I was this child and I survived. A lot of people who suffered this pain then go on and do it to their children. Break the cycle and be better. Always an amazing song. Such a powerful voice and message.
I’m so sorry you experienced this. I was this child too. My parents were divorced when I was very young but although I loved my mom it was neglect when I was with her because she was an addict. When I went to my dads it was physical abuse from him and physical and psychological from who I call my evil stepmother. I have a mind full of mental health issues now with my biggest struggles being PTSD (or CPTSD now) and Major Depressive disorder. But I 100% agree that we have to break that cycle. There’s no way I’d ever bring a child into this world knowing that I would make a terrible parent. I can’t imagine putting an innocent child through even a small percentage of what me and my siblings went through. Thank you for being better. I know for a fact that I’ll do my damnedest to be better too when I finally decide to have kids.
The one that hit me the hardest came a little later: "A broken heart that the world forgot." With every fiber of my being I want to steal that pain away.
Exactly, this song is so sad and powerful. I have been considered "cold" and I even acknowledge that I can be, so sometimes I go to this song or some others just to feel "warm".
When I was a little girl, I used to listen to this song almost everyday when I was in my abusive home. I came back to listen to it in 2019 now that my step dad was sent off to jail and my home is now full of love. I’m almost finished high school and have so many opportunities lined up, but when I was a kid I didn’t even think I’d have the opportunity to live. So grateful for how things turned out.
Wishing you a life filled with much happiness. I remember watching a woman on a TV show who had been brutally rapped and stabbed multiple times, including both of her eyes and she stated "she wasn't going to let this man take the rest of her life". She spent many years in the hospital and was now blind----wisest words I ever heard. Wishing the same for you----don't let these people take the rest of your life. Go after what you want and have a good life-----the best revenge ever!!!
I am a metal head through and through. This song breaks anyone, BE BETTER. No child deserves this. Love your kids and protect them and even if its not your own PROTECT THE CHILDREN.
rest in peace to all the precious, sweet innocent angels who lived only a short amount of time on this earth and experienced so much suffering & abuse at the hands of the ones who brought them into this world -- their parents. no child should ever experience those kinds of things and have their lives ripped from them at such a young age. 🖤
no cause I lived through it was phycicaly emotinaly and verbaly abused all of my childhood no one should have to endure that but with God it gets better every day
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I am a grown man but the video hit me like a hammer and the tears started flowing, I didn't even start crying at all at my own dad's funeral. This song is a total heartbreaker
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Heard this when I was kid and cried for the little girl, Now I have 2 kids of my own and it just broke my heart. So many emotions ran through my body I had to go hold my babies 😢
This thread of all who have suffered abuse in our childhoods but all finding solace in this song is so beautiful to me. My heart hurts for the pain you guys endured but I am so happy you all survived and get to have 4:08 minutes where you feel seen, heard, and loved. It’s not an easy life, but these small moments where we get to acknowledge and comfort our little selves are so profound. Get your healing anyway you can and love yourself for what you survived. I hope when you hear this song, millions of others are feeling what you are and you are not alone. I love you.
One of the scariest things right now about the shelter in place orders for COVID-19 is that kids are stuck in these houses now and parents who already had abusive tendencies are experiencing more stresses now. I worry that a lot of kids won’t make it through this. If you have any suspicion someone is at risk, say something and do something.
Workers are still going on call even with covid. There hasnt been anything going on because the ones who call are teachers,doctors and anyone who THINKS there is abuse. To many false cases. Not to mention fosters abuse to. Not just parents
Brittany Winters im in dcf custody and its the saddest thing and workers arent even answering there phones at all either do how can anyone call and report child abuse if workers are always too busy to answer there phones mine never answers intil weeks fown the line
This may be an older song but it still has a very clear message. CHILDREN SHOULD BE PROTECTED! DON'T LOOK THE OTHER WAY, get involved! NO child deserves to die like this.
Their is always a way to make the world a better place and to help prevent this by just noticing when someone is not okay some people dont even show it but helping them that do is a great way to start :)
Same here.. when this first came out, I remember thinking how I wished I could "fly away" too... no kid should ever feel like that. When I saw the story about AJ Freund on the news last month, this song came to immediately.
I have so much admiration for Martina and Carrie. Two amazing artists who aren't afraid to push the envelope to sing songs and be advocates and voices for the innocent and abused. Two amazing women!
I remember seeing this music video on CMT as a small kid, and knowing it was sad, but not fully understanding. My mom was watching with me, and when I asked her about it, she had a strange reaction and wouldn't talk about it. We were at my grandparents house. Years later, I learned my mom lived the life of the girl in the song, abused at the hands of my awful grandmother. Nobody would help her or say anything, all too concerned with minding their own business. I'm glad they showed a woman as the abuser in this video, it's not acknowledged enough that women can be cruel and abusive too. I've decided to become an adoptive/foster parent, and help kids who've lived through these situations. If I can keep even one child from living through what my mother did, it will all be worth it.
I went thru the abuse with my mother but she made sure my bruises were never seen and the verbal. Then the verbal with my husband. I got out of it now live by myself..
Please, please be good to those kids don't give up on them altho it's ok to say I'm not the best person to help this particular child. Idk how much you know about the foster care system but..it's bad..really bad. These kids are terrified and have to toughen themselves up to survive the environment they're put in, both at home before and in foster after. It changes them, makes them not trust anyone as young children. Please try your best to make them feel loved and safe and *believed* in, they need it (esp those last two) more than you know. There are some whose parents love them deeply the system just won't let them be together like with illegal immigrants often times or those in extreme poverty, don't let them forget how much their parents love them and that there are still good ppl out there. Thank you for everything you do for them and thank you for sharing your story. It sounds like you had a wonderful mother who raised an equally wonderful daughter. Wishing you all the best take care and stay safe out there.
@@jakehero95 I don't plan to ever give up on them. I will soon be finishing my masters degree in occupational therapy and plan to specialize in pediatrics. I am also working on becoming trauma informed, and have attended classes about it. Many children that go into foster care need occupational and speech therapy services, but the state is often slow to provide them.
@@leannleonard3648 Anyone who truly loves and cherishes there kids this song will immediately shatter there mind and soul ill never truly grasp how anyone could hurt a child let alone there own....if anyone has issues with kids then they need counseling I understand kids are a handful at times but that doesn't give you the right to abuse them at any means!
My grandson was beaten so bad by his mom and her befriend DFS said I would not recognize him DFS and the judges in Missouri are absolutely worthless they don't care about kids my son got him and his now doing great
So true...I didn't even grow up in an abusive home and my heart broke for the little girl and every other kid who is going through or has died because of abuse. I swear there's going to be a special place in hell reserved solely for child, elderly, and animal abusers.
This song hits me every time. I remember being young and playing this song trying to speak out about the life I had at home. But sadly no one understood, I'm so very lucky to still be standing here today. This songs touches every bone in my body x
Mine too and same except I'm a bit older because this song wasn't out when I was kid. I'm currently learning and trying to practice self love and self compassion. We deserve the all enduring, unconditional love that we always gave to everyone else but never received back. I hope you've done the work on yourself that you so deserve. Please don't wait til you're 50 like me, had a hemmhoragic stroke (brain aneurysm burst). Had my first AICD (pacer & defib) placed/implanted when I was 30. Now I have CHF and coronary artery disease and a triple A and another aneurysm on the other side of my head that hasn't burst yet. Not a candidate for surgery for either so we're "watchful waiting." I have plenty more health problems but I think you understand what I'm trying to tell you here. If you don't have your health you've got nothing. Please learn from my mistakes and take very good care of yourself hon!!! ❤
Just listening to this song and reading all of these comments of these children sharing their story or still being abused is making me cry my eyes out so much. No child should be abused , or suffer. We should be loved , we deserve a parent but the parents don’t deserve us as much as we deserve them. I am so sorry to the ones who went through this, and i’m so sorry to the one who are still fighting. Y’all are very strong! God Bless you all! 💞💞
I can't sing this without crying. It's so close to home. Those of us who are forgotten still grow up. It still hurts. That trust is still broken. In some cases, forever.
