“They say the meek shall inherit the earth, but all I see are the helpless crushed by the wheel of Man.”
-Subrosa “The Inheritance”
I wrote a song a couple of years ago about child abuse called “Little Hands” that I have not yet recorded. It was very raw and very open about how deeply I feel about the reality of child abuse, what a child feels when they are being abused, and how often it happens. Here are the lyrics
Little Hands
by: Kymlee Murphy
copyright 2009
Verse One
Anger, knocked at your door. You are afraid when he comes.
Little hands, grabbing the chair, you wonder which one will be there.
Failsafe, two little boys, look to you for their salvation
Little girl, welcome the world… Find a new way of protection
Now…
Bridge
You can feel that you’re safe now
Look forward to all of your days now
Listen to the sounds in your head now
The symphony has just begun…
Chorus
I will not sleep tonight
give you all of your dreams
and hide all the screaming
I’ll be you’re warmth tonight
Little hands can hold me…
Little hands can hold me
Little hands have told me tales of the night…
(hush)
Verse Two
Time passed, shattered like glass, mirrors they speak they all lie
Little lapse, sifting through ash. They beat you again till you die inside…
Anger, knocked at your door, you aren’t afraid, he comes in
Little hands, grabbing that gun, This time it’s all gonna end!
Now…
Bridge
You can feel that you’re safe now
Look forward to all of your days now
Listen to the sounds in your head now
The symphony has just begun…
Chorus
I will not sleep tonight
give you all of your dreams
and hide all the screaming
I’ll be you’re warmth tonight
Little hands can hold me…
Little hands can hold me
Little hands have told me tales of the night…
(hush)
In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, I’d like to say that I will record this song this year and release it by 2012. Whether it will be on my new album, or a single EP, I am not sure, but half of any proceeds made from the sale of this song will go to stopping child abuse and healing those children who have had to endure abuse from the people who should have been taking care of them.
To read more about the statistics of child abuse, check out the post by my friend over at The Quiet Voice
Thank you for reading, and thank you to all of you out there helping to support this very real and very necessary cause.
Some good books to read that speak about child abuse and the scars it leaves behind are:
A Child Called It- by Dave Pelzer
“A touching story of Mr. Pelzer’s journey through his childhood and the tribulations he suffered and the repercussions he has dealt with for the entirety of his life until present day. A must read and a tear jerking true story.”
-Kymlee’s personal review
The Unbreakable Child- by Kim Michele Richardson
“Describing her life through adulthood and the decision to finally expose the injustices after more than 30 years, this courageous tale chronicles the lawsuit initiated by 45 survivors, the two years of litigation and the first successful prosecution of a lawsuit against Roman Catholic sisters in the United States for decades of abuse in an orphanage.”
- Review by Mary Daugherty (see the full review HERE)
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect- by Cynthia Crosson-Tower
“I found the Crosson-Tower text to be superior in both breadth and depth of the topics covered. Combined with the positive responses I have received from my students I would not consider using any other text.”
- William M. McGuigan, Pennsylvania State University
(link unavailable, review listed at bottom of Amazon.com product info)
With all my Love and a bleeding heart for the children all over the world who are suffering,
Kymlee
Hey Kymlee -
These words in your song really say so much: “They beat you again till you die inside…”
WOW. hurts me to think about the pain an abused little one carries inside of them for a life time. It seriously aches me to feel from the outside looking in. Image the abused?!!
My God, Bless The Children. (can’t do my smiley right now). Cyas ~
thank you for the comment, it’s hard to think about the horrors that some people have endured or are currently enduring. It takes people acting and bringing the truth to the forefront. Standing up against oppression and making a difference. Like the authors of the books I posted. It takes immense courage to write about the traumatic experiences you have gone through, it leaves you raw and vulnerable. It’s much easier to stuff them back like they never happened. Thanks for reading my friend.
Thank you, Kymlee, for the shout out for The Unbreakable Child. Your site is lovely, just lovely, as are you!! xx
No Kim, thank you for your courage and strength, and thank you for your voice. It’s people like you who bring the truth to light for the world to see that I truly admire. Thank you for sharing your story. much love to you,
♥
xoxo