Baby Roe
by Ani DiFranco
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about
The song "Baby Roe” is a direct descendent of the book “The Family Roe” by Joshua Prager. This finely researched and grippingly told work chronicles the unfolding of events surrounding the 1972 supreme court decision Roe V. Wade. Prager lets you way behind the curtain to meet all the characters involved, including the adult child of Norma McCorvey (aka Jane Roe), born and adopted-off in the course of her mother’s quest for the right to a legal abortion. Baby Roe, unaware of her role in history until she was an adult, remains, nonetheless, in support of a woman’s right to choose. As I would be. There is no tragedy in not being born into a particular body, at a particular time. We are all born many times, into many bodies, and life is much longer than the ego would have us believe. It is infinite, in fact.
lyrics
i think we might be wrong about all of it
in fact, it’s been proven
keeps coming down to this shitty little interface
that we’re usin
the very edges of our knowing
is just the tiny tip that’s showing
but we’re so wigged out
yeah, we’re so devout
to this waking dream
what’s playing on the screen
and you just never know
do you, baby roe?
it’s all absurd
but even you maintain
timing is everything
when you’re steppin
off a curb
and if you think this life
is your only life
you’re a fool
no, spirit can’t be stopped
no matter who gives birth to who
no, spirit won’t be stopped
no matter who gives birth to who
the path of least suffering
leaves the best trail
the path of least suffering
it don’t matter which side of the veil
it don’t matter which side of the veil
i think we might be wrong about all of it
in fact, it’s been proven
keeps coming down to this shitty little interface
that we’re usin
the very edges of our knowing
is just the tiny tip that’s showing
but we’re so wigged out
yeah, we’re so devout
to this waking dream
what’s playing on the screen
and you just never know
do you, baby roe?
it’s all absurd
but even you maintain
timing is everything
when you’re steppin
off a curb
and if you think this life
is your only life
you’re a fool
no, spirit can’t be stopped
no matter who gives birth to who
no, spirit won’t be stopped
no matter who gives birth to who
the path of least suffering
leaves the best trail
the path of least suffering
it don’t matter which side of the veil
it don’t matter which side of the veil
i think we might be wrong about all of it
credits
released February 27, 2024
produced and mixed by bj burton
recorded by mike napolitano
mastered by huntley miller
played and sung by ani
jharis yokley – drums
words and music by ani
cover photo by danny clinch
design by regan hagar
produced and mixed by bj burton
recorded by mike napolitano
mastered by huntley miller
played and sung by ani
jharis yokley – drums
words and music by ani
cover photo by danny clinch
design by regan hagar
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Ani DiFranco New Orleans, Louisiana
Grammy winner and feminist icon Ani DiFranco began her career as a proponent of the artist-run label, creating her own Righteous Babe Records in 1990. Since then she has released over twenty studio albums and supported a broad range of social causes including racial justice, reproductive rights, gender equality, environmental issues and prison reform. ... more
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