The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. - African Proverb This video and song tells a truly powerful and heartbreaking truth, it's not the different one's who are wrong for being them, what's wrong is the village who won't accept them for being themselves
It's an interesting sentiment. Religiosity has been on a steep decline the last few decades, partially because humanity doesn't need the explanatory power of religious myths as much as they used to, but probably also partially because most religions are very exclusionary. Tell a kid God disapproves of them enough and they're eventually gonna stop coming to church. Enough of that and religions cease to exist.
Love the song. Love the story behind the original. Love the stories behind this one. It's amazing how powerful a song can be. Thank you Stephen for being the voice of so much misunderstood people...
Who better than Stephen to explain it. I was trying to find the link to a video showing Stephen explaining the story but couldn't find it. I found a transcript in a written interview
Here's Stephen's words: "here i am , twenty eight , living in los angeles , writing and singing songs . i went on my first tour last year . my first time getting face-to-face time with people that have been listening to my songs and my stories . and i meet these two kids , two trans teenagers and here’s where the story really starts . these two guys . they are themselves , simply themselves with nothing to hide . it took me twenty-three years , six churches , countless blacked out nites , a stint in rehab , and a suicide note to be able to utter the words “ i’m gay “ . even just to myself . and one nite after a show , i meet these two guys and they are just as they are . i was so inspired . i started talking with them and we got to know each other quite well . i’ve met their families and their girlfriends . i hear about what life is like for them . come february 23 , the day after trump took away federal protections for trans students in public schools . i cried when i heard the news . i cried for them . i cried cause i knew how hard it was for them already . i feared that this would give other kids permission to hate more freely . i was talking to them that day and hearing about what it felt like . my heart broke . i was on my way to a writing session and the word “village” kept swirling around in my head . like it’s gonna take a village to fix this . to come together and DO something . i asked my friends drew pearson and andrew jackson if they would tell this story with me . i sent “the village” to those two fans thinking if they were the only people to hear it , that’s good enough for me . i saw how much it meant to them and knew I had to release it . they kept saying “this will help so many people” . if it had such an impact on us , what could it do for everyone out there that feels like an outcast ? what could it do for a trans kid sitting in a church pew in alabama ? or a straight guy in nebraska that hates trans people but doesn’t even know why ? or a pastor’s son that’s starting to question his sexuality but feels like the whole world will end if he even thinks about saying anything .
To every single person that stands out from social norms in any way. You are all beautiful. Fly high all the colorful birds of the world, we are a flock where our differences are not hated but celebrated.
I just watched their act on americas got talenttt!!!!! Truely amazinggggg that you worked with this amazingg group of kids!!!!! SIMPLY HEARTWARMING 😭😭😭😭
Never have I beforw seen an artist take something beautiful, made with their music, and not only admire the new art, but instead embrace it AND the new artists. These young adults absolutely blew my mind years ago, but you collaborating with them bring so much joy. Keep doing how you do.
I used to listen to this song on repeat as I was learning to understand myself and my identity and deciding what i wanted to do with what i learned about myself. This is absolutely beautiful and reminds me so much of that time. All the dancers of UNITY absolutely smashed it too!
Wrabel you are AMAZING. As a Trans Nonbinary, Asexual Individuum beeing oversize i cant but feel understood with this piece . I allways loved the Song , Unity and you made it even greater
This song hits hard and thank you unity for featuring your stories add power to the song ❤there is something wrong with the village and there is nothing wrong with you ❤😢
Wrabel this song is amazing. I first saw this watching AGT and had to find you on RUclips! Thank you for this beautiful song. And may the world watch this and open their hearts. God loves all, we are not put on this earth to judge, we're put here to love, just love 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
I can't describe how much I love this, everything about it, the dance, the song, the stories, I simply can't describe it. THANK YOU for this MASTERPIECE ❤❤❤😭❤❤❤
This song has meant so much to me for so long and I personally don't think I would be here with out it that you @Wrabel I never thought a song would mean so much and be so relatable but it just is thank you so so so so so so much I will never forget a single word of this song xx this has meant so much to my personal battle with identity.
