Shea Diamond - I Am Her (Official Music Video)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- My name is Shea Diamond, Singer/Songwriter based in NYC by way of Flint, MI. I was born into a gender role that I did not accept & I didn’t feel like myself. Desperate to find the financial means to transition to my true gender, I committed a crime in 1999 & was sentenced to 10 years in a men's prison. While incarcerated, I found a community that shared my trans experience - it was there where I found my voice. I began writing “I Am Her” as a statement to a world that said I shouldn't exist. I wrote it as an anthem for all those that felt shunned for simply being who they were. In 2009 I was released from prison. Shortly after my release, I moved to New York City where I found a studio to record “I Am Her” and the means to create a video for my song.
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Brilliant. I'm an old heterosexual 63-year old married white guy and this is the best R&B that touches my soul that I've heard since about 1968. Great job, girl!
This is so great!!!!!!!
Yeah we had to analyze the lyrics of this song and three other songs in English lesson since our topic is gender identity. This is so far my most favourite song among the four songs we had to analyze and I feel very sorry for poor Shea Diamond
Kat Blaque !!!!!
I'm here because Mayor Pete named dropped you on TMZ and I'm so glad he did! You are amazing!
Representing Flint-town! Raise your voice and be HEARD, girl!
I dont speak a lot of english and somwhow yo make me feel so vulnerable and connected
My spirit animal - thank you Shea Diamond for your courage, beauty, authenticity, and gift of hope. You’re an inspiration!
Don't compare Black people to animals.
A fusion of Soul, Country, Blues & Rock
shea this gave me so much life . this complimented my morning. thanks for your spirit. i feel it
So powerful. Thank you.
Andara Welcome
I seen you live on FB Billboard so I thought I'd hear the song. Coming from a straight girl I thought it was a great song. You have come a long way and I wish you success!
This song itches all the right parts of my brain. Goosebumps ✨
i swear to god i'm crying... this is pure art.
U r amazing!!!! I told u i was gonna check u out. From ur girl at ez money here in Des Moines, Iowa.
THAT. FUCKING. VOICE. So thankful RuPaul's podcast led me to this amazing artist!
I am obsessed!!! PURE TALENT!
Thank you for making this video, it's very pure and enlightening.
Added to Spotify playlist.........nOw
I'm in tears and I have chills. So beautiful.
I hate that someone could be sentenced for 10 years for robbing a store but rapists barely get one year in prison.
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
your VOICE
the LYRICS
THE. GUITAR. I'm dying. (claps loudly)
I saw u on The House, I enjoyed U. 😊
such a great voice.
So powerful!
Isis King thanks for your words of encouragement the day I met you!
I've always thought of you as an amazing representation of trans experience! You're always positive and down the earth! I feel humbled as well as honored to have a like and comment from you my #Shero keep on shining!
I feel this song so hard I'm questioning my gender identity
woooooow i love u voice, please singing more 4 u fans... and 4 u know spanish te amo y saludos
I love you so much this gave me Chills Sis!
Thrills
Chills
No pills
Drills
Happies
Said the couplet with mills
Grind that rice down, no drills
love
WOW WOW What beauty
🤠💜
This is a fuckin anthem!! Why isn't it more famous??
It may be a song about trans-issues, but its lyrics go so much deeper. This is a song that anyone could relate to, and I love it.
Right! I'm feeling it.
I have never commented on a video before but this video is so fucking important. It has the emotional depth of India Arie, Billie Holiday, and Etta James. so amazing.
#werq
yes yes yes
Then how do you have 1000 subs? You haven't uploaded any videos
shea is one of the best underrated artists her videos are criminally under viewed her music is so powerful and has such a great meaning
EXACTLY
Hey do you play geometry dash?
