This Child

from SHIKASTA SUITE (2019) by Benjamin Russell

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In the midst of the pain, some good and hope for the futures survives. The agents of Canopus (the good guys) infiltrate the world which Shammat now rules through its puppets, the powerful and vainglorious rulers. These agents tell stories, legends, promises for how things will be when the link returns.

They gather the poor villagers around them and weave tapestries of what was once normal and what will be again. Like this child, or that one, each has the potential...

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This Child - song by Elyce & Benjamin Russell
copyright © 2019 The Clear Blue Enterprise (socan)

This child is a miracle
And she’ll be redeemed
When the world is better and she
Carries all our hopes and dreams
In her genes

This child is our history
And he’s so much more than he seems
To you and me and
One day he’ll remind us what
We can be

One day it will be dif’rent
And we’ll all remember,
the world is better when we
Empathize with ev’ryone that we see

This child, whether boy or girl
Anywhere around this whole world
Is a miracle that
We must protect
because they are the key

You know in your bones that
We have been much better
And we will be stronger
When the link returns

Go to sleep little baby
And dream of the day
When you will be free
Go to sleep and dream
Sweet baby dreams
You are the way

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from SHIKASTA SUITE (2019), released November 24, 2019

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Benjamin Russell Montreal, Québec

Benjamin Russell is a multi-genre singer-songwriter, painter, graphic artist, videographer, writer living in Montreal, Quebec.

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