There's been something wrong with the village from time immemorial - since man has been given free will the only thing to develop is the self-delusion that any one version (the dominant one of the day) is perfection - and anything different must be destroyed
It was last week when I hear your song for the first time and I can't stop listening to it You are amazing and u love it Thank you Your song is just like my life 😊❤❤
I love this song so MUCH I just saw the Unity audition on AGT and I was trying to got the original song even more videos of Unity group. That means so much for a lot of people. ❤❤
Wow ... just ... wow. I honestly have no words with how powerful and beautiful this is. Every single person in this clip is beautiful, BECAUSE of what makes them different
This is vindication for all those who are different! I needed this when I was growing up. But I am glad that I got this when I am 60!This is for trans, race, heavy people and handicapped people like me.
I already loved this song but I love this video and choreography and just everything so much. I relate to so many of the stories shared and they are such amazing people and dancers! This actually came out at a time I needed it, so thank you
I love how no matter who you are, how you identify, or what you’re going through, you can relate to this song and video in one way or another. I didn’t think I could love this song any more, but this video proved me wrong.
Love the song. Love the story behind the original. Love the stories behind this one. It's amazing how powerful a song can be. This is like an anthem for everyone who feels they don't fit in or being criticized as being different. Let us all stand together and tell people there is nothing wrong with you
Shows you the kind of world we live in where love is illegal but oh not hate. That you can do anywhere you choose. But you want a little tenderness, warmth, a shoulder to cry on or even a smile you have to cower in a corner like a criminal.
🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝 From Brazil Beautiful and spectacular production !! Hermosa y increible producion !! C'est magnifique et parfait production !! Produção linda e maravilhosa !!
Thank u to all The performance on Got Talent brought me here The lyrics of this song r so powerful & full of truth The dancers stories r brave, strong & educational I applaud u & thank u for sharing ur truths, stories & journeys
WoW! I’m profoundly touched and moved by the powerful words of truth AND it has INSPIRED me to come out as a non-binary transgender female with PANACHE! 🦄🦄🦄🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰
I am 60 years old have been overweight all my life have lost 100s of pounds but finally said enough is enough I am me take me or leave I don't care I love myself and that is good enough for me I love all types of people I try to spread kindness every where I go love love this song
I watched the clip of UNITY's performance on BGT a few days ago, and the first time I watched it I started crying. Their stories, combined with their dance and the music was the perfect combo to bring the waterworks on :') I'm lucky that I haven't faced direct discrimination for my romantic & sexual orientation, but I certainly was bullied for being "different", for being a girl who liked to read and learn. Apparently that was a crime against humanity in the eyes of middle schoolers, and I soon found myself isolated from my classmates. I slept terribly, I would skip track practice after school because I'd been holding in tears the whole day and just had to get home...it wasn't a good time for me. And the school staff wasn't much help either - I think they only really made things worse because the main people responsible had high-ranked parents in the school. Nepotism at its finest. The parish priest wasn't even enough to get them to do anything about it. Even when he stormed into the principle's office and berated him to kingdom come and back after the deacon told him what was going on (he found out from my grandparents). After my class settled down in high school, there was still this barrier between me and the rest of them...I could never quite forget or forgive how they treated me for such inconsequential things. I did end up making friends with a couple of new kids in our class, and I'm still in regular contact with one, who is also part of the queer community so we've formed a pretty good friendship over that, as well as shared interests (in reading and writing ;) never give up what makes you happy. My love for books was really what got me through middle school, and I refused to let go of something I loved just because it was the source of the bullying). I'm in my second/last year of college now, in the creative writing club with other queer students. I meet up with my friend once a month and we catch up and chat. Our next one is in a couple days, actually, and I'm seriously thinking about showing her UNITY's initial audition. I think she'd love it
There's nothing wrong with you ALL, if village people can't accept individual differences, GOD created us perfectly in HIS purpose, I love you ALL, the message of the song us strong touch my heart and soul
Such a shame that you can't find this version on Spotify. I think this is a very nice translation. I have autism myself and I agree with this version and how it is different from others. It doesn't make me different and I want to be the same as everyone else. Sooo beautiful and moving!! Love this version so much, i keep listening to it.
