Story Behind The Song
Written after the tragic death of loved ones
Song Description
We are gathered here at the end of their life
To mourn their passing and the end of their strife
We all want to know why it ended this way
But none of us are going to grasp it today
| Song Length |
2:13 |
Genre |
New Age - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Loneliness, Friend |
| Similar Artists |
Boyz II Men |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Innocents Suffer
C 1990 Laury Dahners and Peter Barkley
We are gathered here at the end of their life
To mourn their passing and the end of their strife
We all want to know why it ended this way
But none of us are going to grasp it today
Livin' in the world, the world today
It?s a lotta work and a little play
Who is gonna tell me where the sense of it is
Livin' on the edge of this great abyss
It seems like the way, the way of this world
That the innocents suffer and the children hurt
If drugs don't get 'em then the sadness will
Some'll die of hunger and some?ll be killed
One thing will never never ever change
Yeah the innocents will suffer the bad man's rage
Come on please explain it to me
Explain it to the children, explain it to the sea
I want to know the answer, explain it to me
Why are the cruel ones still walkin? free
Why have the good ones died and gone
Why are the bad ones still hurtin' the good?
We go now my friends, in each our own way
We?ll still mourn their passing, our spirits still gray
They?ll live on in our hearts, but we too shall succumb
We hope that a place of wonder, after this life shall come
But for now please take solace, in the joys we have shared
Yes, turn your hearts to the joyful times, that we and they have shared