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Rainbow (EP)

by Karen K & Mista Cookie Jar

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I think it's kinda cool for a boy to like the color pink. Cuz with color it doesn't matter what others think. It's kinda cool when a girl's a tomboy. She wants to catch frogs in the mud? It's her choice. It's her voice. It's her way to go. It's her way to grow. It's her way to glow. Shine bright. Blaze and be bold. Unearth your true colors. Go be that rainbow. You be you through and through. So you got two moms or two dads? Some say, that's too bad. I say forget that! What's with all these haters? Here's to a world where love could never faze us. I will be a rainbow. I will let my star glow. I can chase the darkness into the light. I will be a rainbow. I will let my love flow. I can chase the fear back into the night. In the U.S.A. back in our grandparents day, people risked their lives to pave a civil way. Justice and a dream. Dr. M.L.K. Rosa Parks Harvey Milk. Such meaning in one name. We've come a long way, historians say. Now who'da guessed we'd elect a black president? A new Modern Family for Uncle Sam. Now everyone's closer to Uncle Mitch and Uncle Cam. One dream, one love for each and every color. Every lifestyle, culture, every other. All in together. Shiny shine your little halo. Love is the way so… I will be a rainbow. I will let my star glow. I can chase the darkness into the light. I will be a rainbow. I will let my love flow. I can chase the fear back into the night. I can shine so bright. I will be a rainbow. We've come a long way with a long way to go. The road to rainbows ain't paved with gold. It's paved with hard work and lifetimes of struggle. The privilege we have now is from lifetimes of hustle. Lifetimes of muscle building. People power. Yet everywhere kids are getting bullied hour to hour. There are more slaves today than ever in history. Just why we can't evolve, it's a sad mystery. I call it hate -- in the name of god? More like, hate in the name of fraud. They better stop in the name of love before they break our hearts. Think it o-over, baby, love is smart. I will be a rainbow. I will let my star glow. I can chase the darkness into the light. I will be a rainbow. I will let my love flow. I can chase the fear back into the night. I can shine so bright. I will be a rainbow.
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I think it's kinda cool for a boy to like the color pink. Cuz with color it doesn't matter what others think. It's kinda cool when a girl's a tomboy. She wants to catch frogs in the mud? It's her choice. It's her voice. It's her way to go. It's her way to grow. It's her way to glow. Shine bright. Blaze and be bold. Unearth your true colors. Go be that rainbow. You be you through and through. So you got two moms or two dads? Some say, that's too bad. I say forget that! What's with all these haters? Here's to a world where love could never faze us. I will be a rainbow. I will let my star glow. I can chase the darkness into the light. I will be a rainbow. I will let my love flow. I can chase the fear back into the night. In the U.S.A. back in our grandparents day, people risked their lives to pave a civil way. Justice and a dream. Dr. M.L.K. Rosa Parks Harvey Milk. Such meaning in one name. We've come a long way, historians say. Now who'da guessed we'd elect a black president? A new Modern Family for Uncle Sam. Now everyone's closer to Uncle Mitch and Uncle Cam. One dream, one love for each and every color. Every lifestyle, culture, every other. All in together. Shiny shine your little halo. Love is the way so… I will be a rainbow. I will let my star glow. I can chase the darkness into the light. I will be a rainbow. I will let my love flow. I can chase the fear back into the night. I can shine so bright. I will be a rainbow. Fly bright in the sky  after the rain.  Be filled with laughter  And just build your brain.  We shine so differently.  But we're all the same. Human to the end.   We playing the same game.  We feel the same joy.  We feel the same pain.  We share the same love.  Let me count the ways. Stay true to you, You're a perfect quirk.  Shine on cuz, baby, you're a firework! And if you be a bully bully tryin' to start somethin' so rudely,  better stop in the name of love before you break our hearts.  Think it o-over, baby, love is smart.  I will be a rainbow. I will let my star glow. I can chase the darkness into the light. I will be a rainbow. I will let my love flow. I can chase the fear back into the night. I can shine so bright. I will be a rainbow.

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All download proceeds for “Rainbow” will benefit the fight for equality and LGBTQ rights.

"Rainbow," by Karen K and Mista Cookie Jar, is an American pro-LGBTQ pop-anthem for children, families and communities interested in creating an open dialogue about the growing pains of civil progress. “Rainbow” merges a socially critical hip-hop sensibility with the core value of the ever-growing "kindie" music genre (the blend of kids and indie music): respecting the intellectual capabilities of children.

In his article “Can Kids Music Change the World?” Jeff Bogle of Cooper & Kid (www.cooperandkid.com) writes, “A new song is set to be released that will up the ante on the political, world-changing capabilities of kindie music, essentially retesting the waters to see if kid’s music can indeed change the world in the 21st century. “Rainbow,” a for-charity kindie anthem that will immediately draw comparisons to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Same Love” in that, with a slick thought-provoking rap accompanied by a sweet female hook, (is a) song that reflects the position of those on the just, loving, compassionate, accepting, and tolerant side of history; a side that chooses to see boys and girls not as color-coded robots fated to follow a predictable path and also a side believing that the union of ANY two consenting people willing to commit to each other for an entire lifetime is a powerful and beautiful expression worth celebrating. Legally.”

In “Rainbow,” Karen & Cookie explore themes such as racial and cultural inclusivity, showing one's true colors despite societal gender expectations, and the placement of current social change and civil rights issues into a historical context. Karen K from Boston, MA and Cookie from Los Angeles, CA, collaborated from across the country to create "Rainbow."

“Marriage equality and LGBT rights – this is the civil rights issue of our generation, of our kids’ generation,” says Karen. “We wanted to talk about it in a real way with families and kids to encourage open, honest dialogue at home, in schools, on playgrounds and out in the world.”

Says Cookie, “We hope our song inspires children to begin to think critically about social justice, and that it’s a catalyst for discussion for parents and teachers too. Most of all, we hope it brings a sense of belonging for all, especially those who feel oppressed or bullied.”

Karen K (aka Karen Kalafatas) is a writer and children's music performer along with her band Karen K & the Jitterbugs. A winner of a Parents Choice Award and "Best Kid Vid of 2014" by Zooglobble, Karen and her Jitterbugs - Bumble, Hop, Stinky, Lightning and Love Bug - tour up and down the east coast performing her original genre-swirling songs, and delivering a theatrical, joyful show to kids ages zero to one-hundred-and-three. www.karenkjitterbugs.com

Mista Cookie Jar (aka C.J. Pizarro) is a children's music performer/multi-instrumentalist/music & video producer extraordinaire. With his family band, Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips, they've toured all over the US promoting their blend of Urban-Island-Folky-Rock & Roll for the Inner Child. Fusing audio style and visual lyricism, tradition and innovation, Mista Cookie Jar unites a rockstar excitement with the warmth of family music. mistacookiejar.com

For more information, visit IWillBeARainbow.org

For lyric video: vimeo.com/97195044

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released June 6, 2014

Performed and written by Karen K & Mista Cookie Jar

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