Alice Bones I can't either, it hits too close to home for me not to cry, I grew up getting hit by my mom's hairbrush as well as my dad's belt for saying "oh my god" as well as for flirting with other girls once I hit dating age. I was so lucky the abuse never got life threatening and that I was able to escape on a greyhound bus when I turned 17, but that doesn't make the trauma any easier to deal with. My parents are trying their best to make it up to me now that I'm 30, but I still have emotional wounds that will never be fully healed.
My mom grew up in an abusive household. This song reminds me of how strong she was to survive such a terrible childhood and delivered my sister and myself such a loving home and childhood. Makes me sad but grateful beyond measure.
Just Lynn we had a assembly at the end of the year and they played this song and I started balling and my friends did to I think it makes most people cry but it give me and many other kids the strength to tell someone
Remember listening to this song on repeat as a child, because of the abuse I went through. I just connected with the lyrics. Back then I always saw the lines "but her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved" as she flew to heaven. But as an adult those words have gotten another meaning to me. I wanted more out of life, I had ambitions.. and those things definitely let me to where I am today. With a man who loves me and cares for me❤ Still trying to heal from my childhood traumas, but I'm getting there 🥰
Tascha . . I dont think we can I think the way is to just turn your back on the lot of it and step forward out of it forever. I dont think it can be resolved. I think the effort to wastes thebm one time we have
I had the same reaction listening to it as an adult now. That line has transformed meaning for me as well now and I'm so thankful that doors opened along the way to provide another path. I wish you so much love and happiness in your life and I'm proud of you for making it through
"Sometimes she wishes she was never born". I felt this. I remember being a child and hearing this song for the first time. Knowing I am a concrete angel. I had abusive dad who never showed me love. I have a permanent bruise on my arm, people always ask if its my birth mark. No its my angel spot, my concrete angel. To everyone saying there is no such thing as a permanent bruise, thank you. I did not know the medical term.. I do not understand why the fuck it bothers you all so much about this comment. I wrote something in confidence about myself, I do not need someone from anywhere in the world to tell me what happened to me. I felt connected to the song, and that was the whole point. Did your parents not teach you speak if you're spoken to???
Be strong babe! You got this, don’t ever forget you’re a survivor!!! Keep your head up high, you deserve to be able to smile without it being a front!❤️❤️💯
it's okay lov! you are as strong and an amazing woman!! keep your head high. you deserve way better. You know you didn't deserve this but you strong. god bless you and your family!!
If you enjoy Martina’s music, then I would highly recommend you taking a listen to Eileen Carey’s new music video “Finally”. It’s a great track with a fun and cute video! th-cam.com/video/2D837WtuVwE/w-d-xo.html
A friend of mine died young. She drowned when she was 19, and at her funeral they played a recording of her singing this song as a child. There isn’t a word for the kind of pain I felt.
I'm literally holding my daughter's hand, in tears. Watching this like 11 years ago was rough but now I have children how could anyone hurt your own child like that!?
I couldn't even imagine..(tears in my eyes right now) God dang if I ever see something happen like this I will be karma. Just kills me. Beautiful song.
Child abuse is handed down from parent to child. They use abuse because that's how their parents handled it. Often drug abuse is a factor because it creates poor judgement. My own personal story as a teacher was while working in China, were they still practice corporal punishment, I went to the principal when I saw a teacher hitting a child with a book. I got that teacher fired, but her friends then got me fired . ( I got transferred over to the International department, where the younger staff (and better trained) don't practice corporal punishment.
I grew up listening to Evanescence, but breakup songs dont bother me because I dont allow myself to be hurt by my partners. However this video makes me feel because I imagine my brother and sister and it makes it more personal to me
+WeeScottishLass Try Listening to "Allysa Lies " It is so HEART BREAKING. As well as being a " TRUE STORY " It also shows what not only the children Suffer but Their Best Friends who know as well.GRAB YOUR TISSUES !
Anne I will politely decline your offer. I have only just gotten over the heartache of THIS song. I don't need another to send me into a frenzy of hating the world we live in
Everytime I hear this song i get teary eyed...being in foster care from 4 to 16 I saw alot of bad homes and I ran away from so many they finally emancipated me at 16 but I remember every kid that was in those homes with me and I think about them every time I hear this song...wondering what became of them...😢
She walks to school with the lunch She packed Nobody knows what she's Holdin' back Wearin' the same dress She wore yesterday She hides the bruises with linen And lace The teacher wonders but she Doesn't ask It's hard to see the pain Behind the mask Bearing the burden Of a secret storm Sometimes she wishes she was Never born Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel Somebody cries in the middle Of the night The neighbors hear, but they turn Out the lights A fragile soul caught in the hands Of fate When morning comes It'll be too late Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel A statue stands in a shaded place An angel girl with an upturned face A name is written on a polished rock A broken heart that the world forgot Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel
RIP LITTLE MAN IF ITS ANY CONSOLATION IT WAS A GUARD WHO TOLD HER YOU SLEEP WELL AFTER YOU KILLED YOUR SON WORD HIT THE TIER HOMEGIRL FROM CERCO BLANCO NEGRA TOOK ON HER FIRST EVER SINCE THEN SHE IS IN PC
My mum sent me this song when I left home at 16 to live with my boyfriend aged 20... little did I know that this song would give me the strength to pull away from 8 months of physical, verbal and mental abuse every day I was there. My mothers biggest fear was the call she would get to tell her that her daughter had been killed by her abuser... this song breaks my heart and I sympathize with all children, men and women who are going through or have been through abuse 💜
I hope u patched things up with ur mom. Not a day goes by do I say a prayer for my Momma. She's my rock. I hug her every morning and every night. Through her, I finally made my choice to leave my abusive husband. By the grace of God and my Momma, I am alive today. God Bless.
My childhood was filled with abuse and beatings . I could never imagine doing this to my loving beautiful children . Love always wins. Your kids WILL remember what you do and how you show your love to them . Love them , kiss them , hug them and tell them every day how much you love them .
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Its inspiring you got out of the abusive household. I wish i could but im.disabled. I cant take care of myself. I would be homeless if my mom wasn't helping but she's really abusive. HELP!!
This song as a mother of a daughter just hits even deeper man. I’ve always never been able to listen without crying but now it’s just too much. I’ve always believed some songs we have to force ourselves to listen to though if it’s difficult for us to hear just imagine how difficult it was to endure! This will forever be the hardest song and most powerful for me to listen too. The visuals paired with audio just broke my soul years ago when I first heard and saw it and it continues to have the same impact as that first viewing to me. Such a beautiful song on every level!
Terribly powerful and sad. Having survived this type of childhood I promised myself to NEVER be the parent I had! After watching this I dried my eyes and Immediately went and hugged my 7 year old daughter. She will Never know this kind of life. Wish we could protect them all.... 😔😥
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I had younger children when this video first came out. I cried thinking about how innocent children are. I now have 3 little granddaughters and I still cry hearing this song.
Whomever didn't cry even a single teardrop has no soul. Thank you Martina McBride for this musical gift to the world, I thank you from the depths of my soul.
cathal greene same here buddy, I just know a kid that before being accepted by a foster family he was abused by his parents, so I just can't help crying myself to sleep everytime I listen to this wonderful song.
