Another school shooting, more mothers marching, and the death of children from gun violence brought musicians MILCK & Natasha Bedingfield together to write a song for change. Can we “uncross our arms” on difficult issues and come to a place of agreement on keeping your children and my children safe? Listen to this moving new song, another contribution of art as activism, Your Child, My Child.
Your Child, My Child music and lyrics by MILCK & Natasha Bedingfield
Your child, my child
Your child, my child
When I got the call from you
It was a shot to my heart
Feeling lost and confused
Am I doin’ my part
They say the reasons are complex
Then they change the subject
As you live with the effects
We move on and we forget
We move on and we forget
What can I say
How can I make it better for you
I wish I could lay the answers at your feet
Your child, my child
Your pain, my pain
I wanna say I’m sure that it will never happen again
My child is your child
My pain is your pain
I know that things will change
When enough of us will say
Enough
Enough
All this fear that it brings up
We bolt our doors and windows shut
And it paralyzes us
And we make it about us
It is and isn’t about us
What will it take?
For us to be safe and still be free
I wish I could lay the answers at your feet
Your child, my child
Your pain, my pain
I wanna say I’m sure that it will never happen again
My child is your child
My pain is your pain
I know that things will change
When enough of us will say
Enough, enough, enough
Enough, enough, enough
When enough of us show up
When enough of us cry out
When enough of us say no
When enough of us say enough
When more of us get mad
When each of us break down
When all of us scream loud
When enough of us say
Enough, enough, enough
Enough, enough, enough
When I got the call from you
It’s was a shot to my heart
Feeling lost and confused
Am I doin’ my part
Your child, my child
When I got the call from you
It was a shot to my heart
Feeling lost and confused
Am I doin’ my part
They say the reasons are complex
Then they change the subject
As you live with the effects
We move on and we forget
We move on and we forget
What can I say
How can I make it better for you
I wish I could lay the answers at your feet
Your child, my child
Your pain, my pain
I wanna say I’m sure that it will never happen again
My child is your child
My pain is your pain
I know that things will change
When enough of us will say
Enough
Enough
All this fear that it brings up
We bolt our doors and windows shut
And it paralyzes us
And we make it about us
It is and isn’t about us
What will it take?
For us to be safe and still be free
I wish I could lay the answers at your feet
Your child, my child
Your pain, my pain
I wanna say I’m sure that it will never happen again
My child is your child
My pain is your pain
I know that things will change
When enough of us will say
Enough, enough, enough
Enough, enough, enough
When enough of us show up
When enough of us cry out
When enough of us say no
When enough of us say enough
When more of us get mad
When each of us break down
When all of us scream loud
When enough of us say
Enough, enough, enough
Enough, enough, enough
When I got the call from you
It’s was a shot to my heart
Feeling lost and confused
Am I doin’ my part
You can learn more about the origin of this song and the collaboration between MILCK & Natasha Bedingfield to raise awareness of the impact of gun violence on our country and our children. “Your child is my child, your pain is my pain.”
