Story Behind The Song

My engineer John Dash Dixon suggested I should come up with a song about children. I feel asleep waiting for my roommate to come back to take me to the studio. When I woke up I had an hour to come up with something. Much to my surprise within 30 minutes I came up with the lyrics. A week later I met a gentleman who saved lyrics for children for 20 yrs. So I welcomed him to come along to the recording session, with his reggae touch.

Song Description

This is a song I put together in thirty minutes. Had a great time pulling eight people together, loved how the two boys only took one take in the recording session.

Lyrics

SAVE THEM FROM THE BLOW OF DEATH
BEFORE THEY EVEN HAVE A CHANCE
CHEMICALS OR CRUSHING THEM
PLEADING WITH A SILENT SCREAM

SOLD TO THE TV GODDESS
EXPLOITING BODY AND SOUL
MINDS FULL OF HATRED AND FEAR
GUIDE THEM BACK TO LOVE AND PEACE

PROTECT THE CHILDREN
PROTECT THE CHILDREN
SILENCING THE ENEMY
SILENCING THE ENEMY

THEY ARE OUR FUTURE
I WANT TO BE A DR.
I WANT TO BE A FIREMAN
PROTECT THEM FROM THE PREDATORS
COME ON LETS GO TO THE STORE
OK
PRAYING ANGELS WILL GUARD THEM

WITH PRAISES FROM CHILDREN
AND FROM TINY INFANTS
YOU HAVE BUILT A FORTRESS
SILENCING THE ENEMY
(2X'S)

PROTECT THE CHILDREN (ON THE UP NOTE)
PROTECT THEM FROM THE ONES WHO WOULD HARM THE CHILDREN
PROTECT THE CHILDREN
PROTECT THEM FROM THE ONES WHO WOULD ARM AND KILL CHILDREN EVERYDAY
PROTECT THE CHILDREN
PROTECT THEM FROM THE ONES WHO WOULD BRAINWASH CHILDREN
PROTECT THEM ONES WHO KIDNAP CHILDREN AND TAKE THEM FAR AWAY
PROTECT THE CHILDREN
PROTECT THEM FROM THE ONES WHO WOULD CHEMICALIZE THEIR MINDS
PROTECT THEM FROM THE ONES WHO WOULD CRIMINALIZE THEIR MINDS
PROTECT THE CHILDREN
PROTECT THE FROM THE ONES WHO WOULD CONFUSE CHILDREN
PROTECT THE CHILDREN
PROTECT THEM FROM THE ONES WHO ABUSE CHILDREN