Commentary and transcript: http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/07/21/toni-morrison-wellesley-commencement/

Toni Morrison's Wellesley commencement address (2004)

LYRICS:

Will anyone notice if I'm gone?
I guess I'm just looking for a reason to...Hold on
If none of this matters, then why am I here?
Will somebody notice before I...Disappear?

Here is your reason
Somebody cares
If your heart is still beating
Then there's a reason you're here
Don't let them tell you
That you're better off gone
I want you to live on...Live on

It's not over, baby, you're not done
Frozen fingers embrace this...New sun
You're going through hell and it's nothing but hurt
Life is a war, but freedom has...Come for you

Here is your reason
Somebody cares
If your heart is still beating
Then there's a reason you're here
Don't let them tell you
That you're better off gone
I want you to live on...Live on

Breathe it in and breathe it out
Your life isn't over now
Your story's beginning
Hold your breath against the pain
Hope is at your door again
You're not on your own anymore

Hold on

Hold on...Hold on...Don't give up hope
You're not alone anymore

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