A helping hand

we are just caught in a wave of history

let others rise and take our place until the Earth is free

the color of the world is changing day by day

surrounded and sprinkled on all sides by stars

joy is the backward surge of terror

how your world may be changed in one burst of light

we are children of dust and ashes

with their candles of grief, we will kindle our flame

a breath away from where you are

where you once stood will let us rise

rain will make the flowers grow

with their voices as soft as thunder

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So my best friend texted me needing help finding a quote (likely for an embroidery project). As follows is her request; "

Ok

So

Imagine,

Surrounded by random flowers

A quote

BUT WHAT QUOTE?

It has to be from a musical, I've decided that.

Not too hedonistic, not to blatantly theater, me vibe,

I trust ur judgment."

So I sent her a list of various quotes from musicals we both love, primarily Les Mis, and gc. I kept searching and found some new ones so I sent those as well, and then realized it almost read as a poem.

If you want to know where any specific quote came from, just ask.