Social/Political Message Analysis Two: Love for a Child- Jason Mraz

There's a picture on my kitchen wall
Looks like Jesus and his friends involved
There's a party getting started in the yard
There's a couple getting steamy in the car parked in the drive
Was I too young to see this with my eyes?

By the pool last night, apparently
The chemicals weren't mixed properly
You hit your head and then forgot your name
And then you woke up at the bottom by the drain
And now your altitude and memory's a shame

What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
With a little bit more of innocence
I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young
It's okay to be easily ignored
I like to believe it was all about love for a child

And when the house was left in shambles
Who was there to handle all the broken bits of glass
Was it mom who put my dad out on his ass or the other way around
Well I'm far too old to care about that now

What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
With a little bit more of innocenceI haven't had enough,
it's probably because when you're young
It's okay to be easily ignored
I'd like to believe it was all about love for a child

It's kinda nice to work the floor since the divorce
I've been enjoying both my Christmases and my birthday cakes
And taking drugs and making love at far too young an age
And they never check to see my grades
What a fool I'd be to start complaining now

What about taking this empty cup and filling it up
With a little bit more of innocenceI haven't had enough,
it's probably because when you're young
It's okay to be easily ignored
I'd love to believe it's all about love for a child

I chose this song because it has a very strong social message. The overall message of this song is that when you can not give your child the attention it needs, buying them things doesn't make anything better. This song shows how a typical divorced family operates. This is show through the quote "It's kinda nice to work the floor since the divorce. I've been enjoying both my Christmases and my birthday cakes. And taking drugs and making love at far too young an age and they never check to see my grades. what a fool I'd be to start complaining now" This shows how not only do the presents make the parents feel less guilty for not having time for their child but also how the child feels compelled to accept things the way they are. Also it shows that when your parents are more worried about appeasing their own guilt by letting their children do as they please they do not realize they harm they are really doing. This is something that happens very often in our society.