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God Bless The Child Lyrics
God bless the child
Who can find their way home
God bless the child
Who is weary in soul
Oh beware
To take care of yourself
Or you lack the strength
To help somebody else
God bless the child
Who is broken and bruised
God bless the child
Who just wants to be good
Oh beware
To take care of yourself
Or you lack the strength
To help somebody else
So take care, so take care
Of yourself
Oh beware
To take care of yourself
Or you lack the strength
To help somebody else
So take care, take care
Of yourself
Who can find their way home
God bless the child
Who is weary in soul
Oh beware
To take care of yourself
Or you lack the strength
To help somebody else
Who is broken and bruised
God bless the child
Who just wants to be good
Oh beware
To take care of yourself
Or you lack the strength
To help somebody else
So take care, so take care
Of yourself
To take care of yourself
Or you lack the strength
To help somebody else
So take care, take care
Of yourself
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A song about the people so often seen as the others, those who are weaker or quieter and asking for strength for them, at least thats what i think. Its a beautiful slow song.
i first heard this one One Tree Hill.. the shooting episode.. and well.. i think it's perfect for that
like "wolf_club" i also think that its a song about those weaker and more quiet, but i particularly find it to be for "loners" and "unpopular" kids, who only want to be acknoledged every once in a while, it's actually quite sad when you think about that, then listen to this song
major kudos for this.
I heard this song on One Tree Hill episode 3x16 and I fell in love with it. I agree with wolf_cub and jhands, it's about asking for strength. It's kinda ssad, or at least when I think of it from One Tree Hill.
i also heard this from one tree hill (wow what a good episode!) and i absolutely love this song. i think its sad probably just because of OTT...but its amazing ;)
i think it's not just about people who are hurting or loners, unpopular people, etc...
i think it's for everybody. this line: "Oh beware To take care of yourself Or you lack the strength To help somebody else So take care, take care Of yourself"
say, basically, that the people who help these people have to help themselves, too... have you guys heard 'god bless the child' by billie holiday? i think the 2 concepts go together very well....
i found this song looking for the other god bless the child(billy holiday)but this one is amazing too!!! it's just about the naive and innocent i believe this song is about everyone....we all get so caught up sometimes
i heard this on One Tree Hill (best show ever) too. i love it. i think it means that we need to learn to love ourselves (and obviously take care of ourselves).
^It is the best show! This song is so sad, but very beautiful
I also first heard this song on One Tree Hill on in my opinion one of their best episodes ever. This song was perfect for the point of the episode where they placed it. The song is very beautiful and well written. I too believe that this song is for all those who have ever felt lost or that they didn't belong in this world. A song that today's youth should listen to.
I would say this song is about being able to stay strong through and after rough times...definitely my favorite right now.
Unlike everyone else though, I heard it on How I Met Your Mother...perhaps one of the best shows ever.
hooboy, this song is beautiful and I had to look up the lyrics to get the full tear-jerk reaction.
hooboy, this song is beautiful and I had to look up the lyrics to get the full tear-jerk reaction.
I'm not sure whether the speaker is talking to the parent of the child, or the child, but I feel like unfortunately it captured the feeling i keep sensing from my generation. I keep thinking it's saying 'God bless the child who survives irresponsible or abusive parents and somehow manages to come out better than their parents'. The whole 'God bless the child who can find their way home' suggests a kind of spiritual journey children have to go through. The...
I'm not sure whether the speaker is talking to the parent of the child, or the child, but I feel like unfortunately it captured the feeling i keep sensing from my generation. I keep thinking it's saying 'God bless the child who survives irresponsible or abusive parents and somehow manages to come out better than their parents'. The whole 'God bless the child who can find their way home' suggests a kind of spiritual journey children have to go through. The 'weary in soul' makes me think of children whose parents never could get their own life in order, so the children feel lost without having any kind of real guidance into adulthood. The second stanza suggests a more abusive kind of childhood, especially the line about the child that 'just wants to be good'.
I felt at first like the warning to 'take care of yourself' was a warning to parents who have difficult circumstances and let their anxieties out on their children, but I also feel like the child is being warned not to take their own frustration out on others. I think it is aimed at both, since abuse and anger issues are cycles that keep getting transferred to others. And I think that's where the song comes full circle back to the first words: 'God bless the child', meaning 'God bless the child who is able to find the strength their parents should have had'.