[Intro – Soft, emotional] This
is
the
story
of
Emily…
A
story
of
pain,
courage
and
grace.
Eight
children,
four
girls
and
four
boys,
Raised
by
a
mother
and
father
who
gave
us
everything
they
had.
Mum
and
Dad,
you
suffered
so
we
could
dream…
Today,
we
are
living
the
fruits
of
your
sacrifice.
[Verse 1 – Childhood] We
were
eight
under
one
roof,
Four
daughters
and
four
sons,
Life
was
never
easy,
But
our
parents
kept
us
strong.
They
worked,
they
struggled,
they
prayed,
So
their
children
could
have
a
better
day.
We
didn't
have
everything
we
wanted,
But
Mum
and
Dad
gave
us
love
anyway.
[Chorus] Look
at
me
now,
look
at
me
now,
The
girl
who
once
cried
is
standing
proud.
From
the
tears
to
the
joystick,
From
the
pain
to
the
machine,
God
took
my
broken
pieces
And
turned
them
into
a
dream.
I
am
Emily,
I
am
still
standing,
I
am
Emily,
I
keep
rising!
[Verse 2 – Veronica] But
one
seat
at
our
table
is
empty,
One
voice
we
can
never
hear
again.
Veronica,
our
sister,
You
left
us
in 2010.
Vero,
you
may
be
gone
from
our
sight,
But
your
memory
will
never
die.
Rest
in
peace,
dear
sister,
Until
we
meet
again
on
the
other
side.
[Chorus] Look
at
me
now,
look
at
me
now,
The
girl
who
once
cried
is
standing
proud.
Life
tried
to
break
me,
But
I
refused
to
stay
down.
God
gave
me
strength,
And
I
found
my
way
somehow.
[Verse 3 – Emily’s heartbreak] I
became
a
wife
when
I
was
still
young,
I
thought
I
had
found
where
I
belonged.
But
my
husband
left
me
for
another
woman,
And
suddenly,
I
had
to
become
strong.
I
cried,
I
struggled,
I
questioned
my
way,
But
somewhere
inside
me,
A
dream
refused
to
die.
So
I
picked
myself
up,
And
started
chasing
my
dreams.
I
found
my
strength
in
hard
work,
And
discovered
what
I
could
be.
[Bridge – Powerful] I
didn't
become
an
operator
because
life
was
easy,
I
became
one
because
I
refused
to
give
up.
I
climbed
into
that
excavator,
Put
my
hands
on
the
controls,
And
told
myself: "
Emily,
your
story
is
not
finished!"
[Verse 4 – The Operator] Today
I
move
mountains
with
a
machine,
I
turn
the
earth
and
I
build
dreams.
From
operator
to
trainer,
Look
what
God
has
done!
Not
just
a
trainer…
An
international
trainer!
I
teach
the
next
generation,
I
transfer
knowledge
and
skills.
Behind
the
excavator
operators
at
KVTC,
There
is
a
woman
who
believes
they
can.
[Chorus – Big & uplifting] I
am
Emily!
The
woman
behind
the
joysticks!
I
am
Emily!
The
woman
behind
the
operators!
From
a
broken
heart
to
a
stronger
woman,
From
childhood
struggles
to
a
woman
of
purpose.
I
didn't
stop
when
life
said, "
No."
I
kept
pushing
until
I
heard, "
Yes!"
[Final Verse] To
every
young
girl
who
thinks
she
cannot,
Look
at
my
story
and
know
that
you
can.
There
is
no
gender
barrier
in
my
world,
Give
a
woman
a
chance
and
watch
her
rise.
I
am
an
earth
mover,
I
am
an
operator,
I
am
a
trainer,
I
am
an
international
trainer.
And
when
you
see
those
excavators
moving
at
KVTC,
Remember
the
woman
behind
the
joysticks…
Emily
Mumba.
[Outro – Soft] Mum
and
Dad,
your
sacrifices
were
not
in
vain.
Vero,
rest
peacefully. ❤️
And
to
every
woman
chasing
her
dream—
Keep
going.
Because
sometimes
the
life
that
breaks
you
Is
the
same
life
that
builds
you.
I
am
Emily.
This
is
my
story.
And
I
am
still
rising. 🎵🙏🏾
I
am
Emily.
This
is
my
story.
And
I
am
still
rising. 🎵🙏🏾