A friend has asked us to play at a fund-raising event for Rett Syndrome this August in Teton Valley. A little research has revealed that Rett Syndrome is a heart-breaking disease that affects mostly girls. The symptoms only become evident when the baby is between six to eighteen months old. So far, there is no cure, but they’re close.
We wrote this song to play at the concert, and decided last weekend in Carmel to video the first draft to share with our onsongwriting.com community.
More on the process of this particular co-creation in a blog to come soon. For now, here’s the video… and the lyrics:
Silent Angel
© 2009, Rick Jamison and Kathy Schmidt
Hope in a blanket
Tiny in pink
Coos and blows bubbles
Maybe she’ll sing, someday
She’s our angel
Just hold the moment
Stars in her eyes
Shine with a promise
Limitless skies, today
Little angel
Chorus:
Change happens slowly
Unless, it never comes at all
When was the moment
The promise of her star began to fall
Don’t see it coming
Hope clouds the view
Suddenly helpless
What can we do? We pray
For our angel
Reaching for answers
The future is near
While we are searching
I’ll sing for you, my dear
Silent angel
Change happens slowly
Unless, it never comes at all
When is the moment
The promise of their stars return to all
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Rick and Kathy, thank you so much for taking us on as a project and committing your time and effort to our cause. As you will most likely find out, the Rett Syndrome community is a small bu powerful group of people, willing to do whatever it takes to help our daughter’s reach their full potential so that we may one day hear them say “I love you Mommy and Daddy”….
Thank you again so much! Looking forward to hearing it live in Victor this summer!
Take care,
Bill and BethFarnum