOR ME AND MUSIC FOR ME COMES FROM A DEEPLY SPIRITUAL PLACE.

AND TO BE ABLE TO BE A VOICE FOR VOICELESS PEOPLE IS THE HIGHEST HONOR THAT I COULD HAVE.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ IF I JUST WALK OUT THE DOOR ♪ ♪ TAKE A STEP AND TAKE CONTROL ♪ ♪ LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND THE DEMONS AND THE LIES ♪ ♪ WOULD THEY FOLLOW ME OR WOULD THEY LET ME BE ♪ ♪ THE ME THAT I BELIEVE THE ME THAT I CAN SEE ♪ ♪ THE ME THAT I CAN SEE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WE REALIZE THAT IT'S ALL GONE ♪ ♪ EVERY PERSON YOU COULD LEAN ON ♪ ♪ AND YOUR HEART BREAKS AND THE RAIN FALLS ♪ ♪ LIKE AN ANGEL THAT'S WHEN LOVE CALLS ♪ ♪ TOO MANY TIMES I LOST THE WAR ♪ ♪ PICK MYSELF UP OFF THE FLOOR ♪ ♪ I WAS BROKE AND I WAS NUMB ♪ ♪ WITH MISTAKES TO OVERCOME ♪ ♪ WOULD THEY FOLLOW ME OR WOULD THEY LET ME BE ♪ ♪ THE ME THAT I BELIEVE THE ME THAT I CAN SEE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WE REALIZE THAT IT'S ALL GONE ♪ ♪ EVERY PERSON YOU COULD LEAN ON ♪ ♪ AND YOUR HEART BREAKS THEN THE RAIN FALLS ♪ ♪ LIKE AN ANGEL THAT'S WHEN LOVE CALLS ♪ ♪ AND FOR THE FIRST TIME YOUR WHOLE LIFE ♪ ♪ YOU CAN FEEL THE WALLS ARE FALLING DOWN ♪ ♪ AND FORGIVENESS LIKE AN OCEAN OVERFLOWS ♪ ♪ SO GATHER YOUR BROKEN DREAMS ♪ ♪ NOW YOU KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN ♪ ♪ EVEN THOUGH THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ YOU'RE WALKING TOWARDS THE LIGHT ♪ ♪ CAN I BE A WITNESS ♪ ♪ CAN I SEE MY WAY THROUGH THIS ♪ ♪ HEAL MYSELF WITH FORGIVENESS ♪ ♪ HEAL MYSELF WITH FORGIVENESS ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WE REALIZE THAT IT'S ALL GONE ♪ ♪ EVERY PERSON YOU COULD LEAN ON ♪ ♪ AND YOUR HEART BREAKS THENTHE RAIN FALLS ♪ ♪ LIKE AN ANGEL THAT'S WHEN LOVE CALLS ♪ ♪ THAT'S WHEN LOVE CALLS ♪ ♪ THAT'S WHEN LOVE CALLS ♪ ♪ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE ♪ ♪ YOU CAN FEEL THE WALLS ARE FALLING DOWN ♪ ♪ AND FORGIVENESS LIKE AN OCEAN OVERFLOWS ♪ >> YOU CAN STREAM ALL OF THE SONGS IN THIS PROJECT A WEAMPLIFYVOICES.ORG.

WELL THAT'S OUR SHOW.

REMEMBER YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.ORG, AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH ANOTHER SONG FROM THIS PROJECT.

THIS ONE BY FRAN LITTERSKI.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

♪ I'M MORE THAN ALL OF MY MISTAKES ♪ ♪ MORE THAN MOMENTS I HAVE STRAYED ♪ ♪ MORE THAN ALL THE WRONGS I'VE DONE ♪ ♪ AND THAT I'LL EVER DO ♪ ♪ AND IF YOU TAKE A SECOND LOOK ♪ ♪ UNDER THE COVER OF MY BOOK ♪ ♪ I THINK YOU'D REALIZE ♪ ♪ THAT I'M NO DIFFERENT THAN YOU ♪ ♪ SO PLEASE DON'T JUDGE ME JUST BY WHAT I'VE DONE BEFORE ♪ >> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL.

SUPPORTING ARTS, ADVANCING CULTURE, AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO ARTISTS.

EVENTS AND CLASSES AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.

>> FROM THESE CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS -- AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.