Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
This song is about a Syrian child living in America (which is at war in the Middle East), who is already having to cope with racism without yet understanding what it means.
Mitchell has stated that this song is from the point of view of two kids, an American and an Iraqi (with the Arabic poem in th...
My daddy's house is the safest of houses
He sealed up the windows so no air gets in
And there's plenty of Campbell's and beers in the basement
In case we can't get to the store or something
And my daddy told me some people hate us
They even hate me, I'm just a kid
So I asked how come, but he didn't answer
So I started thinking it was something I did
[Poem in Arabic]
I have a bed with a Superman blanket
And he's not afraid of the dark like me
Sometimes I can't fall asleep when I'm supposed to
I'm thinking about something I saw on TV
There was this house in a field full of houses
It was the bad guys living in there
And I saw this kid looking out from the window
He didn't look bad, he only looked scared
Two Kids was written by Anaïs Mitchell.
Two Kids was produced by Michael Chorney.
Anaïs Mitchell released Two Kids on Tue Sep 21 2004.