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                                            Teresa Yates
                                            Psych 222
                                            Feb. 25,1982

     Song Analysis- Hell TS ~or Children by Pat 3enetar



Tl~Y ~RY I~ THE I~IGXT SO YOU CA~'T S~E Th3IR T3ARS, TH~Y
T~ID~ i TH~ IIGHT SO YOU C~N'T S~3 ~T~EIR ~3ARS

Child abuse is so unacce~table and de~radin~ that the abused
~hildren are a_ ~o ~ ey keep it a secret.
cnllar~

2 ~C'RGIVE A~D ~CRG3T AJ~ TX~ '~JHI~ ~O~ AND ~ 3ECC'I~T3 O~
II T S~ T THE ~YES O~ h WOU?.~D~D CHI~D

Although these children have every right to hate their parents,
our society sa~s that child~en must lo~e, hono~, and obey
their ~arents. Abused children become conditionea so that
they unconsciously identlfy love with pain.

3 D CAUS3 T~1~T,I, ~ IS ~OR C~-.II~R~. AND YOU -~MGW T~ ~Y~IR
~r~;s ~AI~                  S~

These children die a s~piritual de~lh~ livin~ in a nightmare
world which is com~arable to nell.

4 X3~, H~       GR C-HIIDR31i AN3 YCU ShOUTDN'T H~VE TO P~Y
~OR YCU?.10~ WITH ~OUR BON3S ANr YCUR FT~3SH

10ve is something which should be freel~ ~iven from the heart,
not something that you have to ~a~ for.

5 TTl S A~ SC ~CN~USING THIS 3RUTl~l ABUSING. Tl~Y B~A~T~-~3i~ YOUR
~y35 AITiD ~

~his lnhumane act leads to coFnitive disso~ance in both the
~arents and the children. The auto~.atic self in the parents
abuses the children, but their obiective self realizes it's


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If other adults find out, ne~ative sanctions (court action,
divorce? ostracization,etc.) may be imposed against the abuser.

7 ~ ~ GCOD T~I~TI~ BOY A~D YOU'~T, G3T A N~ TOY, ~31~ GR~NDMA
~OU ~ 0~ TH~ SWI~G

Ihe parent is bribing the child with a material ~To~d (monev
t'rLou~Thts) in or~er to mani~ulate the c'nild into Iying.

~3CrUSri HE~I~ H~ll IS FGR CXIIDP~N. AN3 YOU KNO~ THAT TH~IR
IITTI~   ~S CAl~ 3~CCli.~ SUCIl 4 lI3SS. H311~ H311 IS FOR CHIIDR3N
4I~TD YGU SHOU13NtT HAV3 TO PAY FCR YOUR I.OV3 ~,'IITH YGUR 30L~T~S
Al~T3 YOUR F13SX, NO~ X21~ IS FCR CHIIDR~N
n311~ T~311 IS FOR ~      HEII IS FOR X~ll, H311 IS ~OR CHIIDREN
rL;~,T~ ~T31l IS ~OR HLT3I.~ EIL IS FOR T-EII~ HE~I IS FOR CHIT!3~E
Ir3I~L~ H311 IS FOR H31~, r311 IS FOR H~IL, H3TI IS FCR CHI13REN
HF~.L IS FOR CTr,_I~DREIi ~ ,~TL~I~ IS F OR CIJLIlDT~~T .......





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