The Kids of Today

2008-02-21

ABOUT THE KIDS OF TODAY

Well, first off, this is just a rough recording from rehearsals. We wanted a good sound for the band but nothing over the top with studio magic. This is close to something you'd hear us do live.

I wrote the lyrics mostly for the kids in the local town here (Bantry, Ireland). This is a very small town I'm talking about; the longest stretch of 'down town' is about 3 blocks, and that's ending at the Catholic church. Needless to say, the kids from about 8 & up have nothing to do and lots of them spend their time getting wasted in the fields. Family problems, including physical and sexual abuse are pretty common here.

But travelling around the world has shown me one thing very clearly: these problems are not isolated in one area, or to one culture or country. They are everywhere. It disgusts me how adults get away with the shit they do with kids. So the song grew from just talking about Bantry to talking about all kids, everywhere.

I've found the lyrics in the song are something just about every kid can relate to but older people just can't. I shared this with a 46 year old who made the comment that all kids have problems growing up and the youth of today should just learn to deal with it. I pointed out that when this person had gone to school they were not forced to go through metal detectors and Columbine was just a sick idea floating around in the universe. As you might guess, I was blown off and ignored.

How can adults give lip service to the idea that 'our children are our future' and get away with treating them like this? And how, in all good conscience, can the rest of us let it continue?

-Kylyra

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