This is such a beautiful song. The inspiration and feelings this song gives you I get goosebumps EVERY SINGLE TIME I listen to it. The melody, the flow, the lyrics, the tone. Perfection
I can’t show how much I love her without her doubting it but I love her so much more than words can explain and I want to express my feelings but idk how to
Wrable you nailed this lyrics it's telling us to we are who we are and Nobody should say otherwise❤❤❤❤❤ one of the best lyrics I know, because of The Hill i had to find you Big thank you❤❤❤
This was the most profound, touching and inspiring audition I’ve seen on BGT. I absolutely LOVE and ADORE this dance group and Wrabel for writing such an amazing and important anthem (it’s not just a song). THANK YOU to both of you. An overweight mom with a son on the Autism Spectrum ❤
So amazing and powerful. What a great song and powerful performance. I fell in love with all of you on AGT and happy we are connected now forever. Love to you all!
August 13, 2024 saw this on BGT immediately searched RUclips found it . This song gave me goosebumps the message gave me goosebumps talk deserve the golden buzzer
saw Unity on BGT and saw Wrabel on Stephen Colbert the other night and to see them together makes it even more meaningful Love the song. We've been told that 'It takes a village", but when there is something wrong with the village we grow up in we have to find our own village unfortunately for some because of what the village puts them through they never make it to the new village
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This song has always hit close to home. It makes me cry. I love it. This is my trans anthem. Thank you.
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Hey brother I'm trans too so I listen to this song all the time ❤
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The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. - African Proverb
This video and song tells a truly powerful and heartbreaking truth, it's not the different one's who are wrong for being them, what's wrong is the village who won't accept them for being themselves
I think someone should tell that to Ron DeSantis.
It's an interesting sentiment. Religiosity has been on a steep decline the last few decades, partially because humanity doesn't need the explanatory power of religious myths as much as they used to, but probably also partially because most religions are very exclusionary. Tell a kid God disapproves of them enough and they're eventually gonna stop coming to church. Enough of that and religions cease to exist.
I'm crying seeing this. Their performance on got talent was beyond moving.
This makes me cry every time I hear it. It is the most touching song I have ever heard.
almost 6 years later, u come back again to melt our hearts ❤
@tovelovercl 0yeaa 💘
Love the song. Love the story behind the original. Love the stories behind this one. It's amazing how powerful a song can be. Thank you Stephen for being the voice of so much misunderstood people...
what's the original and the story behind it?
Who better than Stephen to explain it. I was trying to find the link to a video showing Stephen explaining the story but couldn't find it. I found a transcript in a written interview
Here's Stephen's words: "here i am , twenty eight , living in los angeles , writing and singing songs . i went on my first tour last year . my first time getting face-to-face time with people that have been listening to my songs and my stories . and i meet these two kids , two trans teenagers and here’s where the story really starts .
these two guys . they are themselves , simply themselves with nothing to hide . it took me twenty-three years , six churches , countless blacked out nites , a stint in rehab , and a suicide note to be able to utter the words “ i’m gay “ . even just to myself . and one nite after a show , i meet these two guys and they are just as they are . i was so inspired . i started talking with them and we got to know each other quite well . i’ve met their families and their girlfriends . i hear about what life is like for them .
come february 23 , the day after trump took away federal protections for trans students in public schools . i cried when i heard the news . i cried for them . i cried cause i knew how hard it was for them already . i feared that this would give other kids permission to hate more freely . i was talking to them that day and hearing about what it felt like . my heart broke . i was on my way to a writing session and the word “village” kept swirling around in my head . like it’s gonna take a village to fix this . to come together and DO something . i asked my friends drew pearson and andrew jackson if they would tell this story with me .
i sent “the village” to those two fans thinking if they were the only people to hear it , that’s good enough for me . i saw how much it meant to them and knew I had to release it . they kept saying “this will help so many people” . if it had such an impact on us , what could it do for everyone out there that feels like an outcast ? what could it do for a trans kid sitting in a church pew in alabama ? or a straight guy in nebraska that hates trans people but doesn’t even know why ? or a pastor’s son that’s starting to question his sexuality but feels like the whole world will end if he even thinks about saying anything .
