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Wait My Turn
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Soundtrack
Wait My Turn was released on June 6, 2024 by Atlantic Records as a part of the album Suffs (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Release DateJune 6, 2024
LabelAtlantic Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nikki M. James
Nikki M. James
Performer
Emily Whitaker
Emily Whitaker
Keyboards, Accordion
Yuka Tadano
Yuka Tadano
Electric Bass Guitar, Acoustic Bass Guitar
Julianne Merrill
Julianne Merrill
Programming
Nick Schenkel
Nick Schenkel
Programming
Sam Starobin
Sam Starobin
Programming
Beth Callen
Beth Callen
Guitar, Banjo
Dara Hankins
Dara Hankins
Cello
Mazz Swift
Mazz Swift
Violin, First Violin
Andrea Grody
Andrea Grody
Music Director, Keyboards
Rosa Avila
Rosa Avila
Drums
Sara Jacovino
Sara Jacovino
Trombone, Euphonium
Randy Cohen
Randy Cohen
Programming
Christine MacDonnell
Christine MacDonnell
Reeds
Emily Pecoraro
Emily Pecoraro
Reeds
Liesl Whitaker
Liesl Whitaker
Trumpet
Rebecca Steinberg
Rebecca Steinberg
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shaina Taub
Shaina Taub
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Shaina Taub
Shaina Taub
Producer
Craig Rosen
Craig Rosen
Executive Producer
Mikey Parker
Mikey Parker
Executive Producer
Pete Ganbarg
Pete Ganbarg
Executive Producer
Andrea Grody
Andrea Grody
Music Supervisor
Jess Birch
Jess Birch
Drum Technician
Dean Sharenow
Dean Sharenow
Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer
Thom Beemer
Thom Beemer
Recording Engineer
Ed Wedberg
Ed Wedberg
Recording Technician

Lyrics

Wait my turn
When will you white women ever learn?
I had the same old talk with Carrie Chapman Catt
20 years ago
I thought you might be better
But you still don't know
You want me to wait my turn
To simply put my sex before my race
Oh, why don't I leave my skin at home
And powder up my face?
Guess who always waits her turn
Who always ends up in the back
Us lucky ones born both female and black
Wait my turn
Well, I sure don't see you waiting yours, no
You're preaching, "We demand it now"
While knocking down locked doors
But you want me to wait my turn
So you don't offend your southern base
Since when does radical roll over for bigots
In the first place?
That's not leadership, Alice
It's cowardice
I hear you quote Frederick Douglass on your soapbox
Intending to include and impress us
But in the press, you play down our involvement
And here behind closed doors
You attempt to suppress us
"Deeds, not words" says the button on your jacket
So sick of rhetoric with no action to back it
If you don't have the spine to stand with us now
What will it take?
You do have a choice
There's always a choice
Which one will you make?
Don't you dare tell me to wait my turn
In truth, it's not your call
Either I march with my own state delegates
Or I don't march at all
I'm not here to soothe your guilt
That is none of my concern
I won't beg for your approval
Which I shouldn't have to earn
So no matter what you tell me
I will not wait one more minute
For my turn
Written by: Shaina Taub
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