Stepping Up To The Mic (Kathleen Hanna) : She woke up in the morning having a bad dream about being in some kind of doggy basket and wanting desperately to get out. I told her maybe it had something to do with going in the record-store the night before There were so many bad records and CDs everywhere and so many incredible ones. And it started feeling, like, overwhelming, and we couldn't do anything. Then she reminded me of the thing that Patti Smith said, and that Rambo (?!) said a really long time ago, you know about new sight, sounds and visions created by women. And suddenly it seemed like everything was possible for us, in that moment in time when we listened to headphones and heard Patti Smith say "Alright lets get to it!" And I'm waiting, and I'm losing it And I feel scared, but scared feels so good All of a sudden I saw the lights light up as my voice was travelling through the wires from the microphone, and I realized that millions of women, at one point or another would stand in front of a microphone and say things like i was saying, or already said. I felt like I was in the process of continuing some kind of weird historical thing was overtaking me, like I was Patsy Cline or Queen Latifah, or somebody really important. And i realized that there was no time like now and I didn't care if I was scared. Shaking in the most incredible way Shaking in the most incredible way Shaking in the most incredible way Shaking in the most incredible way I'm not waiting, but I'm losing it And I feel scared, but scared can feel So good So fine So good So good