I Have A Right
(Tony Kakko)
Give me the right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something
I have a right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something
"Father, there´s a little flower, beautiful and different, all alone, all alone.
Is it so, dad, I´m not supposed to make the world anew? And be like you?...
Am I you?!
Give me the gift, to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something
I have a right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something
right to be heard, to be seen, to be loved, to be me
You made it clear right from the start, I am to take your sour heart within, one sad day
But I will never teach my son embittered history so tried and true,
'cause I'm not you!
I have a right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something
I have a right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to have every gift I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something
Give me the eyes -so I see
gimme ears -so I hear,
gimme me love -so I know what love is
give me the freedom to think, to be me
...give something
I have a right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something (good)
(excerpts from the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child, plain language version)
You have the special right to grow up and to develop physically and spiritually in a healthy and normal way, free and with dignity.
You have the right to love and understanding
Your parents have special responsibilities for your education and guidance.
You should be taught peace, understanding, tolerance and friendship among all people.
So, give me the gift to hear, to see, the love, the freedom to choose the things I feel
to be right for the world you'll leave me, give something…
Give me the right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something
I have a right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
in something
Give me the right to be heard
to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need to be me,
to be safe, to believe…
give something
right to be heard, to be seen, to be loved, to be free
to be everything I need...
