Concrete Angel
~Martina McBride
~Martina McBride
Dear reader,
You've probably realized by now that I'm writing about Martina McBrides song, Concrete Angel. It is a very emotional and heart written song. This sad, sad song could very possably even be true. It is about a little girl who is being beat by her, in my opinion (and based on the music video) druggie mother.
In the begining, it talkes about how she walks to school with a lunch that she packed. To me, I see a small fragile child, making herself a sandwich and walking in the rain, because her mother is to 'busy' getting over a hangover. (That's just what I picture)
It also says that she was wearing the same dress she had worn yesterday, hiding the bruises with the linen and lace. Well, then I see that small girl wearing a dirty white dress because she has nothing else to wear, and, is trying to hide some bruises that her mother has given her.
Then, the song begins to talk about how the teacher is wondering what's wrong with the girl, but doesn't ask what's wrong. I see a teacher, looking over at the girl, wondering why she looks so bad, but is too insicure and, in my opinion, stupid to ask, figuring she just wanted to wear the same dress again. And it also says it's hard to see the pain behind the mask. I see the little girl smiling, trying to make everyone think she's alright, but inside, she's hurting, badly.
'Somebody cries in the middle of the night. The neighbors hear, but they turn out the light.' That's a line from the song. At that part, I began to cry, hard. Because then I know that, even though the neighbors may think that something is wrong, they don't care enough to try to figure out what's wrong, and just go to bed. 'A fragile soal caught in the hands of fate, when morning comes, it'll be too late.' That's when I can barely breath, because I see the child... dying. I see her dying because I know that the mother hurt her, and no body cared. No body cared enough to ask what was wrong. No body cared enough to see if she was alright. No body cared if she died.
But the chorus, the chorus is always what gets me. 'Through the wind, and the rain, she stands hard as stone, in a world that she can't rise above. But her dreams, give her wings, and she flys to a place where she's loved.' You may be asking youself the same question I asked when I first heard it. Why? Why would she have dreams? Shouldn't they be crushed by now? But no. Children, much like the girl in this song can't let their dreams be crushed. And this girls dream was probably to have a mother who cared for her, and loved her, and wou'd never let anything happen to her. And because she held onto that dream for as long as she did, she was able to go out to school, every day, and act like nothing was the matter, because in the back of her mind, she always believed that, soon enough, she'd get that mother, and nothing was going to stop her.
This song, this very touching song, taught me a few things. One, even if someone looks like there's nothing wrong on the outside, their could easily be something wrong on the inside. Two, always care. Even if it seems like someone could do something by themselves, although it's hard on them, lend them a hand. Ask them if their alright, and never, ever, let them go through it alone.
But lastly, and probably the most important, dreams are what keep us alive for so long. Dreams of a home with, good friends, clean clothes, and a parent or two who loves you.
Thankyou for reading, and please, never forget this.
~Amber
Feb.10, 2010
Feb.10, 2010
