Welcome to Rhymes through Times
featuring Zooli as Amanda Gorman.
It's showtime.
♪ Take a kid With a big imagination ♪
♪ Who loves to write and read ♪
♪ She's incredibly smart And has a big part ♪
♪ And a head That's full of big dreams ♪
♪ Well, her name is Amanda Gorman ♪
♪ A young poet and a writer It's true ♪
♪ And she uses her words Thoughts and ideas ♪
♪ To share her point of view ♪
♪ 'Cause there's Power in a word ♪
♪ It can open up your mind ♪
♪ There's power in a word ♪
♪ Help you understand Something new ♪
♪ [unintelligible] ♪
♪ Make you want to be inspired♪
♪ (Power) Hey ♪
♪ Power ♪
♪ There's power in a word ♪
[music playing]
♪ When little Amanda Was growing up ♪
♪ She was oh, so curious ♪
♪ And when she tried To speak out loud ♪
♪ It was hard for her To make certain sounds ♪
♪ But she kept working at it She kept trying ♪
♪ Discovered the talent was To be inspiring ♪
♪ By choosing her words And using her words ♪
♪ And sharing this power She found ♪
♪ That there was (Power in a word) ♪
♪ It can open up your mind ♪
♪ There's power in a word ♪
♪ Help you understand Something new ♪
[unintelligible]
♪ Make you want to be inspired♪
♪ (There's power) Hey ♪
♪ (Power) Hey ♪
♪ (Power) There's power in a word ♪
[music playing]
♪ We all have A unique perspective ♪
♪ That means we see things Differently ♪
♪ And that's What Amanda writes about ♪
♪ In all of her poetry ♪
♪ You see, she doesn't just tak About her life ♪
♪ She talks about her dreams ♪
♪ About the things That make her laugh and cry ♪
♪ Important and silly things ♪
♪ 'Cause there was a time When she was scared ♪
♪ Then she taught herself How to be brave ♪
♪ She learned to be bold By writing things down ♪
♪ Then reciting them Up on a stage ♪
'Cause there's power in my words.
♪ It can open up your mind ♪
There's power in your words.
♪ Help you understand Something new ♪
♪ [unintelligible] ♪
To grow your mind to be inspired.
♪ (There's power) Hey ♪
♪ (Power) Hey ♪
♪ (Power) There's power in a word ♪
[music playing]
Amanda Gorman is a great role model.
She's someone who used the power of words
to remind everyone to speak up, have courage
and use the power of words to help change the world.
♪ 'Cause there's power In a word ♪
♪ It can open up your mind ♪
♪ There's power in a word ♪
♪ Help you understand Something new ♪
♪ [unintelligible] ♪
♪ Make you want to be inspired♪
♪ (Power) Hey ♪
♪ (Power) There's power in a word ♪
[music playing]
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