I think that all parents deserve children. as a parent of babies that are not earthside and someone who has experience working for a state Department in the south with kids and teens, I see many sides to the songs. ask the survivors what they think. no one usually does. dont ask dont tell.
I love how the song focused on the love that was brought to her. Great job. Despite what happened the one thing she was seeking was love and she found it in her neighbor. The little boy truly demonstrated to be a servant of the Almighty.
Brandon Schaufler I'm so sorry sweetheart❤ Jesus Christ loves you, and is taking good care of your brother he's also watching over you😢☺️ child abuse is a horrible thing to go through, no matter what parents are feeling they should never hurt their kids🤧 and may God bless you!!! 💞💞💞
@TradingKid1998 Child abuse is actually really a serious problem, and yes, for you and all of the people who don't know, you actually CAN be beaten to death, so it is possible. It probably took them a lot of guts to share this online, as a lot of people will read their story. It isn't self-pity shit, it's called sharing a story. I take it you probably weren't abused, as a child, but if you think that they are just doing this for attention, and nothing else, then go watch something else instead of wasting your time over here making very rude comments and replies to people. Dude congrats you just wasted your time on that comment making a dumb statement.
This song perfectly describes my brutal childhood. Thank goodness I made it out. This song always makes me cry, beautifully written and the video is even sadder… 💔👼
I also went through a lot of this and yes thank God I survived, but I still have a ton of issues because of it. I'm glad you survived also and I hope you have a wonderful life ❤️
I listened to this all the time as a kid and just randomly thought about it now and wanted to watch it again. As a child, it broke my heart thinking she didn't have a loving mommy. Now I'm a preschool teacher, and it breaks my heart even more thinking about that teacher (and the teachers in real life situations) not doing anything. As a teacher, we are mandated reporters and it is our JOB to report any kind of abuse we may see. I know this is a song/video but it showcases what happens some times in real life. It's disturbing and ugly and I just hope people want to reach out and help those they see that are in need. Especially a child.
This was me 100% when I was little, thank god I made it and my journey in life got rough but I now have a baby and I live my life to fullest and im strong due to my past. My babygirl is my world ! Like for those who been in abuse and have overcome it!!!!!
This song. I always come back to it. As a survivor of childhood abuse, I both understand how lucky I was, and how important it is to speak up. It shouldn't hurt to be a child.
Another powerful and essential message in a Martina McBride song regarding the impact of child abuse and its affact on the community and society as a whole. Thank you.
I'm 15 and was abused physically and mentally from birth to 7 years old by my mom older brother and sister I then went to live with my dad but he passed away on August 29,2014 now I'm living with my aunt I miss my dad dearly he was my everything my world I would have died for him if I could of but the stupid hospital neglected him there were over 650 people who came to his funeral that's how loved he was he was the best man in the world no one can ever take his place :( I love and miss you daddy 3/16/1959-8/29/2014
Sorry for your lost. I'm not even going to tell you I know how you feel when i dont . Truth be told I never now my dad. But if I get the chance to meet him I hope his the best man in my life kinda like you said he was your every thing . I'm sorry for your lost.
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask. Why??? Thinking they would probably be sued if they were wrong. What amount of money is a child worth ?? Getting sued is A chance I would gladly take.
@@rickb.9067 Its not thats sometimes its the fact kids are too afraid ti speak or when they do the parents make up some excuse and it ends up worse for them CPS has got to keep an eye out for EVERY family just because they look perfect on the outside who knows what goes on behind closed doors and who knows how much the kids are hiding under their clothes
Norman Paguibitan oh wow is Dave Pelzer a boy named it?? I remember seeing him on Oprah, it was the first time hearing of the dynamic of the whole family choosing one victim so they are safe as well
I remember reading a" child called it " in my child development class in high school and then " a boy named Dave" and a " Man named Dave'. It's insane every thing he went through to become the man that he is today. Another " concrete Angel ".
Candace Casey I only recently was told there were other books he wrote later. It was reading his book that I discovered 2 things. 1. That there is a pattern (right word ?) for all the siblings to join in on the abuse. I'm sure to keep it from being directed at them. 2. That there were others like me, he of course suffered horribly. In those day 60s 70s no computer FB, 1-800 numbers to call for help, nobody talked about it, people didn't get involved
I read up a bit on this. There are many different reasons why a parent would harm their child and there are many ways that a parent can do it. Remember that 1 out of 6 abused kids become abusers. Sadly, it's only getting worse.
my mom. father .bother does this to me now i have depression i cant deal with pain and being sad . alone.weak ... they always hit me and scream on my face i did nothing wrong just being a child i'm only 13 ... i want to die
thank you God for my life , I almost became a concrete angel at a very young age as well , until you came along and took me away from that life that was so cruel to me for 9 yrs , and I pray one day that horrible monster who took my childhood will have to answer to you ... I'm 44 yrs old now it's still hard sometimes , but I will never forget you Lord . or will I ever forget what you have done for me .... I am a better person now . and I still pray for all the children of this world for you to keep them all safe from horrible monsters , like the one I use to have ... thank you God Almighty!!!! amen!!!
Lyrics: She walks to school with the lunch She packed Nobody knows what she's Holdin' back Wearin' the same dress She wore yesterday She hides the bruises with linen And lace The teacher wonders but she Doesn't ask It's hard to see the pain Behind the mask Bearing the burden Of a secret storm Sometimes she wishes she was Never born Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel Somebody cries in the middle Of the night The neighbors hear, but they turn Out the lights A fragile soul caught in the hands Of fate When morning comes It'll be too late Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel A statue stands in a shaded place An angel girl with an upturned face A name is written on a polished rock A broken heart that the world forgot Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel
My Best Friend Jes same I've never been abused but everything I see or hear about a kid being abused I just want to pray and talk to god and ask him to help those kids that do get abused
The end part made me cry the most, the little boy had the same fate as the little girl, he too was abused and died then became an angel.. now that the girl also died, she too gained her wings and join the rest of the angels - kids who had the same fate as theirs as they happily walk the earth with no pain whilst looking after other kids who were going through the same horrible experience 😭
i’ve known this song since i was a child. i am currently pregnant with a baby girl and due in may. i could never imagine doing this to my child. this song is so powerful with emotion, and the saddest part is this happens everyday in our world. RIP to every single child that didn’t get to enjoy life because it was ripped away from them by the people who were suppose to love them! 🕊❤️
Congrats even tho its been a year but im 14 rn and my mom had my first sister taht was born may 10 2022 im so happy so i understand a bit of what your saying
This song is beautiful and heartbreaking, goes to show not every person deserves a child. Children are blessings that are to be loved and protected by all means ❤
Just finished watching 'The Trials of Gabriel Fernández' on Netflix today too. This song just came into my head as my jaw dropped and my heart broke as I sat there in a state of shock, staring at the TV screen, mostly unable to comprehend completely what in the world had been done to such a sweet angel of a child. I still can't. Such a little boy. I still can't..i can't even imagine. I can't.
I can say the same thing not too long ago I was watching American crime which is based on the murder of Sylvia likens and I can't stop thinking about her and this song is just so heart-wrenching inside she died similarly like so many other kids
I was just thinking of him right at the beginning of the song ...I watched so many of these types of child abuse videos after I ended up on the street nearly murdered myself, Poor little children,,I became a street Missionary for the destitute Children the world forgot adults cast aways ...I am also a songwriter Martina really open s this up in a kindly way Abuse in many colours mostly Black and Blue
I've never been abused physically but my dad is very abusive verbally. Ever time I hear this song I cry. I can't imagine what its like for children to be abused and I just wish the world was a better place. If I could I would protect every child in the would from getting hurt. No one deserves that.
