Ronnie Blanchet

Some of you may have Now heard of a little town in Texas called Uvalde. This week 21 people were gunned down in an elementary school.I’m not ok with this on many levels but it’s the school district I got my start in teaching at. One of the teachers that passed away was one I started with 17 years ago. This post is not about finding a solution but about using music for therapy and healing. I wrote some lyrics based on the large amount of images in my head and the feelings I have as a teacher who deals with this possibility. If anyone want to put instrumentation to it or sing it that would be great. “Uvalde Massacre aTribute to education” I spent 4 year learning what to say to you I learned how to write the perfect lesson -plan I spent days and nights worried about you passing state exams, based on all I taught you from training I had. CHORUS Your bright smiles , your joy, fills the room No on can forget you You’re a shining star. Look at you, passed all the exams Just loving the smiles as you enter my room I feel your excitement, our time together is coming near, it’s awards day, an end to another great year, listen to your parents cheer ‘’miss are we going to watch a movie today?” Yes, you just wait and see It will all be set up when you return from lunch, too me. CHORUS Your bright smiles , your joy, fills the room No on can forget you You’re a shining star. Oh my beautiful class, I don’t know what to say. The movie will have to wai . We are on lockdown kids Here is the plan, get down and hide, Stay really really still, I love you babies but this is not a drill. Minutes passed and my worry grew Shhhh……there’s a bang on the classroom door We had the perfect lockdown plan, it was in place Kids hide, be silent, don’t move, don't cry CHORUS #2 Your bright smiles , your joy, filled the room No on could forget you You are still a shining star. I see their smiles disappear, I can feel their fear Our time together is gravely near. During my years of college they failed to train me for this. I was taught how to fight dyslexia and tackle academic woes. But that in-depth curriculum never taught how to combat unknown assault rifle carrying foes. Here comes my final exam. I’m going to protect you class with all that I know .The bells rung, 21, ears go numb, early dismissal on a movie day, only 21 were dismissed, only 21 had an early dismissal day. CHORUS#3 Their bright smiles , their joy, fills the world No one will forget you You will always be a bright star. - updated May 27, 2022 17:47
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