@@PrinceSSss-e9y grazie e scusa ancora
[Chorus: Shea Diamond]
There's an outcast in everybody's life
And I am her (I am her)
There's a shadow in everybody's front door
And I am her (I am her)
There's a dark cloud in everybody's sunlight
And I am her (I am her)
Oh no, I am her
[Verse 1: Shea Diamond]
All that glitters isn't gold
At least that's what I've been told
I've got so many issues and problems that I go through
Sometimes I can't sleep at night
If I hide my face, heaven forbid
It wouldn't be the worst thing that I ever did
It's a hell of a world that we're living in
James 2:10, a sin is a sin
Don't look at me immediately
And whisper behind my back thinking I'm naive
That's my southern hospitality
Tolerates more BS than even I can believe
[Chorus: Shea Diamond]
There's an outcast in everybody's life
And I am her (I am her)
There's a dark cloud in everybody's sunlight
And I am her (I am her)
There's a shadow in everybody's front door
And I am her (I am her)
Oh no, I am her
[Verse 2: Shea Diamond]
Your ignorance leaves a hell of a stench
The aroma lingers on generations have known
Ain't it ironic, the smarter we get
The less we understand 'bout the simplest shit
I am Shea, she is me
We get down with our bad selves
Figuratively
Don't care too much what other people say
I get along swell by my goddamn self
Never asked for no-one's philosophy
It's obvious I'm proud of me
Yeah, yeah-yeah
[Chorus: Shea Diamond]
There's an outcast in everybody's life
And I am her (I am her)
There's a dark cloud in everybody's sunlight
And I am her (I am her)
There's a shadow in everybody's front door
And I am her (I am her)
Oh no, I am her
I'm surprised nobody has said this yet, but thank you :D
बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद साहिर!
Thank you so much for these!
Thank Youuu🏳️⚧️🖤💛💜🖤
As a black trans musician, you are my inspiration. Learned about you an hour ago and you're already one of my favorite artists.
This song definitely shows the ability of the human spirit to prevail. Although you are her, she is now capturing hearts including my own. I am her too. Thank you for all you do for improving your life has shined a light upon mine own.
Jada M. Cardona
THIS IS EVERYTHING !!!! i have tears in my eyes and im not a shame to say it. Transwoman heal me. “There’s an outcast in everybody’s life, and I Am Her,” “There’s a dark cloud in everybody’s sunlight, and I Am Her.” BEAUTYFULL this resonates on so many levels both song and video. i dont know were to begin. Thank you !!!!!
ON repeat . and what a shining sexy beautyfull woman you are glowing from energy and inner power...
I love this song so much. allways listen to it, when I'm disphoric and depressed about being a trans girl. Or if i just want to listen to one of my favorite songs. Thank you so much
***STANDING OVATION***
I absolutely love and adore this song. Keep up the great work👍🏽
...let me just kindly follow all your social media accounts RIGHT NOW. Come through, Flint-Town, come through.
Can't stop watching. Thank you for your beauty, strength, brilliance, and resilience. So grateful to have you in the world.
Amazing lyrics and so powerful! The fact that Trans medical issues are so on the back burner now is unbelievable! So very amazed at your strength to continue on from within to release this song! You have truly touched thousands and will continue to do so now indefinitely!
Hey what is a nucleotide?
I just found your song on my "Discover" playlist on Spotify, and I'm glad I did. The song is poetic, powerful, and downright has a groove to it. I love the message, I love how inspirational your story is (I did my reading), and you can bet I'm not gonna' be watching for what you make in the future.
Title of the poem: Happiness with mill
Imagine a mill...mill...
millionaire with a mill
Said Poverty, their devil
Your money in your bank I did spill
Ungrateful Bill, your greed created me, your devil!
Hahahahaha millionaire with a mill!
And your suffering for your devil
is his biggest, best thrill!
Your heart with grief, I shall fill
And from a company, you own a mill
that'll create your only happy pill!
Bill, whom your dad did spoil
now learn to smile with just a mill.
Else your greed shall drill
horrific Death the DeviL!
He will definitely kill
you and your dad so ill!
Sir, your richness you did kill
Look what you did by listening to Bill!
You replaced your richness with me, the devil!
Now, don't replace me with Death the Devil!
Goodbye! Enjoy your life with the mill!
Millionaire with a mill!
Hahahahaha Millionaire with a mill!
Mill
Thank you mill
You drill
Thrill
And Chill
Thank you, Chill
Thank you, Thrill
You both drill
The ultimate happy pill
So thank you, Mill
You spend your time to drill
Our happy pill!
