Rise Against - Make It Stop (September Children)

I heard this song a few weeks ago and recently saw the video and the song itself is great, but once you see the video, what an impact!!!!

This video is so significant, besides the song having such a powerful message, it practically serves as a remembrance to those teen suicides that occurred last fall (2010).  It also promotes the great organization, http://www.itgetsbetter.org/

The song is great and lyrics are really well written,
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
So stay awake with me, let's prove them wrong.

Make it stop.
Let this end,
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge.
It's come to this,
A weightless step.
On the way down singing,
Woah, woah.

The cold river washed him away,
But how could we forget?
Gathering the candles, but not their tongues.

And too much blood has flown from the wrists,
Of the children shamed for those they chose to kiss.
Who will rise to stop the blood?


Most kids get picked on/bullied at some point in their life; whether it's their clothes, the music they listen to, the color of their skin, their nationality, if they have an accent or who they love.  All bullying is wrong and it saddens me that in 2011 we are still fighting for everyone to get along.  I'm a HUGE believer in respecting everyone - no matter what.   Unfortunately, not many people agree with me - they stay close-minded and do not respect everyone for who they are.  For those kids who are living with bullying everyday, know that although you may  feel alone (trust me, I know, how that feels), you are not alone... and like the organization says, 'It Gets Better'.  May not be in a month or a year, but it will and I believe your worth it - to fight and survive it and live the life you were meant to live, fully and happily.   Young adults in their 20s and 30s are still sometimes dealing with society and it's unfair, being an adult and feeling that... but again, 'It Gets Better'.

I'm hoping sharing this video and writing my little sentences makes someone feel better and fight their way through....   #URnotALONE  #RiseAgainst  #SeptemberChildren