FERAL CHILD [Song Only] (Please read description for more)
The music video of "Feral Child" was recently deleted for copyright reasons (along with other people's videos containing the same clips) This was NOT YouTube's fault, they have been very good to me. I was just never able to obtain permission to use the video clips from the motion picture. So this is just the song for now, until a new music video can be made.
When I first saw this true story on television, I was overcome with emotion. I could not believe what I was seeing, then something else hit me... "A song idea.. this could be the most important song I ever make."
"Feral Child" The story of "Genie" who had been locked in a room, in social isolation for most of her life. Forced to sit alone, day after day, with little more than bare walls to look at. When rescued in 1970, social workers found that she could barely walk, and had never learned to speak.
For more information on her story, you can go here:
http://www.feralchildren.com/en/showchild.php?ch=genie
And they even gave me my own page with this song (available for download, go to this page and right click on the MP3 link, then hit "save") and also the lyrics, a total honor for me:
http://www.feralchildren.com/en/listbooks.php?bk=lewis2007
I have poured everything in my very soul into this song. I hope you get something out of it... Like how lucky we are to be who we are... and I'm so lucky to have all of you to call my family and friends.
Please understand, I would never try to profit or take advantage of someone else's misfortune. This song happened purely because this story gripped me by my very soul... and forced me to do it. This is just a musician's way of telling a story.
Tom: Lyrics-Music-Vocals-Recording
Special thanks to my brother Darren, for showing me everything I know about digital audio recording.
LYRICS
Genie was just a child, a prisoner in her home
They kept her locked away from the world
No friends, no affection, always left alone
Total isolation for this girl
There in her chair, feeling lonely and cold
Not allowed to walk, never learned to talk
Thirteen years, confined to one space
Did she think this was a normal way to live?
Afraid to cry, she was treated the way
That no one could ever forgive
It was far from abuse, it was so much more
No one would believe what they saw beyond that door
How could anyone do this? (Feral Child)
How could they put you through this? (Feral Child)
Can you ever be saved now? (She can't even smile)
But you're not to blame now (Feral Child)
Finally they found her, and took her away
To see what was left of her mind
Had she missed the 'window' to learn how to speak?
Or was it possible to turn back time?
Oh, at least she was free, to discover the world
Everything was new to this feral girl
Signs of progress were proving everyone wrong
The doctors were all amazed
But Genie was still haunted by the memories of her past
A traumatized mind in a haze
Oh, the learning slowed down, Genie still felt alone
Sentenced to serve her time in foster homes
How could anyone do this? (Feral Child)
How could they put you through this? (Feral Child)
Can you ever be changed now? (She can't even smile)
But you're not to blame now (Feral Child)
(Instrumental)
There's no happy ending, this waste of a life
There's no telling what might have been
There was so much promise, now all hope is gone
For the one who could never seem to win
Now she's there in her chair, staring down at the floor
Lost in her own world, just like before
How could anyone do this?
How could they put you through this?
Feral child
How could anyone do this? (Feral Child)
How could they put you through this? (Feral Child)
Can you ever be changed now? (She can't even smile)
But you're not to blame now (Feral Child)
©Copyright 2007 TomsterMusic
Honors for This Video:
#54 - Top Rated (Today) - Music
#33 - Most Discussed (Today) - Music
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