VERSE 1:

1983 on the 18th of June
In the cover of darkness, the heartless consumed
The lives of ten women, all innocent and pure
Told they were unclean and to recant was the cure
But little did the killers know
These women wouldn't give in - no
They sang and they prayed already forgiving the killing blow
Even in prison they were living to keep love alive
How could they make each woman watch the other die?
The greatest sacrifice, being sent against their will into the afterlife
Because of what they believed, that couldn't happen twice
It was their final moment - and so divinely golden
I know im calling on their spirits when my time is chosen
Their souls ascended, they never ended
Harmonising to the song that their oppressors sung
When a chapter ends it doesn't mean the book is done,
Open up your eyes - our story is one

CHORUS:

If all that you want is to take my life, then it's time - let me fly free
But when I'm gone they'll be shouting out loud: you can't kill what's inside me
Every night we'll keep this call alive:
Open up your honest eyes
Yeah...our story is one
One, one
Sing loud for my people as they shine bright
One, one
Said one, one
For the love of the people, I'm telling you
One, one
Our story is one.

VERSE 2:

Mona, at the age of 17
The angel of shiraz, gave her life as tribute to The Cause
Akhtar, when faced with death she praised God
Simin, Shahin, their sacrifice lives on
The embodiments of selflessness and faith in these names
Zarrin, Mahshid - they are the heroes of today
Nosrat, Tahereh, Ezzat-Janami and Roya
So joyously they gave their lives away
We say their names
So we can never hope to forget their pain
And carry on their legacy and loudly say
You can’t take my faith away

CHORUS

Afsaneh Saberi, the niece of Simin Saberi, reads the names and ages of these courageous women:

10.Ezzat-Janami Eshraghi, 57, along with her daughter Roya, 23. Her husband,
Enayatullah Eshraghi was executed two days earlier;
9. Nosrat Ghufrani Yaldaie, 46. Her son, Bahram Yaldaie, was executed two days
Earlier;
8. Tahereh Arjomandi Siyavashi, 30. Her husband, Jamshid Siavashi, was executed
two days earlier;
7. Zarrin Moghimi-Abyaneh, 29;
6. Mahshid Niroumand, 28;
5. Akhtar Sabet, 25;
4. Shahin (Shirin) Dalvand, 25;
3. Simin Saberi, 24;
2. Roya Eshraghi, 23, executed along with her mother;
1. Mona Mahmoudnejad, 17.

OUTRO:

10 dreams for 10 women unlived
10 lives that oppression undid
To die for truth - that’s where their glory is from
And now the whole world sings - #OurStoryIsOne