Dana Clark Music

Lyrics

GETTING TO ZERO
Song on the theme for World Aids Day
Copyright 2012 Dana Clark
 
CHORUS: (Each line is echoed)
We're getting to zero
By working together
We're telling the story
Of the progress we've made
We're getting to zero
With faith in the future
This is the beginning
Of the end of AIDS
 
We don't deserve this illness, we are guilty of no wrong
We need treatment, not punishment, that’s been true all along
The shame that keeps it hidden helps the virus spread
We must take away the stigma to eliminate the threat
 
We must destroy the sickness, not the people who are sick
To trust the job to someone else just isn’t worth the risk
For now we’re all in danger, so the whole human race
Must join the struggle to confront this problem face to face
CHORUS
 
VERSE: When every pregnant woman has the medicine she needs
Not a single infant will be born with HIV
But millions still are dying with the orphans left behind
The responsibility for them is yours and it’s mine
 
There’s so much to do before we really claim success
Some of us are frightened, too afraid to get the test
We must believe with treatment we'll do more than just survive
We can keep our dreams and live out long productive lives
CHORUS