Where have the children gone? Lyrics

I saw ten children walking in a line

Only six years old, at their first time at school

Sweet and small, a little out of place

The teachers keeping watch, smiles on their faces

But only ten, no more, not even a class

In a town that's not so small, one might ask

Why aren't there more, where have they gone

Why is our future beginning to look so wrong

They say it's the weather, they say it's the war

They say it's the food we no longer trust

Blame the radiation, blame the cold glow of the net

But why are there no children, does anyone know

The playground echoes, but the swings are still

The hospital is silent, no cradle to fill

Is it the fast food? The plastic in the seas

Or maybe the smartphones stealing our dreams

Just ten little faces in the morning sun

No new voices laughing, no running to do

Why is our world so silent, where is the joy

Are the answers near, or not at all

They say it's the weather, they say it's the war

They say it's the food we no longer trust

Blame the radiation, blame the cold glow of the net

But why are there no children, does anyone know

What if it's the stories we stopped sharing

The love that has run out, the unconscious hearts

What if it's the fear we can't shake

That tomorrow is too fragile to create new lives

They say it's the weather, they say it's the war

They say it's the food we no longer trust

Blame the radiation, blame the cold glow of the net

But why are there no children, does anyone know

Maybe it's all of our fault, maybe it's no one's fault

Maybe we lost the battle before we started it

But ten little children, holding the line

Might remind us that there's still time