Man, this song hits hard when you’ve endured this throughout your childhood. No one came, no one cared, I just hid & endured until I was 18 and moved 3000 miles away from everyone to escape my childhood and to break the cycle. So grateful it stopped with me. My children never endured this and now my grandchildren do not. God has set me free.
I was this child and I survived. A lot of people who suffered this pain then go on and do it to their children. Break the cycle and be better. Always an amazing song. Such a powerful voice and message.
So was I and I’m still strong! And proud of myself what person I am today xx
I got a question for you then. Do you get paid for being in music videos?
That is why I will never have kids
I totally understand.
I’m so sorry you experienced this. I was this child too. My parents were divorced when I was very young but although I loved my mom it was neglect when I was with her because she was an addict. When I went to my dads it was physical abuse from him and physical and psychological from who I call my evil stepmother. I have a mind full of mental health issues now with my biggest struggles being PTSD (or CPTSD now) and Major Depressive disorder. But I 100% agree that we have to break that cycle. There’s no way I’d ever bring a child into this world knowing that I would make a terrible parent. I can’t imagine putting an innocent child through even a small percentage of what me and my siblings went through. Thank you for being better. I know for a fact that I’ll do my damnedest to be better too when I finally decide to have kids.
"When morning comes it'll be too late"
That's the line that should hit everyone the most
That's the line that makes me ball my eyes out every time
The one that hit me the hardest came a little later:
"A broken heart that the world forgot."
With every fiber of my being I want to steal that pain away.
Breaks my heart
That bit always gives me goosebumps
That last scene gets me when the mom comes in...so cruel.
How does she sing this without crying? It’s been 15 years I’ve listened to this song and it still gets me every single time
When I need to cry but can't I have a list of videos to help the process this one
Honestly it's cuz some people and discard all or some emotions just to complete something they start
Every song this woman sings brings me to tears and touches me deeply.
Exactly, this song is so sad and powerful.
I have been considered "cold" and I even acknowledge that I can be, so sometimes I go to this song or some others just to feel "warm".
Me to I thank the same
This song makes me want to protect every child on earth. This song breaks my heart 😢
100 percent agree
It does, makes me want to get justice for the Angels.
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This is my theme song .
When I was a little girl, I used to listen to this song almost everyday when I was in my abusive home. I came back to listen to it in 2019 now that my step dad was sent off to jail and my home is now full of love. I’m almost finished high school and have so many opportunities lined up, but when I was a kid I didn’t even think I’d have the opportunity to live. So grateful for how things turned out.
I know how it feels 😔
Lani Maguire I’m so happy for you and I wish you nothing but happiness and success. Keep killing it queen 🙏
Lani Maguire 😭😭😭😭 that's so sad 😢😢 😢 I'm so happy you are away from that 🙏
Wishing you a life filled with much happiness. I remember watching a woman on a TV show who had been brutally rapped and stabbed multiple times, including both of her eyes and she stated "she wasn't going to let this man take the rest of her life". She spent many years in the hospital and was now blind----wisest words I ever heard. Wishing the same for you----don't let these people take the rest of your life. Go after what you want and have a good life-----the best revenge ever!!!
God bless you 🙏❣️
I am a metal head through and through. This song breaks anyone, BE BETTER. No child deserves this. Love your kids and protect them and even if its not your own PROTECT THE CHILDREN.
They made a horror movie about the girl and her home 😢 sad
destroy all those coming fur our young God have no mercy on child abuse im sure not
@@missnight6667name of the horror movie?
Name of the little girl
I’m here in 2023😢
“A broken heart that the world forgot” 🥺
You NEVER disregard a vulnerable person in an abusive situation. Ever. That's a rule for all of humanity.
Praise God for someone like you. Most turn
@@Kim-ph6jyNo no no. We're looking for signs. Unfortunately, many just disappear.
We were all lucky.
I agree that happened to me@@Kim-ph6jy
But people do nothing. Even social workers. And they should be prosecuted.
😢😢😢
rest in peace to all the precious, sweet innocent angels who lived only a short amount of time on this earth and experienced so much suffering & abuse at the hands of the ones who brought them into this world -- their parents.
no child should ever experience those kinds of things and have their lives ripped from them at such a young age. 🖤
no cause I lived through it was phycicaly emotinaly and verbaly abused all of my childhood no one should have to endure that but with God it gets better every day
Yes it breaks my heart when I hear about what parents do to their children they are our legacy
😭😭😭😭😭
Yes marvel young grandmother's have his brokemended name
O. Realy tell us more ,
I just read a perfect saying for this song: Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child. So true.
amen on that one 🙏🏼❤️
True
Fact
This song reminds me of my sister taken to soon
Tear dropped my face after reading your comment.
So sad,but so true😔
I have never cried so much over a song. No one child or adult deserves to be treated like that.
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I'm a grown man and this song and video break me down every time. This video forces me to hold tight to my humanity.
I'm a grown woman and I feel just like you GOD bless the little girls and boys
Same. Crushes me inside.
6 month old baby my name is Donnie that happened to me when I had the baby😅
I am a grown man but the video hit me like a hammer and the tears started flowing, I didn't even start crying at all at my own dad's funeral. This song is a total heartbreaker
@@Freemarkets1236 Same it crushes me to
it's been years and I can back to it in 2019. a song that can easily make me cry
I was gong through my history and was like omg i used to know that song word for word and i sang it in 3rd grade for the talent show
Same i cryed its been years since i heard the song
Me too
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Uriah Cantu right I’m trying so hard not to cry to her songs 😂
i never realized how hard a song and video could make me cry
Lisa Kelsch i love that song then i lisent to this 1 always cry no matter what
Yes it will I cry when I hear it
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its good. let us cry. i cry to at this song and video. it means we have something good inside us
Heard this when I was kid and cried for the little girl, Now I have 2 kids of my own and it just broke my heart. So many emotions ran through my body I had to go hold my babies 😢
Me too. First heard this song when I was 12 and bawled my eyes out. I'm now 24 with a 12 month old and it hurts so much more to hear this song. 💔
Beautiful sentiment.
It hits different when you're a parent.
This song makes me have tears because I think of all the children who are being abused today.
I held my babies too. This song is so heartbreaking i couldnt imagine ever doing this 💔
This song is so very sad! I cried every time I hear it especially when I watch the video! That poor Baby did not deserve that!!! Bless her ❤️
This thread of all who have suffered abuse in our childhoods but all finding solace in this song is so beautiful to me. My heart hurts for the pain you guys endured but I am so happy you all survived and get to have 4:08 minutes where you feel seen, heard, and loved. It’s not an easy life, but these small moments where we get to acknowledge and comfort our little selves are so profound. Get your healing anyway you can and love yourself for what you survived. I hope when you hear this song, millions of others are feeling what you are and you are not alone. I love you.
So much this!! 💙 Thank you @Notreallyhere11 - and wishing you healing and peace!! ❤
One of the scariest things right now about the shelter in place orders for COVID-19 is that kids are stuck in these houses now and parents who already had abusive tendencies are experiencing more stresses now. I worry that a lot of kids won’t make it through this. If you have any suspicion someone is at risk, say something and do something.
speechmom exactly what I said this is sooo sad.
Workers are still going on call even with covid. There hasnt been anything going on because the ones who call are teachers,doctors and anyone who THINKS there is abuse. To many false cases. Not to mention fosters abuse to. Not just parents
Brittany Winters im in dcf custody and its the saddest thing and workers arent even answering there phones at all either do how can anyone call and report child abuse if workers are always too busy to answer there phones mine never answers intil weeks fown the line
Great point. I hadn't even thought about the effect of c19 on stressed parents/foster parents. We absolutely have to protect our children .