Drill, mill, drill!
Grind those grains down and drill
the ultimate happy pill!
My Child, you're so chill!
With fever ill?
Dad, poverty makes me ill
Physically and mentally ill
No money for a fever pill
No money for a happy pill!
No money for a tasty grill!
Dad, do we ever pay a bill?
Grill?
Kid, you mentally ill?
Poverty and a mill
And you ask for a grill?
dad, no I'm not mentally ill
Water in my mouth the grill wants to fill
Happiness in my tongue, the grill wants to fill
Happiness in my stomach, the grill wants to fill
Happiness in my heart, the grill wants to fill
Tasty food made by grill
Dad, what can you afford, not a happy pill?
Dad, do we ever pay a bill?
Ungrateful kid, Thank the mill
Ungrateful kid, so ill
Thank the mill!
No pill
No grill
But mill!
But if no mill
then more ill
that will kill
You, so ill.
And no pill
drilled from mill!
No ultimate pill
Listen to me, Mr Ill
Mr Ungrateful, No ultimate pill!
And never a 400$ grill!
Summary of the poem: This poem is about a millionaire and his child Bill. They however lost a lot of money and became poor. Since the man spoilt Bill, he spent so much money to buy expensive stuff which Bill demanded to buy that he spent all his money and thus became poor! Poverty is treated as a person in the poem, who is a devil for them. Death the devil killing them is a personification for them dying because of being poor enough to die of not meeting requirements for existence, such as food, water, and shelter. If the child is still spoilt and ungrateful, then they will become even poorer that this situation could occur. Now they live in poverty and the miller relies only on his mill grinding grains down for his earnings. With so little money the child becomes ill. He also becomes mentally sick and depressed due to the poverty and boring harsh life because of it. So much that his only solution to make himself happy is to buy artificial pills that make you happy. Because of their poverty, they can't afford both pills for curing diseases and happy pills. Despite their unbelievable poverty the child suddenly asks for a grill which is so costly so that he can enjoy super tasty food grilled on the grill. This shocks the miller and makes him mad. Turns out the child is still spoiled, can ask for costly stuff without considering poverty. He says the child must be happy with the money he gets from the mill grinding. If the mill never existed they would have no money and no food and other requirements for existence. This would kill them.
it's like blues and funk music had a baby! I love this song and the artist😘
Princess Ariel m : yEss!
SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!! My trans butt love this so much. Finally I found a song about a beautiful Trans Women
I LOVE U
why is this song not trending? this is a world class song, and I hope it wins a Grammy!!
Mo Mo, My Mo, yes Sir! Boolalala Boolalala Boolalala Boolalala! I am her, I AM HER!!! $%&&*$%% Comes with income tax from a Minecraft player!
This is one of the best records I've heard and is so authentic and soulful.
Mr Moss, hallelujah!
YASSSSSS SLAYED THAT SIS
So good can this be bought online?
Sure can! itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am-her-single/id1162145717
Thank you or the support mama :)
i'd love to have this in song in my vinyl collection. any plans to release it on vinyl as well?
My professor played this for us in class and I fell in love with your voice!!! This is such a powerful and beautiful song💓
So underrated
Shea once committed armed robbery in order to pay for her bottom surgery because her dysphoria was killing her and ended up sentenced to prison where she was horrifically abused and while in prison she wrote this beautiful and Powerful song from a beautiful and Powerful spirit.
Wow this music video is amazing. Great Job love, you KILLED IT.
YAAAAAS! I am in looove. Bring on that Merry Clayton rock-bitch soul sound! I can't wait to hear what's next from you.
How did I only hear this song this year...? Absolutely phenomenal. Stunning. Perfect.
This is a motherfucking ANTHEM! What a queen! I can’t believe I’m just hearing this...
Shea Diamond is someone you'd love to meet and she inspired me for my reading project, against social injustices done to the trans community... I look up to Shea and hope to one day be a recognized human rights activist motivated by stories from people like her. Holy crap I'd love to meet Shea!
Hey Shea, we absolutely love the video. We're working on an interview with Alok Vaid Menon and we think that your music will give it the voice that it deserves. Would you be alright with us using your tracks. Do let us know.
