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Olivia

from Dark Gives Way by jon simpson

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"Each year an estimated 800,000- 900,000 human beings are bought, sold, or forced across the world's borders (2003 U.S. State Department estimate). Among them are hundreds of thousands of teenage girls, and others as young as 5, who fall victim to the sex trade. There's a special evil in the abuse and exploitation of the most innocent and vulnerable. The victims of the sex trade see little of life before they see the very worst of life, an underground of brutality and lonely fear. Those who create these victims and profit from their suffering must be severely punished. Those who patronize this industry debase themselves and deepen the misery of others."
(President Bush, addressing the U.N. General Assembly September 23, 2003)

"90 percent of runaways become a part of the commercial sex industry."
(Estes and Weiner, "The commercial sexual exploitation of Children in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico")

"Each year, an estimated 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States. The number of U.S. citizens trafficked within the country each year is even higher, with an estimated 200,000 American children at risk for trafficking into the sex industry."
(U.S. Department of Justice. 2004. Report to Congress from Attorney General John Ashcroft on U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Fiscal Year 2003. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice.)

"The largest number of people trafficked into the United States come from East Asia and the Pacific (5,000 to 7,000 victims). The next highest numbers come from Latin America and from Europe and Eurasia, with between 3,500 and 5,500 victims from each."
(U.S. Departments of Justice, Health & Human Services, State, Labor, Homeland Security, Agriculture, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. 2004. Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice.)

What would you hope to be able to say to a young girl rescued from the sex trade?...

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OLIVIA
Jon Simpson © 2009 BugNog Music (ASCAP)

olivia, there's still fire in your eyes
and the spark that lit them's yet within your heart
olivia, won't you dance your fear away
though missteps and stumbles echo in your past
if you'll listen then i'd like the chance to say
that...

if you fall
you'll fall to the stars
and you need no man to catch you
cause you're moving in a masterwork of grace
so wherever you are
remember love is waiting
to hold you in a safe and warm embrace
and to wipe away the stain of darker days

olivia, you've got songs to sing
songs of freedom and of hope for brand-new starts
olivia, don't you ever let them win
you may think that you've got reasons to give up
i believe that you've got more to not give in
and...

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from Dark Gives Way, released February 13, 2009

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