To every single person that stands out from social norms in any way. You are all beautiful. Fly high all the colorful birds of the world, we are a flock where our differences are not hated but celebrated.
I didn't think it was possible to love this song more, but you did it!😢😢😢❤❤❤
I just watched their act on americas got talenttt!!!!! Truely amazinggggg that you worked with this amazingg group of kids!!!!! SIMPLY HEARTWARMING 😭😭😭😭
Britains got talent..
bruh it’s bgt not agt
I did tooo! They are truly beautiful and so talented’
Never have I beforw seen an artist take something beautiful, made with their music, and not only admire the new art, but instead embrace it AND the new artists. These young adults absolutely blew my mind years ago, but you collaborating with them bring so much joy. Keep doing how you do.
I used to listen to this song on repeat as I was learning to understand myself and my identity and deciding what i wanted to do with what i learned about myself. This is absolutely beautiful and reminds me so much of that time. All the dancers of UNITY absolutely smashed it too!
Wrabel you are AMAZING. As a Trans Nonbinary, Asexual Individuum beeing oversize i cant but feel understood with this piece . I allways loved the Song , Unity and you made it even greater
Thank you ❤❤
as a non binary half horse , half penguin and identify as a pavement I relate to this song 😊.
"labels dont matter" sighhh
@@therehsuskra9004got the whole squad laughing. You thought you did smth 💀
I agree. I’m a female but I’m asexual and bisexual. I’ve love this song so much.
This song hits hard and thank you unity for featuring your stories add power to the song ❤there is something wrong with the village and there is nothing wrong with you ❤😢
This was the least that could be done for Unity such a nice gesture they did with that song. they put real meaning into it.
That's the loveliest song in the world. So validating.
I loved people's stories.
this song was my gender dysphoria anthem for years... thank you.
This was really beautiful Wrabel. I really loved it. I had more tears in my eyes than ever.
Everytime my tears don’t come out i listen to this song and it helps a lot, especially when you are in the exact situation as the song…❤️
it's the way you sing this lyrics Wrabel 😭 now I'm crying
Wrabel this song is amazing. I first saw this watching AGT and had to find you on RUclips! Thank you for this beautiful song. And may the world watch this and open their hearts. God loves all, we are not put on this earth to judge, we're put here to love, just love 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
These dancers were so good they made Simon press the golden buzzer a second time. That's unprecedented.
To all who are different,
We were born not to be the norm. We were born to follow our own hearts and our own journeys.
I can't describe how much I love this, everything about it, the dance, the song, the stories, I simply can't describe it. THANK YOU for this MASTERPIECE ❤❤❤😭❤❤❤
I was so hoping you would do a video with them!!! This is amazing! 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼
I found unity from BGT and searched the song. I LOVE how he included them in his video. This is profound. Well done all.
This song has meant so much to me for so long and I personally don't think I would be here with out it that you @Wrabel I never thought a song would mean so much and be so relatable but it just is thank you so so so so so so much I will never forget a single word of this song xx this has meant so much to my personal battle with identity.
This song has been my ringtone for six years. I’m still hanging on by a thread because there’s something wrong with the village.
true art! it’s speaking to me! thanks for putting all the daily pains into such an amazing art!✌️💓😍
There's been something wrong with the village from time immemorial - since man has been given free will the only thing to develop is the self-delusion that any one version (the dominant one of the day) is perfection - and anything different must be destroyed
It was last week when I hear your song for the first time and I can't stop listening to it
You are amazing and u love it
Thank you
Your song is just like my life 😊❤❤
Such a Soul Touching song...Beautiful! The Video is amazing!
this song will always have a special place in my heart because i love it. THIS IS MY GAY ANTHEM. THANK YOU WRABLE FOR THIS AMAZING SONG
This is so beautifully done. An amazing performance to an amazing song. ❤️
Thank-you Wrabel and Unity for bringing this masterpiece back to remind the world that "We can"❤❤
I love this song so MUCH I just saw the Unity audition on AGT and I was trying to got the original song even more videos of Unity group. That means so much for a lot of people. ❤❤
Wow ... just ... wow. I honestly have no words with how powerful and beautiful this is. Every single person in this clip is beautiful, BECAUSE of what makes them different
This is vindication for all those who are different! I needed this when I was growing up. But I am glad that I got this when I am 60!This is for trans, race, heavy people and handicapped people like me.