With all that is going in I didn't even think about 😭😭😭
He was an angel the entire time, they’re all around us...you never know if you’ll meet one today so be kind.
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@@jamie-leighgibson2338 kids see things we don’t
Be careful how you act you may be entertaining an angel
This may be an older song but it still has a very clear message. CHILDREN SHOULD BE PROTECTED! DON'T LOOK THE OTHER WAY, get involved! NO child deserves to die like this.
I wish I could fix every broken heart
Me too😪
You can. You can. You can. Find out how. They need you. Find out how.
Alex Buer me too
My daughter was 4 listening to this all day and said the same thing.
Their is always a way to make the world a better place and to help prevent this by just noticing when someone is not okay some people dont even show it but helping them that do is a great way to start :)
As a child abuse survivor this always hits home.
Aydian Alexander I’m so sorry to hear that I’m so glad that you survived that 😕GOD BLESS YOU
Same bro
I used to sing this song when I was little girl cuz I didn't know how to express how was feeling at the time
@@allymarie9474 aww that's really sad, this song hits me right through the heart because my mom abuses me and one time I almost died
Same here.. when this first came out, I remember thinking how I wished I could "fly away" too... no kid should ever feel like that.
When I saw the story about AJ Freund on the news last month, this song came to immediately.
I have so much admiration for Martina and Carrie. Two amazing artists who aren't afraid to push the envelope to sing songs and be advocates and voices for the innocent and abused. Two amazing women!
Carrie? Ummm no
@@jamesjay1979 what’s wrong with Carrie???
Allyson Krauss
Agree
This song reminds me of "Alyssa Lies by John Michael Caroll"
So sad but apart of reality,God Bless all the innocent child .
I remember seeing this music video on CMT as a small kid, and knowing it was sad, but not fully understanding. My mom was watching with me, and when I asked her about it, she had a strange reaction and wouldn't talk about it. We were at my grandparents house. Years later, I learned my mom lived the life of the girl in the song, abused at the hands of my awful grandmother. Nobody would help her or say anything, all too concerned with minding their own business. I'm glad they showed a woman as the abuser in this video, it's not acknowledged enough that women can be cruel and abusive too. I've decided to become an adoptive/foster parent, and help kids who've lived through these situations. If I can keep even one child from living through what my mother did, it will all be worth it.
God bless you and family
I went thru the abuse with my mother but she made sure my bruises were never seen and the verbal. Then the verbal with my husband. I got out of it now live by myself..
I wish you the best of luck. I'm praying that God will bless you.
Please, please be good to those kids don't give up on them altho it's ok to say I'm not the best person to help this particular child. Idk how much you know about the foster care system but..it's bad..really bad. These kids are terrified and have to toughen themselves up to survive the environment they're put in, both at home before and in foster after. It changes them, makes them not trust anyone as young children. Please try your best to make them feel loved and safe and *believed* in, they need it (esp those last two) more than you know. There are some whose parents love them deeply the system just won't let them be together like with illegal immigrants often times or those in extreme poverty, don't let them forget how much their parents love them and that there are still good ppl out there. Thank you for everything you do for them and thank you for sharing your story. It sounds like you had a wonderful mother who raised an equally wonderful daughter. Wishing you all the best take care and stay safe out there.
@@jakehero95 I don't plan to ever give up on them. I will soon be finishing my masters degree in occupational therapy and plan to specialize in pediatrics. I am also working on becoming trauma informed, and have attended classes about it. Many children that go into foster care need occupational and speech therapy services, but the state is often slow to provide them.
As a father myself this song destroys me mentally kids are a blessing to any one ...some people don't deserve kids....
amen that is true
@@leannleonard3648 Anyone who truly loves and cherishes there kids this song will immediately shatter there mind and soul ill never truly grasp how anyone could hurt a child let alone there own....if anyone has issues with kids then they need counseling I understand kids are a handful at times but that doesn't give you the right to abuse them at any means!
Amen
As a father my daughter means everything to me this song gets me every time 😭😭😭
No kidding. I know.. that why I got adopted
That little boy was her guardian angel and he lead her to heaven with him🙏🙏😇😇👼👼
And she finally had friends!
@@AlexB-lr2qp She got everything that she should have gotten while she was still on earth.
Song said
Amen
He knew she was going to heaven
It’s 2024 and this song still gets to me everytime.
12 years later and this song still brings me to tears.
My grandson was beaten so bad by his mom and her befriend DFS said I would not recognize him DFS and the judges in Missouri are absolutely worthless they don't care about kids my son got him and his now doing great
Me too
Its wierd how connected you can feel to a song.....
Right
yep... even you haven't had been abused or something like. Its a feeling of compassion coming through
So true...I didn't even grow up in an abusive home and my heart broke for the little girl and every other kid who is going through or has died because of abuse. I swear there's going to be a special place in hell reserved solely for child, elderly, and animal abusers.
danisnoton fire, In this song its your humanity that connects you to the song.
@danisnoton fire So true :'(
This song hits me every time.
I remember being young and playing this song trying to speak out about the life I had at home. But sadly no one understood, I'm so very lucky to still be standing here today. This songs touches every bone in my body x
❤
Mine too and same except I'm a bit older because this song wasn't out when I was kid. I'm currently learning and trying to practice self love and self compassion. We deserve the all enduring, unconditional love that we always gave to everyone else but never received back. I hope you've done the work on yourself that you so deserve. Please don't wait til you're 50 like me, had a hemmhoragic stroke (brain aneurysm burst). Had my first AICD (pacer & defib) placed/implanted when I was 30. Now I have CHF and coronary artery disease and a triple A and another aneurysm on the other side of my head that hasn't burst yet. Not a candidate for surgery for either so we're "watchful waiting." I have plenty more health problems but I think you understand what I'm trying to tell you here. If you don't have your health you've got nothing. Please learn from my mistakes and take very good care of yourself hon!!! ❤
True, no one understand us
So very glad you're still here ❤️
@@PacksMarker yup !!
This song gives me chills everytime I heard it. Love your kids everyday ❤️ Tell them you love them.
Just listening to this song and reading all of these comments of these children sharing their story or still being abused is making me cry my eyes out so much. No child should be abused , or suffer. We should be loved , we deserve a parent but the parents don’t deserve us as much as we deserve them. I am so sorry to the ones who went through this, and i’m so sorry to the one who are still fighting. Y’all are very strong! God Bless you all! 💞💞
Thank you
I can't sing this without crying. It's so close to home. Those of us who are forgotten still grow up. It still hurts. That trust is still broken. In some cases, forever.
Alice Bones same❤️😭💙
Alice Bones I know how you feel but luckily I was taken before it got to that
Broken bones heal harder, I’m ten times stronger because of it. I’m not perfect in any way but in Christ I am.
Alice Bones I can't either, it hits too close to home for me not to cry, I grew up getting hit by my mom's hairbrush as well as my dad's belt for saying "oh my god" as well as for flirting with other girls once I hit dating age. I was so lucky the abuse never got life threatening and that I was able to escape on a greyhound bus when I turned 17, but that doesn't make the trauma any easier to deal with. My parents are trying their best to make it up to me now that I'm 30, but I still have emotional wounds that will never be fully healed.
Alice Bones me either
She has the prettiest eyes I've ever seen.
