Stephen A Kearney

Lyrics

Kaleidoscope

I’ve always seen the world through my fractured splintered mind
A world that’s cruel and greedy and really not so kind.
The kids emerge disturbed/ reeling desperate for some hope.
I guess if they’re like you and me they see kaleidoscope.

I know who I am. Hey You don’t know me.
Native American child healthy and free.
You’ve got to see the damage that you do
before the world turns its power back on you, back on you.

Tik Tok tells the story. It’s where our children lay in wait.
They’ve learnt the ways that’ll make them all societies perfect bait.
It’s time to intervene and prick the boil not the whore
The root CAUSE of the problem needs attacking, that’s for sure.

I know who I am. You don’t know me.
European child I’ll live healthy and free.
You’ve got to see the damage that you do
before the world turns its power back on you, back on you.

I watch the people / power struggle/ to SEE the light of day
They’re convinced that their/ education/ is the key to solve dismay
They’ll impose their doctrine/ and their dogma/ whatever people cry
Then they wonder why the, why the young ones/ cut their arms and sometimes die.

You know, we face a cycle that just perpetuates
A bruising, brutal, battering ram designed to obfuscate.
If we nurture all our young and teach them all about free play
Then they’ll soon discover a route to a perfect day.

I know who I am. You don’t know me.
A Chinese child I’ll live healthy and free.
You’ve got to see the damage that you do
before the world turns its power back on you, back on you.

You can only really/ see this through a fractured splintered mind.
Because you know that what they did was really quite unkind.
They’re a product of a system that’s learned to smile and thrill
The only way to break the cycle - swallow the bitter pill.

I see the world in all its glory, please don’t get me wrong
It’s time to break the cycle, don’t shoot the singer hear the song
There ain’t no doubt that we must face the crisis, clear the smoke
Lets stare it out and shake it down peek in Kaleidoscope

I know who I am. You don’t know me.
An African child I’ll live healthy and free.
You’ve got to see the damage that you do
before the world turns its power back on you.

Peek in Kaleidoscope
Peek in Kaleidoscope
Peek in Kaleidoscope

©Stephen Kearney 2021