We previously shared that Stone has been working on some fun writing projects – including songwriting. We’re proud to share his first song “Speech can suck it.”
It still needs official music written for it (he’s thinking of a punk rock kind of sound) so if you have any connections to Green Day or other songwriting resources please let us know. 
In the meantime one of our good friends used an amazing AI app to create an abbreviated version of the song that we used to create a video (see below). We think it captures the vibe well.
Heads up – it does include some colorful punk language. 
VERSE ONE
Little johnny at the age of four
Woke up one morning
And couldn’t speak no more
Everyone was in shock
At this poor boys fate
But he was there
Everything was great.
PRE-CHORUS
But then as speech disappeared
The worst thing happened
Exactly what he feared.
CHORUS
These professionals
The teachers too
They don’t know you
They shut you down
And make things up
I’m here to say
Fuck it
Speech can suck it
VERSE TWO
He’s delayed
Not smart at all
They don’t think they can help him
He’s appalled
I’m in here can’t you see
The boy with no speech
He’s still me.
PRE-CHORUS [I dance and i sing
I smile and laugh
The love that i bring
Is full not half.]
And then what? CHORUS
These professionals
The teachers too
They don’t know you
They shut you down
And make things up
I’m here to say
Fuck it
Speech can suck it
BRIDGE [But if you value flapping lips
Over the wordless expressions
I’m afraid you missed
One of life’s most cherished lessons]
VERSE THREE [Where should johnny go to school
Since he cant learn like the others?
The looks he gets make him a fool
In the public school plunder]
PRE-CHORUS: [Even there johnny could tell
This place wasn’t good
It was actually hell.]
CHORUS:
These professionals
The teachers too
They don’t know you
They shut you down
And make things up
I’m here to say
Fuck it
Speech can suck it
Verse 4: [The tests, the meetings
The fill in the blanks
The fakest of greetings
From miss barb in her spanx
The ones that pinch her
Johnny heard her say
In her room that was sure
And filled with kids one day.]
VERSE FIVE [So he screamed and he yelled
He pinched pulled and bit
Til his place no longer held
In the school system shit.]
BRIDGE [Then one day a window opened
A chance to start anew
Twenty-six letters gave him hope and
A beautiful point of view]
LAST VERSE [The words come out
But not like you’d think
Each one deliberate
To make reality sink
Into a new normal where
They’re touched typed or spoken
No one really has to care
That’s the takeaway token.]
CHORUS [These professionals
The teachers too
They don’t know you
They shut you down
And make things up
I’m here to say
Fuck it
Speech can suck it]
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Hey! An OT at Rosemary White sent me the link to Stone’s amazing song. My son is nonspeaking and it’s rad for me to see what the future may hold for him, in regards to him sharing his world with us!
I wanted to say that I may have some music friends who would be interested in writing the music to this- would you like me to reach out and see?