I already loved this song but I love this video and choreography and just everything so much. I relate to so many of the stories shared and they are such amazing people and dancers! This actually came out at a time I needed it, so thank you
It’s normal to be different. My heart goes out to everyone in the world who’s told otherwise.
So emotional from this brilliant song and performance from these courageous individuals 👏🏻👏🏻❤️🥺
I love how no matter who you are, how you identify, or what you’re going through, you can relate to this song and video in one way or another. I didn’t think I could love this song any more, but this video proved me wrong.
Love the song. Love the story behind the original. Love the stories behind this one. It's amazing how powerful a song can be. This is like an anthem for everyone who feels they don't fit in or being criticized as being different. Let us all stand together and tell people there is nothing wrong with you
this video is everything i needed for such song
This is for DECLAN....you are a BEAUTIFUL HUMAN! Inside AND out.
EMMA, you're a rock star!
I love you all!
Congratulations on ALL achievements!
absolutely beautiful.
Such a Beautiful story and song!!!
Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity I love this so much 😢😢
This is amazing... I have goosebumps!!
Shows you the kind of world we live in where love is illegal but oh not hate. That you can do anywhere you choose. But you want a little tenderness, warmth, a shoulder to cry on or even a smile you have to cower in a corner like a criminal.
Beautiful song. When it first came out years ago I cried.
Wonderful performance and brief speeches.
Best wishes to all from one who's been...
🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝 From Brazil
Beautiful and spectacular production !! Hermosa y increible producion !! C'est magnifique et parfait production !! Produção linda e maravilhosa !!
Thank u to all
The performance on Got Talent brought me here
The lyrics of this song r so powerful & full of truth
The dancers stories r brave, strong & educational
I applaud u & thank u for sharing ur truths, stories & journeys
just because people are different from you is not an issue with them, its you who dont like them.
Love this song,love unity and together it is just unbelievable.Fantastic!
*I love this song 🥺 Btw, hello from Indonesia 🇮🇩*
WoW! I’m profoundly touched and moved by the powerful words of truth AND it has INSPIRED me to come out as a non-binary transgender female with PANACHE!
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grown ass man here crying... this one hits different.
Kudos Wrabel. Powerful message beautifully delivered. Thank you.
Kira, you and all of you are Beautiful. We are in this Life to learn to Love as He Loved us! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
If you aren't moved by this performance than you are the village.
I am 60 years old have been overweight all my life have lost 100s of pounds but finally said enough is enough I am me take me or leave I don't care I love myself and that is good enough for me I love all types of people I try to spread kindness every where I go love love this song
This is absolutely brilliant, the song fantastic anyway, but wow the message!
Love to all my queer humans! ❤ 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
I just saw that you guys won the American got talent Simon broke the road press the golden buzzer two times😂😂❤❤❤
Thanks for this emotional song. I appreciate you❤
I watched the clip of UNITY's performance on BGT a few days ago, and the first time I watched it I started crying. Their stories, combined with their dance and the music was the perfect combo to bring the waterworks on :')
I'm lucky that I haven't faced direct discrimination for my romantic & sexual orientation, but I certainly was bullied for being "different", for being a girl who liked to read and learn. Apparently that was a crime against humanity in the eyes of middle schoolers, and I soon found myself isolated from my classmates.
I slept terribly, I would skip track practice after school because I'd been holding in tears the whole day and just had to get home...it wasn't a good time for me. And the school staff wasn't much help either - I think they only really made things worse because the main people responsible had high-ranked parents in the school. Nepotism at its finest.
The parish priest wasn't even enough to get them to do anything about it. Even when he stormed into the principle's office and berated him to kingdom come and back after the deacon told him what was going on (he found out from my grandparents).