The video will not be monetised in any way and is purely to tell Alok's story.
Love, Team Kerosene.
Relatable - Inspiring - Motivational. Saving this for my days when I need to feel empowered!!!
Wow Powerful!!!!! I"m Speechless!!
Yep the song has a lot of (Energy÷Time) Physics time is behind you!
this alwys reminds me im nit alone in this community im a trans 13 year oand i i have the highest respect for you thank for reminding me i am a girl and no will decide im not
Amazing!! Here for this all day long.
this is fucking incredible. thank you so much. im gonna get to where i can be proud of me too.
love this... any place I can look to find the lyrics?
thank you for being such an amazing human being! you inspire me, my boyfriend is trans and he is the most beautiful person i have ever met... thank you for existing and making his existence more visible! you are a very beautiful and talented woman!!! keep up with the good and precious work!
WERK CHICA!
A STAR IS REBORN! GOOO DIAMOND!
You got a new fan - love and a big hug from Germany
Vielen Dank!
SISTER this is incredible... such good work, a truly amazing and relevant piece of art. Fierce as FUCK. Yes, girl!! Would love to write with you one day. Major power to you from Germany, beautiful soul, smash that patriarchy! xxx
@SheaDiamond THIS IS CRIMINALLY UNDERVIEWED keep all of this amazing work up i love youuu!!
Hi! I'm French and I've just discovered you thanks toThe Economist's video about you! I can't stop playing this song, you're so great and I love your music and what you stand for!! I wish you all the best ❤❤❤ kisses from Paris
It's a crime that you don't have millions of followers. I support you so much
Truly beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes. Stay proud.
So amazing sis keep pushing the list on women's anthems of the year
Hello LaLa
Wish this would play on the radio. So. SO. SOOO. GOOD. 💞
Wow. I don't usually listen to this kind of music, but your voice is just so beautiful. I love this. Thank you for giving us trans women a voice.
Wow. You're really awesome! You're going to give a voice to a lot of people who need it. And the best part is the music is incredible on top of the message.
I have a big feeling she is not as famous is due to the fact that she is a black trans women, the world is sadly still not ready for black trans women excellence
saw you on t time wit the gurlz i fell in lov with your spirit, passion and drive to be great, you are a true entertainer and i hope u all the success in the world!
This is So Inspiring! Im Crying! This is Beautiful! Shea you are Beautiful!
Play this at my funeral! I demand it! It'll be great for my self esteem in the afterlife
Thank you hun you make us be seen,.. I to love to fight for our freedom In the courts thank you again
I can't belive that we still need to fight for human equality till this day . But we need to though
Still watching this Masterpiece!😍 #TransPeopleMattersToo #HappyPride2019
I’m glad Polyphonic had a clip of this recently in a video on trans folk in music. After watching this and American Pie, I’m a fan. You’re amazing! 🙌🏻
The statement at the beginning was like woah! Then I listened to the whole song and started this trip to all your videos. You have a new fan, greetings from Argentina!
I've been singing this song to myself for like 4 days now! haha
Shea diamonds your song and voice makes a powerful statement I love your music #iamher
Just heard Justin Tranter mention you and your song on 'what's the tee.' Gorgeous, strong, beautiful and an amaymay voice. So awesome to hear what you have to say. Keep sharing and keep them tunes coming. I'm off to buy your song on iTunes. xx
Nina Simone Realness
Oh my gawd I love this music video so goddamn much. I love her voice, and I just love her.
GO GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURL ♥ you are fire!
Why does this not have more views and comments? This is such a strong, rousing song, and about such an important matter! Those people don't know what they're missing out on. You rock on, girl
Listened to this song once and now I can't stop listening to it! Your story is so inspiring, can't wait to see you fly baby girl 💘
This Is Incredible.
Always Be true to who you are...
I absolutely love this.
You are absolutely phenomenal and I simply love this piece. I listen to it, over and over.
Shea Diamond: keep on shining!!
This is painfully underated.
I love u Shea and I'm so glad you made it this far keep it up!!!!
Go girl Go! This song is amazing! Just heard it on Spotify and I loved it!