שרון גל - 12-12-21 - שעה ראשונה

Contributor: Chris Rollins

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On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the student debt crisis. With an announcement expected imminently on the fate of the national freeze on student debt payments, pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to not only extend the moratorium, but also cancel a substantial amount of the crushing debt burden tens of millions of people in the United States are under. How did we end up in a situation where borrowers have accumulated over $1.7 trillion in debt just because they wanted to get an education?

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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This song is my first song I have sung with Cowboy Cadence, inspired by the love of my life, Kathy Trevelyan.

I wrote “In the Quiet Room” to capture what it really feels like to live with sadness and the weight of old wounds. This song is my way of telling you about the moments when I feel invisible—when the world gets so heavy that it’s hard to breathe, and my voice almost disappears. Each verse is like a confession; I’m letting you see the shadows I carry and the silence I sometimes hide behind.

But as the song moves on, it’s about the first tiny steps out of that darkness. I wanted you to hear the tremble in my voice as I gather up enough courage to say “no,” or to let a single tear fall. That’s me learning, slowly, to trust myself and to believe that I’m not as alone as I once thought.

By the end, the song is a gentle promise to myself—and to you—that I can let love in again. The sadness doesn’t just vanish, but it softens. There’s hope and forgiveness woven through the last lines, a sense that maybe, just maybe, I can start over. I hope that when you listen, you feel a little less alone in your own quiet room, and you remember that even the softest voices deserve to be heard.

But as the song moves on, it’s about the first tiny steps out of that darkness. I wanted you to hear the tremble in my voice as I gather up enough courage to say “no,” or to let a single tear fall. That’s me learning, slowly, to trust myself and to believe that I’m not as alone as I once thought.

By the end, the song is a gentle promise to myself—and to you—that I can let love in again. The sadness doesn’t just vanish, but it softens. There’s hope and forgiveness woven through the last lines, a sense that maybe, just maybe, I can start over. I hope that when you listen, you feel a little less alone in your own quiet room, and you remember that even the softest voices deserve to be heard.

Verse 1:
In the quiet room, I hold my breath,
Shadows dance along the wall.
My voice is just a memory—
I’m afraid to speak at all.

I fold myself into the silence,
Hide my heart beneath my sleeve.
The world is too heavy,
And I find it hard to breathe.

Pre-Chorus:
There’s a sadness in the mirror,
Eyes too tired to cry,
I pretend I’m made of stone,
But inside, I ask why.

Chorus:
But a whisper in the darkness
Says, “You’re not alone.”
I gather up the pieces,
And carry myself home.

I let a single tear fall,
I let my shoulders shake—
I speak my name into the night,
And let the sadness break.

Verse 2:
The first “no” is barely spoken,
My lips tremble with the sound,
But every truth I whisper
Plants hope in barren ground.

Bridge:
I am not just what I’ve suffered,
I am more than every scar.
I am quiet, I am gentle,
I am learning who you are.

Final Chorus:
And every dawn is softer now,
The darkness starts to fade.
I open up my window,
Let the light find where I’ve prayed.

I hold my own reflection,
Forgiving all I’ve been—
In the quiet room, I promise:
I will let love in.

OUTRO:

In the quiet room,
I let love in...
I let love in...
I let love in...

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