Podcast 32 Shelly Nichols

Tribal member Shelly Nichols, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, discusses her military sexual trauma experience that led to her co-writing "Warrior Wings," a song that will appear on "Warrior Songs Vol. 2: Women at War." The compact disc will be released by the nonprofit organization Warrior Songs on Nov. 10."Warrior Wings" Living life as an adult before 10 years old Living a life that she never asked for and the tears she's pouring covering up stories she was told not to tell When she found her voice it was 10 years later She said no more I will take this No after another was two too many So she picked up and joined the military Looking for a purpose, looking for a new trying to find hope in a world she'd come to lose More of the same is all she found Her warrior wings being torn and brought down And she knows .... that she was meant for more than this being tired of being dismissed and she won't say .. what has happened before It hurts too much she's on the floor, she's a wounded warrior She's a warrior (x6) A life without trust and no one to lean on One warrior's enemy that couldn't be defeated or so she thought without guidance from a friend Young warrior, life has a different plan So she picked up the pieces and she found a new home finally safe, she could finally grow be the warrior that she's always had inside and never forget that she fought and survived And she knows .. that she was meant for more than this She will not be dismissed She's not afraid ... of what the future brings This warrior still sings She's a warrior (x6) Living life as an adult before 10 years old Now living the life she's always deserved One about freedom, one about pride telling her story to heal the wounds insideLyrics by Garrett Stahl and Shelly Nichols Music by Garrett Stahl and Anna Wang Lead vocals: Anna Wang Backing vocals: Shelly Nichols