"Let Me Live" Video



Inspiration:

I wrote this song as an attempt to communicate the fear and desperation of both an unwed mother and her unborn baby. Both pray the same prayer to God, begging for the chance to live, desiring to be loved, wanting their prayers to be heard. Many times, we feel sympathy or sorrow for the babies at risk of abortion, but forget to consider the young mothers as well. Both are so in need of our love and prayers.

The young women faced with the newfound discovery of an unplanned pregnancy have an excruciatingly difficult decision. The world shouts at them to abort, to take the easy way out, to make use of an easy and painless solution to a “problem.” Their other option? Nine months of shame to be followed by a challenging life raising a baby or the difficulty of giving up your flesh and blood for adoption. Nothing is simple.

We must pray for these girls who find themselves pregnant. Faced with the choice, we must pray they have the courage to give their babies the greatest gift: make the choice to to give them the chance to live.

Lyrics:

~*verse one*~
Here I am, your unborn baby. Mommy, can you hear my voice?
Can you feel my heart beating, beating next to yours?
Mommy, don’t you love me, don’t you want me? Don’t let them take me from you.
Mommy I know you’re scared. Trust me, I’m scared too. Please tell me that I’ll be okay. Mommy, don’t you understand that this life is the one chance I get?
  
~*chorus*~
Is there anyone listening to me? Why do I feel so alone?
I just want to be wanted, to be loved. Won’t you love me!
Oh God, you say that you hear the cry of the broken-hearted.
Please God, grant me this one prayer: I want to live.

~*verse two*~
 Here I am, an unwed mother. God, can you hear my voice?
Why did this have to happen to me? I’m not that kind of girl.
How will I face my family and friends, Lord not now, not like this. I can’t bear the shame.
I just want this to disappear, but I don’t want to give up my child.
What should I do, I’m still so young, I can’t be a mom! God, what can I do?!

~*chorus*~
Is there anyone listening to me? Why do I feel so alone?
I just want to be wanted, to be loved. Won’t you love me!
Oh God, you say that you hear the cry of the broken-hearted.
Please God, grant me this one prayer: I want to live.

~*verse three*~
Mommy, please don’t do this. I’m real, I’m alive, this is killing me.
Please say that you want me ‘cause if you don’t, nobody will.
Mommy, God chose me to love you, please don’t reject me.
I promise we can make it through, you and I.
So won’t you save me cause you hold my life in your hands.

~*chorus final*~
Mommy, are you listening to me? Neither one of us has to feel so alone.
We can make it through life hand-in-hand, together, bearing each other up.
God gave us answers to our prayers in each other.
Mommy, the choice is yours: won’t you let me live.



Lyrics and Music © 2009 Gabriela Frei
All Rights Reserved
Bookmark and Share

Post a Comment

  © Blogger template Webnolia by Ourblogtemplates.com 2009

Back to TOP