Seceret Battles

song lyrics

The song Concrete Angel was recorded by Martina McBride in 2003.  It is a very touching song about the abuse of a young girl. “The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask, it’s hard to see the pain behind the mask.” When we suspect that someone in our lives is being abused by someone close to them, it can be hard to ask them about it, and it can be even harder for them to admit it, so sometimes you may have to go on your own instincts.  Sometimes with these things it can be very hard to tell if the person you are focusing on is suffering, because they have usually been raised to hide all evidence of their abuse.  “Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday, she hides the bruises with the linen and lace.”  This goes back to the children suffering from child abuse thinking that they must hide all the evidence.  Some children even think that the abuse is their fault, and the people that are abusing them usually threaten them into thinking that the abuse will only get worse if they reach out for help.  “Sometimes she wishes she was never born.”  In these situations the children are more prone to suicide and are more prone to become child abusers themselves.  The psychological damage outlives the bruises, and will usually stay with the children until adulthood.  “A statue stands in a shaded place, an angel girl with an upturned face, a name is written on a polished rock.” The people of a community will always mourn the loss of a young person, even if they were not necessarily important to the community itself.  It is especially upsetting to a community when they feel as though the situation could have been easily avoided by someone simply investigating a suspicion, as it is in this song.  The shock of a young person passing away can rock a small community to its core, and with child abuse effecting more than 3.3 million children, this is a problem that should be investigated further in any suspected cases.  People may begin to over-investigate child abuse, but if it even saves one life, it will be very worth it.