I wish my eyes were as pretty as hers
My Dad had eyes like hers,i got moms brown ones
I shake da bag
Her eyes really are pretty tho
I was crying then i saw it was based on a true story
2024 and still listening to this 🫶🏼
Me too! My daughters a competitive dancer and she knows what this song is about she’s 10 and she wants to do a solo to this so bad
Me too. I don’t know why I like to listen to songs I KNOW are going to make cry 😭💕 is this a form of self harm? Lmao
Ok not to be rude but what's so funny??
I’m here too! And now I’m studying for my masters in social work ❤
2024 🎉 Who’s with me? ❤
My mom grew up in an abusive household. This song reminds me of how strong she was to survive such a terrible childhood and delivered my sister and myself such a loving home and childhood. Makes me sad but grateful beyond measure.
I listened to this in elementary school and cried. Now today in my 20s I still freaking cry man
Just Lynn we had a assembly at the end of the year and they played this song and I started balling and my friends did to I think it makes most people cry but it give me and many other kids the strength to tell someone
Me 2 cry every time
Just Lynn me too
It starts me off crying a 47 year old male from the UK
Remember listening to this song on repeat as a child, because of the abuse I went through. I just connected with the lyrics. Back then I always saw the lines "but her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved" as she flew to heaven.
But as an adult those words have gotten another meaning to me. I wanted more out of life, I had ambitions.. and those things definitely let me to where I am today. With a man who loves me and cares for me❤ Still trying to heal from my childhood traumas, but I'm getting there 🥰
Tascha . . I dont think we can
I think the way is to just turn your back on the lot of it and step forward out of it forever.
I dont think it can be resolved.
I think the effort to wastes thebm one time we have
I hope your quality of life is better now
This song was so cute I thought I had to get my own life but I'm just not sure if I cqn make it
@@tonivigilhoskie4837 you can make it
I had the same reaction listening to it as an adult now. That line has transformed meaning for me as well now and I'm so thankful that doors opened along the way to provide another path. I wish you so much love and happiness in your life and I'm proud of you for making it through
It doesn't matter how many times I've listened to this song, it always brings tears to my eyes.
"Sometimes she wishes she was never born". I felt this. I remember being a child and hearing this song for the first time. Knowing I am a concrete angel. I had abusive dad who never showed me love. I have a permanent bruise on my arm, people always ask if its my birth mark. No its my angel spot, my concrete angel.
To everyone saying there is no such thing as a permanent bruise, thank you. I did not know the medical term.. I do not understand why the fuck it bothers you all so much about this comment. I wrote something in confidence about myself, I do not need someone from anywhere in the world to tell me what happened to me. I felt connected to the song, and that was the whole point. Did your parents not teach you speak if you're spoken to???
Be strong babe! You got this, don’t ever forget you’re a survivor!!! Keep your head up high, you deserve to be able to smile without it being a front!❤️❤️💯
it's okay lov! you are as strong and an amazing woman!! keep your head high. you deserve way better. You know you didn't deserve this but you strong. god bless you and your family!!
I lived the same shit sis...I get it.yes,we are concrete angels.and life is still worth to live in
Yea that was my mantra, at recess i was always looking up at the sky, wishing i could fly .
Sorry☹️
It’s 2020 and I’m still crying 😢
Me too! 😭
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Same
Yesss
Take it easy, no need for drama
A friend of mine died young. She drowned when she was 19, and at her funeral they played a recording of her singing this song as a child. There isn’t a word for the kind of pain I felt.
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Love this song as a kid I was abused emotionally and mentally I can relate somewhat so sad this happens to some children. Thank u for making this song
this song makes me cry cuz every child don't deserve abuse they deserve love and care I'm against child abuse
Sierra Merritt Im a kid and you have a
my mom same last name
Sierra Merritt
Sierra Merritt amen to that😇😇
Sierra Merritt same
Sierra Merritt yes
I'm literally holding my daughter's hand, in tears. Watching this like 11 years ago was rough but now I have children how could anyone hurt your own child like that!?
I couldn't even imagine..(tears in my eyes right now) God dang if I ever see something happen like this I will be karma. Just kills me. Beautiful song.
Drugs not having good parents to teach you . ( abuse " Survivor")
Yo same. Sitting next to my 1 year old hating abusers
I found out almost 10 years ago my mom was going to this same thing to me but she is fine now I thank god
Child abuse is handed down from parent to child. They use abuse because that's how their parents handled it. Often drug abuse is a factor because it creates poor judgement.
My own personal story as a teacher was while working in China, were they still practice corporal punishment, I went to the principal when I saw a teacher hitting a child with a book. I got that teacher fired, but her friends then got me fired . ( I got transferred over to the International department, where the younger staff (and better trained) don't practice corporal punishment.
This is the only song in the world to have ever made me cry.
Listen to immortal by evenscene (don't think I spelled it right but ok)
I grew up listening to Evanescence, but breakup songs dont bother me because I dont allow myself to be hurt by my partners. However this video makes me feel because I imagine my brother and sister and it makes it more personal to me
+WeeScottishLass Oh, I guess I didn't really think of immortal as a break up song but it makes sense now lol.
+WeeScottishLass Try Listening to "Allysa Lies " It is so HEART BREAKING. As well as being a " TRUE STORY " It also shows what not only the children Suffer but Their Best Friends who know as well.GRAB YOUR TISSUES !
Anne I will politely decline your offer. I have only just gotten over the heartache of THIS song. I don't need another to send me into a frenzy of hating the world we live in
Everytime I hear this song i get teary eyed...being in foster care from 4 to 16 I saw alot of bad homes and I ran away from so many they finally emancipated me at 16 but I remember every kid that was in those homes with me and I think about them every time I hear this song...wondering what became of them...😢
"A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate when morning comes it will be to late" that line in particular hits the hardest
She walks to school with the lunch
She packed
Nobody knows what she's
Holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress
She wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen
And lace
The teacher wonders but she
Doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain
Behind the mask
Bearing the burden
Of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was
Never born
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle
Of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn
Out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands
Of fate
When morning comes
It'll be too late
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
I sing this song when I think of my mom. She was murdered by my dad 16 years ago. My love for her will NEVER fade. I miss you SO much mom 😢
Mo Sweets Bakery aww I’m so sorry 😞
can`t find words...
Mo Sweets Bakery I’m so very sorry. 🙏🏼😞
Im very sorry
Mo Sweets Bakery I’m so sorry about your mother
Social services let so many children down its heart breaking
All the adults in these childrens lives have let them down!!!!!
Correct
R.I.P. Gabriel Fernandez. May God have you in his holy glory far away from this cruel world. 🕊️
RIP LITTLE MAN IF ITS ANY CONSOLATION IT WAS A GUARD WHO TOLD HER YOU SLEEP WELL AFTER YOU KILLED YOUR SON WORD HIT THE TIER HOMEGIRL FROM CERCO BLANCO NEGRA TOOK ON HER FIRST EVER SINCE THEN SHE IS IN PC
R.I.P Baby P ❤
Aww...😢 RIP mijo Gabriel
This is for my dad pass away and he is a angel😇 😢
My mum sent me this song when I left home at 16 to live with my boyfriend aged 20... little did I know that this song would give me the strength to pull away from 8 months of physical, verbal and mental abuse every day I was there.
My mothers biggest fear was the call she would get to tell her that her daughter had been killed by her abuser... this song breaks my heart and I sympathize with all children, men and women who are going through or have been through abuse 💜
I'm glad y'all got out
Wow mum's always know
I hope u patched things up with ur mom. Not a day goes by do I say a prayer for my Momma. She's my rock. I hug her every morning and every night. Through her, I finally made my choice to leave my abusive husband. By the grace of God and my Momma, I am alive today. God Bless.
