Song Essay
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Autumn Custer
Mrs. Reichert
English 10 H Per. 4/5
17 March 2014 Every day about four children die as a result of child abuse and three out of the four of these victims are under the age of four. Although a report of child abuse/neglect is made every 10 seconds, most cases are not reported ("11 Facts About Child"). The song "Alyssa Lies" by Jason
Michael Carroll is not only a thought provoking song but is also a song that draws strong emotion and that shows the effects child abuse has on children and their friends and how adults react to the information given to them. The artist achieves this in the song by telling a story. Jason Michael Carroll, son of a preacher, grew up in a strict North Carolina family environment (Ortega). His father ruled with an iron thumb. Although his father was strict, it never got to the point of Alyssa. But as a preacher, his father dealt with many families and cases of child abuse. Growing up, Jason had experience knowing what goes on in those situations and how people deal with it. "Jason bore witness to reallife tragedies that will take the kid right out of a child" ("Alyssa Lies by Jason"). Also as a husband and a father of four, Jason knows what it's like to have to deal with a child on an everyday basis ("Jason Michael Carroll Biography"). It took two years for Jason to write Alyssa Lies. It was a song inspired by a poem a friend had wrote about child abuse. After reading the poem and seeing a story on the news about child abuse he decided to finally wrote the song (Ortega). "It's his philosophy that songs are waiting in the ether for someone to call them forth" ("Alyssa Lies by Jason"). Hesitant to write such a powerful song, Jason would write part of the song then put it down then pick it back up two weeks later (Ortega). Contrary to what people believe, Alyssa was not a real girl but just a name Jason came up with. Also Jasonwas never abused as a child and the song was not
Autumn Custer
Mrs. Reichert
English 10 H Per. 4/5
17 March 2014 Every day about four children die as a result of child abuse and three out of the four of these victims are under the age of four. Although a report of child abuse/neglect is made every 10 seconds, most cases are not reported ("11 Facts About Child"). The song "Alyssa Lies" by Jason
Michael Carroll is not only a thought provoking song but is also a song that draws strong emotion and that shows the effects child abuse has on children and their friends and how adults react to the information given to them. The artist achieves this in the song by telling a story. Jason Michael Carroll, son of a preacher, grew up in a strict North Carolina family environment (Ortega). His father ruled with an iron thumb. Although his father was strict, it never got to the point of Alyssa. But as a preacher, his father dealt with many families and cases of child abuse. Growing up, Jason had experience knowing what goes on in those situations and how people deal with it. "Jason bore witness to reallife tragedies that will take the kid right out of a child" ("Alyssa Lies by Jason"). Also as a husband and a father of four, Jason knows what it's like to have to deal with a child on an everyday basis ("Jason Michael Carroll Biography"). It took two years for Jason to write Alyssa Lies. It was a song inspired by a poem a friend had wrote about child abuse. After reading the poem and seeing a story on the news about child abuse he decided to finally wrote the song (Ortega). "It's his philosophy that songs are waiting in the ether for someone to call them forth" ("Alyssa Lies by Jason"). Hesitant to write such a powerful song, Jason would write part of the song then put it down then pick it back up two weeks later (Ortega). Contrary to what people believe, Alyssa was not a real girl but just a name Jason came up with. Also Jasonwas never abused as a child and the song was not