Dr. Ashley Elliott performs an expressive dance to the gospel-inflected song ‘Something Has To Break,’ channeling themes of spiritual surrender, faith, and breakthrough. The performance uses movement and lyrical repetition to convey the emotional release required for healing and recovery.

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[00:59:53] and also

[00:59:54] black lives matter so yeah um we will see how she characterizes all those feelings

[01:00:03] through video so here we go

[01:00:24] so

[01:00:34] i feel it in this room

[01:00:38] only spirit move cause when you have your way

[01:00:45] something has to break

[01:00:50] every life

[01:00:52] set their own thing right

[01:00:56] cause when you have your way

[01:01:00] something has to break

[01:01:04] something has to break

[01:01:08] right now in your day

[01:01:14] something has to break

[01:01:18] something has to break

[01:01:20] something has to break

[01:01:22] hey

[01:01:24] hey

[01:01:26] right now in your name

[01:01:30] something has to break

[01:01:34] oh

[01:01:36] i believe you’ll get me to it

[01:01:40] i believe you’ll lead me through it

[01:01:44] i believe that you will do it right now

[01:01:48] something has to break

[01:01:50] something has to break

[01:01:52] something has to break

[01:02:18] something has to break

[01:02:21] I believe

[01:02:23] God, we believe

[01:02:25] we still have hope on you

[01:02:29] right now

[01:02:33] something has to break

[01:02:37] I believe

[01:02:40] I said my faith on and right now

[01:02:45] something has to break

[01:02:52] I believe

[01:02:53] I believe

[01:02:56] I believe

[01:03:00] God, we believe

[01:03:03] something has to break

[01:03:06] I believe

[01:03:08] I believe

[01:03:11] I said my faith on and right now

[01:03:15] something has to break

[01:03:15] something has to break

[01:03:15] something has to break

[01:03:22] you’ve been waiting on it

[01:03:24] so far

[01:03:25] something has to break

[01:03:29] it’s happening right now

[01:03:31] right where you are

[01:03:33] something has to break

[01:03:36] put your faith on it

[01:03:38] lift your hands and receive it

[01:03:40] something has to break

[01:03:43] here it is on the way to your house

[01:03:46] as a matter of fact it’s here right now

[01:03:49] something has to break

[01:03:51] here goes silence and wonders

[01:03:53] something has to break

[01:03:58] I speak peace in this room

[01:04:00] I speak rest in this room

[01:04:02] here’s the time my hour gets in

[01:04:04] something has to break

[01:04:06] you can’t have whatsoever you say

[01:04:08] open up your mouth right now

[01:04:11] and receive it

[01:04:12] something has to break

[01:04:13] something has to break

[01:04:13] something has to break

[01:04:18] something has to break

[01:04:21] it’s gotta break right now

[01:04:23] something has to break

[01:04:24] it’s gotta break right now

[01:04:27] something has to break

[01:04:28] something has to break

[01:04:30] I speak rest in this room

[01:04:32] here’s the time my hour gets in

[01:04:34] something has to break

[01:04:36] you can’t have whatsoever you say

[01:04:39] open up your mouth right now

[01:04:41] and receive it

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