After my class settled down in high school, there was still this barrier between me and the rest of them...I could never quite forget or forgive how they treated me for such inconsequential things. I did end up making friends with a couple of new kids in our class, and I'm still in regular contact with one, who is also part of the queer community so we've formed a pretty good friendship over that, as well as shared interests (in reading and writing ;) never give up what makes you happy. My love for books was really what got me through middle school, and I refused to let go of something I loved just because it was the source of the bullying).
I'm in my second/last year of college now, in the creative writing club with other queer students. I meet up with my friend once a month and we catch up and chat. Our next one is in a couple days, actually, and I'm seriously thinking about showing her UNITY's initial audition. I think she'd love it
There's nothing wrong with you ALL, if village people can't accept individual differences, GOD created us perfectly in HIS purpose, I love you ALL, the message of the song us strong touch my heart and soul
As soon as I heard this on BGT, I know I just had to get the song.
Amazing work from both ends.
This is so beautiful ❤
This is my anthem as a trans girl and as a nuerodivergent
Every time I hear his song I cry bcuz there IS something wrong with the village and this made me cry even more when the ppl share their storys
Makes me cry everytime i hear it!
that is so amazing.
Oh wow that was beautiful. I'm just crying here ahaha.
Find this video after watching BGT, and it is so meaningful. Thanks Wrabel to show this amazing group and story again through YT.
stunning!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Thank you for this song and this version of the song is now my favourite 💙🙏 The choreography, the stories. The truth and unity
Having a daughter with Down Syndrome and 3 kids who are transgender, this song hits mt heart!! 🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️ and his voice!!! Amazing! 🥰🥰
Beautiful ❤
Sobbing that Unity is in the official video. This is beautiful
Such a shame that you can't find this version on Spotify. I think this is a very nice translation. I have autism myself and I agree with this version and how it is different from others. It doesn't make me different and I want to be the same as everyone else. Sooo beautiful and moving!! Love this version so much, i keep listening to it.
I always loved this song, but the dance performance combined with it, makes me cry every time. I love it. Thank you for this.
This is such a beautiful song. The inspiration and feelings this song gives you I get goosebumps EVERY SINGLE TIME I listen to it. The melody, the flow, the lyrics, the tone. Perfection
I can’t show how much I love her without her doubting it but I love her so much more than words can explain and I want to express my feelings but idk how to
This breaks my heart ...in the best way. ❤❤ Be you always...Love is Love!!💕💗💕
IMO, one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard. And this visual makes it even more so! Just beautiful.
Declan is so beautiful
Wrable you nailed this lyrics it's telling us to we are who we are and Nobody should say otherwise❤❤❤❤❤ one of the best lyrics I know, because of The Hill i had to find you Big thank you❤❤❤
Awesome
Amazing and beautiful performance 😍👏
Beautiful
I love how you show people how you are.
Keep it up
I wish I could be like all .
This song deserves more views then what it has now, it’s beautiful and emotional😢❤❤.
I cry every time. Thank you for this ❤
This was the most profound, touching and inspiring audition I’ve seen on BGT. I absolutely LOVE and ADORE this dance group and Wrabel for writing such an amazing and important anthem (it’s not just a song).
THANK YOU to both of you.
An overweight mom with a son on the Autism Spectrum ❤
this song has helped me get through so many bad days and nights thank you wrabel you have saved so many lifes with this song keep up the amazing work.
Legends!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I watched them on AGT and balled . Thank you for this .
So amazing and powerful. What a great song and powerful performance. I fell in love with all of you on AGT and happy we are connected now forever. Love to you all!
August 13, 2024 saw this on BGT immediately searched RUclips found it . This song gave me goosebumps the message gave me goosebumps talk deserve the golden buzzer
saw Unity on BGT and saw Wrabel on Stephen Colbert the other night and to see them together makes it even more meaningful Love the song. We've been told that 'It takes a village", but when there is something wrong with the village we grow up in we have to find our own village unfortunately for some because of what the village puts them through they never make it to the new village