Bravebird

Amel Larrieux (lead singer from 90's group Groove Theory) put out a song back in 2004; but it was floating around online as early as 2002. Anywho she wrote the song after reading the book Desert Flower and dedicated it to Waris Dirie.

Some of the lyrics...

In a land far away where the sun doesn't spare a soul And a twisted tradition has a girl in a strangle hold Lies a desert with the footprints of little girls with a secret Of a pain that you and I could never know
Little feet running fast as they can like the bird in flight Through days of sand with a fire in the sky and through Indigo nights She runs away from a life spent Being witness to other unwilling participants Of a pain that you and I could never know

You're a bravebird (Bravebird) You put yourself on the line When you shared your secret with the world You saved another mother's child


.... beautiful song and lyrics!