I was abused as a child to
Nikita Heazlewood I was abused for 8 years by my moms ex boyfriend
My childhood was filled with abuse and beatings . I could never imagine doing this to my loving beautiful children . Love always wins. Your kids WILL remember what you do and how you show your love to them . Love them , kiss them , hug them and tell them every day how much you love them .
God bless you.
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Its inspiring you got out of the abusive household. I wish i could but im.disabled. I cant take care of myself. I would be homeless if my mom wasn't helping but she's really abusive. HELP!!
@@mar8014 I- I don't know how to help..
I want to adopt a child and give them the life I never got
Its one of my goals in life
This song as a mother of a daughter just hits even deeper man. I’ve always never been able to listen without crying but now it’s just too much. I’ve always believed some songs we have to force ourselves to listen to though if it’s difficult for us to hear just imagine how difficult it was to endure! This will forever be the hardest song and most powerful for me to listen too. The visuals paired with audio just broke my soul years ago when I first heard and saw it and it continues to have the same impact as that first viewing to me. Such a beautiful song on every level!
I first heard this song when I was in middle school and I’m 30 now. I cried so fast the first time I heard it and still do to this day.
Terribly powerful and sad. Having survived this type of childhood I promised myself to NEVER be the parent I had! After watching this I dried my eyes and Immediately went and hugged my 7 year old daughter. She will Never know this kind of life. Wish we could protect them all.... 😔😥
I wish i could save every child
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@@martinamcbride6644 I will always be a huge Fan of your music this hits hard
One of my goals in life is to adopt a child (hopefully, I don't want to have my own cause I'm scared) and give them the life I never had
If this song doesn't make you cry I don't believe you got a heart
I cry everytime i hear this!
I've listened to this for years.. I can handle the pain now
I cried so hard
Sometimes I want to cry listening to this but because of the abuse I been through and my heart is harden so I can't cry
I'm trying not to cry
Every god dang time. Why do I keep watching this video if I'm just gonna cry?
Same. 😭
Same here
same
Same I lost a friend a week ago to a car acctident and this just makes it worst even though love u love it
I don't like the subject of death in general and I can't even talk to my mom about the reason
RIP Judith Barsi
:(
I had younger children when this video first came out. I cried thinking about how innocent children are. I now have 3 little granddaughters and I still cry hearing this song.
Whomever didn't cry even a single teardrop has no soul. Thank you Martina McBride for this musical gift to the world, I thank you from the depths of my soul.
Fred Polizzi I got emotional
cathal greene same but no tears
Not because I don't have a soul but because it's hardened
cathal greene same here buddy, I just know a kid that before being accepted by a foster family he was abused by his parents, so I just can't help crying myself to sleep everytime I listen to this wonderful song.
“ Every child deserves a parent, but every parent doesn’t deserve a child “
My dad is one of those parents. But I have my grandparents.
That’s thee absolute truth.
I agree with what you said. It is 100% true
I think that all parents deserve children. as a parent of babies that are not earthside and someone who has experience working for a state Department in the south with kids and teens, I see many sides to the songs. ask the survivors what they think. no one usually does. dont ask dont tell.
WELL SAID GREAT POINT MADE HERE 🙏
I love how the song focused on the love that was brought to her. Great job. Despite what happened the one thing she was seeking was love and she found it in her neighbor. The little boy truly demonstrated to be a servant of the Almighty.
As a survivor of child abuse this hits me hard. I was luckier than my littlest brother who is now a concrete angel as well. RIP
No need to be sorry you didn't do it
Brandon Schaufler I'm so sorry sweetheart❤ Jesus Christ loves you, and is taking good care of your brother he's also watching over you😢☺️ child abuse is a horrible thing to go through, no matter what parents are feeling they should never hurt their kids🤧 and may God bless you!!! 💞💞💞
So so so sorry for your loss.... :'(
Im sorry for you loss
@TradingKid1998 Child abuse is actually really a serious problem, and yes, for you and all of the people who don't know, you actually CAN be beaten to death, so it is possible.
It probably took them a lot of guts to share this online, as a lot of people will read their story. It isn't self-pity shit, it's called sharing a story.
I take it you probably weren't abused, as a child, but if you think that they are just doing this for attention, and nothing else, then go watch something else instead of wasting your time over here making very rude comments and replies to people. Dude congrats you just wasted your time on that comment making a dumb statement.
Martina McBride has the most beautiful blue eyes, I have ever seen.
They almost look fake
I know they are not
Incredible and unparalleled beauty right there
Dang right
This song perfectly describes my brutal childhood. Thank goodness I made it out. This song always makes me cry, beautifully written and the video is even sadder… 💔👼
May God heal you from all you had to go through. Im happy you made it out. Sending you love 💕🙏🏽
I also went through a lot of this and yes thank God I survived, but I still have a ton of issues because of it. I'm glad you survived also and I hope you have a wonderful life ❤️
I'm so sorry you went through whatever you went through, I don't know you but I'm happy you survived through it all.
Are you truly able to make it out thought?
Her themes and artistry can't be denied.
Love this song so much!
This song still brings tears to my eyes... even after all these years. Great song!
Sending healing prayers
I listened to this all the time as a kid and just randomly thought about it now and wanted to watch it again. As a child, it broke my heart thinking she didn't have a loving mommy. Now I'm a preschool teacher, and it breaks my heart even more thinking about that teacher (and the teachers in real life situations) not doing anything. As a teacher, we are mandated reporters and it is our JOB to report any kind of abuse we may see. I know this is a song/video but it showcases what happens some times in real life. It's disturbing and ugly and I just hope people want to reach out and help those they see that are in need. Especially a child.
This was me 100% when I was little, thank god I made it and my journey in life got rough but I now have a baby and I live my life to fullest and im strong due to my past. My babygirl is my world !
Like for those who been in abuse and have overcome it!!!!!
just like me
JennyB Like a
JennyB Like I'm so proud of you. You survived something very hard. Keep fighting. Never give up. ❤❤
keeping be strong, you are amazing dude. happiness to you and your babygirl :)
JennyB Like it is not easy to over come it
Celtic people have amazing voices. Wow.
This song. I always come back to it. As a survivor of childhood abuse, I both understand how lucky I was, and how important it is to speak up. It shouldn't hurt to be a child.
Martina has such a beautiful voice. She sings these songs that are just heart wrenching! We need more people singing about real things like this!
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You are NOT Martina!!!!!
Who elses cries when she hits them high notes 😭❤️😂
Another powerful and essential message in a Martina McBride song regarding the impact of child abuse and its affact on the community and society as a whole. Thank you.
Damn I tried not to cry. Didn't work tho. I'm a 6'4 250lb truck driver and this song gets me every time 😢
Randy Moore damn 6 foot 4?
Hammer down when you clear up, 10-4
Randy Moore that's really tall
Randy Moore only people with a real heart will shed a tear ❤
Hey! Im 6'4 and row for UC Davis and I did not cry!
I'm 15 and was abused physically and mentally from birth to 7 years old by my mom older brother and sister I then went to live with my dad but he passed away on August 29,2014 now I'm living with my aunt I miss my dad dearly he was my everything my world I would have died for him if I could of but the stupid hospital neglected him there were over 650 people who came to his funeral that's how loved he was he was the best man in the world no one can ever take his place :( I love and miss you daddy 3/16/1959-8/29/2014
I am so sorry
I'm very sorry, and my birthday is August 29
I'm sorry sweetheart, I lost my daddy too. I'm a little older than you, but the pains the same. Lets make our daddy's proud.
