Story Behind The Song

Seeing so many teenagers and others killed in DUI accidents, my thoughts were that you are actually attempting suicide or even homicide if you drive with a Blood Alcohol level of .10 or greater. So I wrote a protest song trying to wake up people who are taking their lives and possibly others into their hands.

Song Description

The song is meant to scare people into not driving after consuming alcohol. There are references to the consequences of doing so and a sort of chronology of events in a fatal accident.

Lyrics

Lives Lost, Lives Shattered (Copyright 2005)

By Henry Carlow Jr.


Verse 1 Twisted metal, broken glass
lives lost, lives shattered
no future, no past.
Sirens whine and people stare
lives lost, lives shattered
flesh and blood lain bare.

Verse 2 Deadly mix of cars and booze
lives lost, lives shattered
drink and drive you lose.
Young or old it matters not
lives lost, lives shattered
in a coffin you will rot.

Chorus Names and faces, bodies and souls
destroyed by cars and alcohol.
Names and faces, bodies and souls
from graves they cry out: we should have known.

Bridge They?re all dead.
They?re all dead.
They took a foolish chance
and got behind the wheel
with liquor in their head.
They?re all dead.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3 Crumpled wreckage, gruesome scene
lives lost, lives shattered
what does it mean?
Police and reporters sort the details
lives lost, lives shattered
where did we fail?

Verse 4 Cards and candles, roses and thorns
lives lost, lives shattered
all the relatives mourn
their dearly departed?s cruel memory
lives lost, lives shattered
why didn?t they see?

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Chorus

End