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Sirens are howling, alarms are wailing, announcing death and demise

There's no healing and no treatment, there's no future paradise

Abandoned children crawl and stumble

Anger and fear in their eyes

Waiting for someone to show them the light

In school they are not teaching what is wrong or what's right

But soon they must carry the weight, the weight of the world

Children of desperation - children of desperation

Where is the threshold of hope and despair

No one noticed their outstretched hands

Who holds the key to the future they really need

Children of desperation - children of desperation

They need affection, appreciation, understanding and love

They need perception, appreciation and a moral support

In a sea of hate, violence incest and rape

We are creating monsters

Waiting for someone to show them the light

In school they are not teaching what is wrong or what's right

But soon they must carry the weight, the weight of the world

Children of desperation - children of desperation

Where is the threshold of hope and despair

No one noticed their outstretched hands

Who holds the key to the future they really need

Children of desperation - children of desperation

Children of desperation - children of desperation