a fragile soul caught in the hands of fate

[mickeym]

Man, I love Martina McBride's music -- the woman has the most gorgeous voice ever, I swear.

But some of her songs are so incredibly painful to listen to. I'd forgotten how Concrete Angel makes me all teary.



She walks to school with a lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holding back;
Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday,
She hides the bruises with the linen and lace;
oh

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask,
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask;
Bearing the burdon of a secret storm,
Sometimes she wishes she was never born;

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

Somebody cries in the middle of the night,
The neighbors hear but they turn out the lights;
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate,
When morning comes it will be too late.

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

A statue stands in a shaded place,
An angel girl with an upturned face;
Her name is written on a polished rock,
A broken heart that the world forgot.

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

And if anyone wants to hear it (it's an absolutely gorgeous song), here, have a music file: Concrete Angel - Martina McBride

Right-click and save as :)

Comments

[macbyrne.livejournal.com]

I completely agree; this is one of my favorite songs of Martina's. This and Independence Day.

[geneli4.livejournal.com]

oh, i love this one, too. ♥

[kitanabychoice.livejournal.com]

I have never listened to Martina McBride, but this is a pretty good song. Thanks for sharing it. :3 I always assumed she was really country, so I never listened to anything she made because, well, I generally don't listen to country music.

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

I love most of her stuff, but man. Sometimes it's hard to listen to!

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

*snugs you*

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

Hee! I'm not sure there's much "really country" music any more. So much of it is crossover stuff (hell, Def Leppard and Tim McGraw recorded a song together! And Tim's recorded with Nelly!) these days.

But Martina has a beautiful voice, and I really love her music. I just wish it wasn't so SAD, so often!