Sorry for your lost. I'm not even going to tell you I know how you feel when i dont . Truth be told I never now my dad. But if I get the chance to meet him I hope his the best man in my life kinda like you said he was your every thing . I'm sorry for your lost.
***** I stop
Teachers should play this in every classroom of every grade. Every student deserves to hear this so it can give them a chance to speak up
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask. Why??? Thinking they would probably be sued if they were wrong. What amount of money is a child worth ?? Getting sued is A chance I would gladly take.
@@rickb.9067 Its not thats sometimes its the fact kids are too afraid ti speak or when they do the parents make up some excuse and it ends up worse for them CPS has got to keep an eye out for EVERY family just because they look perfect on the outside who knows what goes on behind closed doors and who knows how much the kids are hiding under their clothes
Like the video the teacher plays "Alyssa lies". It shows the child CAN speak out to someone.
My first time hearing this song was in a classroom. The teacher played it for us to raise awareness. Makes me cry to this day.
Wow are you right.That is something i would never have thought of.Brilliant my dear.
Martina nails every song she sings.
The video is so touching, I'm crying.
"Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul" dave pelzer
Norman Paguibitan oh wow is Dave Pelzer a boy named it?? I remember seeing him on Oprah, it was the first time hearing of the dynamic of the whole family choosing one victim so they are safe as well
I remember reading a" child called it " in my child development class in high school and then " a boy named Dave" and a " Man named Dave'. It's insane every thing he went through to become the man that he is today. Another " concrete Angel ".
Candace Casey I only recently was told there were other books he wrote later.
It was reading his book that I discovered 2 things.
1. That there is a pattern (right word ?) for all the siblings to join in on the abuse. I'm sure to keep it from being directed at them.
2. That there were others like me, he of course suffered horribly.
In those day 60s 70s no computer FB, 1-800 numbers to call for help, nobody talked about it, people didn't get involved
Guess what.... Mine isn't mine is the worst 😢😢😢😢
My childhood was anything but that. I was abused. 😢
How could anyone hurt their child like that? As a mom, I couldn't ever imagine my son getting treated that way. It makes me cry every time.
I read up a bit on this. There are many different reasons why a parent would harm their child and there are many ways that a parent can do it. Remember that 1 out of 6 abused kids become abusers. Sadly, it's only getting worse.
Its make me cry every time to
my mom. father .bother does this to me now i have depression i cant deal with pain and being sad . alone.weak ... they always hit me and scream on my face i did nothing wrong just being a child i'm only 13 ... i want to die
I'm so sorry hon, I know it tough, but hang in there. Get help and get out of there so they can't hurt you anymore. Tell someone you trust.
I think people who do this are broken, damaged, and mentally iller than most people can imagine being.
thank you God for my life , I almost became a concrete angel at a very young age as well , until you came along and took me away from that life that was so cruel to me for 9 yrs , and I pray one day that horrible monster who took my childhood will have to answer to you ... I'm 44 yrs old now it's still hard sometimes , but I will never forget you Lord . or will I ever forget what you have done for me .... I am a better person now . and I still pray for all the children of this world for you to keep them all safe from horrible monsters , like the one I use to have ... thank you God Almighty!!!! amen!!!
Samantha Cudney amen praise GOD
First time hearing this song, its beautiful
Such a beautiful song done by an incredible artist. Be kind to everyone because you never know the invisible battles they are facing.
Thats right
This is so true, never judge and be kind to everyone. So much pain behind smiles.
Just here in the middle of my "I need a good cry" playlist.
XoXeverytimeidieXoX I feel like I need one everyday ☹️
@@elizabethfuller5508 sending you all the digital good vibes I can. Things may be rough for you now but they can and often do get better.
XoXeverytimeidieXoX send me your playlist
Here’s one of the videos I always watch when I need a good cry. It always does the job. Always.
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1 Concrete Angel
2 God's Will
3 Independence Day (All by Martina)
4 Watcha Gonna Do About Me Reba McEntire
5 Jesus Take The Wheel Carrie Underwood
Lyrics:
She walks to school with the lunch
She packed
Nobody knows what she's
Holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress
She wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen
And lace
The teacher wonders but she
Doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain
Behind the mask
Bearing the burden
Of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was
Never born
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle
Of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn
Out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands
Of fate
When morning comes
It'll be too late
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
I might try singing this song in church next weekend on Sunday.
I'd liked to listen to it
👏👏👏 love the lyrics . "and she flies to a place where she's loved, concrete angel"
This song always makes me feel like I'm a angel 😇😇
2023 and it STILL makes me ball my eyes out
Who is still here in 2019😭❤️
April 23,2019...been years since this song was released and still cry like a baby over it
Me
🖐😭
Me
Chelsea Washington I am 😫😥
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I can’t listen to this somg without crying
I wish I could save every child. 😢
Even me? I'm afraid I'd probably be the hardest to find, my parents are very good at hiding their treatment of me.
Same here
Me too. God bless your soul.
Me too
My Best Friend Jes same I've never been abused but everything I see or hear about a kid being abused I just want to pray and talk to god and ask him to help those kids that do get abused
The end part made me cry the most, the little boy had the same fate as the little girl, he too was abused and died then became an angel.. now that the girl also died, she too gained her wings and join the rest of the angels - kids who had the same fate as theirs as they happily walk the earth with no pain whilst looking after other kids who were going through the same horrible experience 😭
I never realized that...possibly he was already gone
i’ve known this song since i was a child. i am currently pregnant with a baby girl and due in may. i could never imagine doing this to my child. this song is so powerful with emotion, and the saddest part is this happens everyday in our world. RIP to every single child that didn’t get to enjoy life because it was ripped away from them by the people who were suppose to love them! 🕊❤️
Congrats even tho its been a year but im 14 rn and my mom had my first sister taht was born may 10 2022 im so happy so i understand a bit of what your saying
This song is beautiful and heartbreaking, goes to show not every person deserves a child. Children are blessings that are to be loved and protected by all means ❤
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Martina McBride's voice is beautiful but her heart is so strong to just saying about the subjects that she does. They are powerful.
Just finished watching 'The Trials of Gabriel Fernández' on Netflix today too. This song just came into my head as my jaw dropped and my heart broke as I sat there in a state of shock, staring at the TV screen, mostly unable to comprehend completely what in the world had been done to such a sweet angel of a child. I still can't. Such a little boy. I still can't..i can't even imagine. I can't.
I can say the same thing not too long ago I was watching American crime which is based on the murder of Sylvia likens and I can't stop thinking about her and this song is just so heart-wrenching inside she died similarly like so many other kids
I was just thinking of him right at the beginning of the song ...I watched so many of these types of child abuse videos after I ended up on the street nearly murdered myself, Poor little children,,I became a street Missionary for the destitute Children the world forgot adults cast aways ...I am also a songwriter Martina really open s this up in a kindly way Abuse in many colours mostly Black and Blue
I've never been abused physically but my dad is very abusive verbally. Ever time I hear this song I cry. I can't imagine what its like for children to be abused and I just wish the world was a better place. If I could I would protect every child in the would from getting hurt. No one deserves that.
hj_dramalover101 2 Even though it's verbal it's still abuse. Unfortunately the law only covers physical abuse. (Though it should cover all types)
Megan Proffitt yeah
hj_dramalover101 2 I agree
hj_dramalover101 2 j
I was verbally abused by a teacher from 2007-2010
Man, this song hits hard when you’ve endured this throughout your childhood. No one came, no one cared, I just hid & endured until I was 18 and moved 3000 miles away from everyone to escape my childhood and to break the cycle. So grateful it stopped with me. My children never endured this and now my grandchildren do not. God has set me free.