Produced and Arranged by: Moshe Seigel
Composed and Written by: Shua Lehrfield
Sung by: Yehuda Lehrfield, & Momo Ringo
Logistics Director: Nochum Wolf
Vocals: Yehuda Lehrfield and Momo Ringo
Lyrics:
I have got a smile underneath a mask of apathy It could take a while till you see I have got a soul in a body of rebellion Waiting to be told that it’s free
Locked up in a cage They watch me through the bars Lost inside a maze Amazing it’s so hard
I made a few mistakes wish that they would just let me forget Wish that they would notice I’m fragile don’t step on me on your way out I’m fragile don’t step on me on your way out Yeah I’m not so unlike you Yeah I’m your father’s son too
Yeah he knows what I’ve been through And I’m tryna hold on but I’m fragile can’t you see I have got self-confidence blackened by 1000 cigarettes Maybe a few compliments wouldn’t hurt I have got a heart in a cavity of emptiness It could fall apart with a word I’m fragile don’t step on me on your way out I’m fragile don’t step on me on your way out Yeah I’m not so unlike you Yeah I’m your father’s son too
Yeah he knows what I’ve been through And I’m tryna hold on but I’m fragile can’t you see Locked up in a cage They watch me through the bars Lost inside a maze Amazing it’s so hard
I made a few mistakes wish that they would just let me forget Wish that they would notice
I’m fragile don’t step on me on your way out I’m fragile don’t step on me on your way out Yeah I’m not so unlike you Yeah I’m your father’s son too Yeah he knows what I’ve been through And I’m tryna hold on but I’m fragile can’t you see.
To our dear listeners: Hashem made every human being fragile. Some show it more than others but, deep down, we are all fragile. So many people have so much unreached potential due to the fact that their friends don’t understand their fragility. “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me”. That quote is misleading and incorrect. Words are so powerful and have the ability to impact lives.
A few compliments can make someone’s day; maybe even someone’s life. At the end of the day, we are all brothers and we all share the same father: Hashem.
In a place like Waterbury, where a lot of us all share that intense fragility, one should go above and beyond to reach out to that guy who never goes to anything or never participates etc. because it’s all just fear.
Fear of failing, fear of not measuring up, fear of what others think... but kind words will alleviate the fear.