The Faumuis - Abuse of Love Lyrics

Do you remember when you were young
When happy tunes and twinkle little star's what we sung
Not that much taller than the kitchen table
When all had just begun and the world was free of labels
It was simple back then, Mum and Dad made the path clear
But today it's hard to know where to go sometimes you fear
Now as I'm older I've come to know our responsibility
To the children around us in shaping who they will be
You know, we can learn a lot from little ones
Be reminded of who we are and that not everything's about us
Humbleness, trust and openness are some of the
Qualities of a child which men outta keep
But man has the world strayed from protecting our children
We've failed these generations by trusting institutions
Who have been corrupted by the most evil of men
We must stand up now for it not to happen again

God is love we're his little children
It's the abuse of love it's the abuse of trust
God is love we would be like Him
It's the abuse of love
The love that unites all of us
Tis love that makes me happy
Tis love that smooths the way
True love makes us happy
True love smooths the way
It helps us mind and makes us kind to others everyday
So don't give up on love now
You can find it today

This abuse of children I just can't fathom
A life can be ruined by a moment of selfish ambition
How could something created for love be so misused
By people you'd think such a thought would be refused
When I hear the word 'priest' I'd like to think of a man of God
But that's just not what comes to mind anymore
In a world so corrupted with these acts happening in the masses
Ye who have done this, to you I only have one message
You were once a child you knew what it's like
You knew what love was, when did your sense of wrong and right
Disappear, you have ears, you hear their cries
You can see the pain and sorrow engraved in their eyes
I can't say I know what life has put you through
But I do know that it's always possible to make it without
Losing heart or sense of good, because it's up to you
So for me, I see no excuse for why you do the things you do

God is love we're his little children
It's the abuse of love it's the abuse of trust
God is love we would be like Him
It's the abuse of love
The love that unites all of us
Tis love that makes me happy
Tis love that smooths the way
True love makes us happy
True love smooths the way
It helps us mind and makes us kind to others everyday
So don't give up on love now
You can find it today

You may ask why we still sing God is Love
And why he failed to stop these things from heaven above
Yes sometimes it can be so hard to understand
But I believe that this could not have happened by His hand
Because we can't forget that there's too an evil one
Who brought sin & pain to this earth before our lives even begun
And if you'd like to know what Jesus has to say about this
You'll find it in a Bible, Matthew eighteen, two to six
And it's sad that the church doesn't always practice what it's preached
But I guess I have to think of how no human's perfect
And no it cannot excuse all the pain and abuse
But we must not let it hinder our faith and hope in good
People of the world it's time to end the silence
And bring justice to child sexual abuse victims and survivors
Be aware of the world we live in for our kids protection
And let's love the little children like our father in heaven