A Camp Simcha campers' life story told through an emotional and powerful song. Composed and performed in Camp Simcha Special, Summer 2018.
Each summer, 500 seriously ill children are treated to unforgettable, medically supervised overnight camp experiences at Camp Simcha, for children battling cancer and other hematological illnesses, and Camp Simcha Special, for children with debilitating chronic conditions. At Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special, children and teens trade hospital rooms and doctors' offices for fun, friendship, and hope for the future. Campers enjoy traditional camp activities in fully handicapped-accessible facilities. Talent shows, concerts, and helicopter, hot-air, and motorcycle rides make every day super-special. Campers return home reinvigorated, with deep friendships and happy memories to help them travel the rough road ahead.
Vocalists: Shmulie Rosenblatt featuring Dovid Hill
Composed, arranged, and produced: DJ Yehuda
Lyrics: DJ Yehuda
Studio recording and Mastering: DJ Yehuda
Recorded on-site at Camp Simcha Studios
Dovid's Channel: th-cam.com/channels/_BOw522_Qqjz_LkaOcUZsw.html
Simcha makes me smile
Simcha makes me fly
Simcha gave my life back to me
I will never be alone
now that Simcha is my home
there is nothing in the world I
cannot beat -
‘Cuz Simcha makes me smile
Wish I was going through the struggles
of everyday life
I’m on a different mode of living
on a mission to survive
I know you can’t relate
but do you even try
when you say you understand
That you know how much I cry
My words don’t really flow
my friends, they just don’t get it
my mind is overwhelmed
pain is always present but it
Pales like the snow
to the feeling I’m alone
my family is there for me
but dealing with their own
I put up a bravado
a show of false pretension
but behind the masquerade
I'm just a kid who needs affection
They bully me at school
I’m not good enough or cool
do they realize what they do
that they break my heart in two
Hospitals - my second home
Medicines - no candy cones
to be a kid - commodity
That I don’t have
because I’m me
The ups and downs
roller coaster
it’s my life
on my shoulders
I wonder if there’s anyone
Who understands
am I alone?
But Simcha makes me smile
Simcha makes me fly
Simcha gave my life back to me
I will never be alone
now that Simcha is my home
there is nothing in the world I
cannot beat -
‘Cuz Simcha makes me smile
Frowns in place of smiles
tears in place of fun
my basket full of cherries
has a pit in every one
I simply just don’t fit
I know I don’t belong
I need someone
or something
or somewhere
to hold on
But now I got a Home
new friends to call my own
Who understand my pain
because we’re e going through the same
being part of a team
a group society
our heartbeats are in sync
lift me up empower me!
‘Cuz Simcha makes me smile
Simcha makes me fly
Simcha gave my life back to me
I will never be alone
now that Simcha is my home
there is nothing in the world I
cannot beat
Simcha makes me smile
Simcha makes me fly
Simcha gave my life back to me
I will never be alone
now that Simcha is my home
I’m not afraid to be the me I
was meant to be -
‘Cuz Simcha makes me smile