πŸ’›A Little Kindness
The song

A Little Kindness

Every song we write ends with the same two words.

Three minutes, sung by Amelie. Written for children, and for the grown-up listening beside them.

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Words

The lyrics

VerseMorning comes and paints the sky,
AmeBee wakes and flutters by.
We open up the window wide
and let the golden light inside. ChorusA little kindness, a little light,
a little hand holding on tight.
A little kindness, that's the way β€”
we make a little magic every day. VerseSomebody's crying by the tree,
we sit down close, my bee and me.
We share a smile, we share a song,
and something sad is not so strong. Pre-chorusOne small hand, one small heart,
that is where the wonders start. BridgeNow the sun begins to rise,
wiping tears from children's eyes.
Hand in hand, we build tomorrow,
leaving all the pain and sorrow.
No more children hiding from the sky.
No more mothers asking why.
No more fathers going away.
No more wars... another day. OutroA little kindness.
A little kindness.

A little kindness
can change the world.

Those last two words close every song in the AmeBee Universe. Five seconds, almost unaccompanied. Children learn to sing them back before they learn the rest.

Behind it

Where the song came from

It started at the sea

The first version was a small song called Amelie by the Sea. It was never meant to be the anthem. It just would not leave.

The bridge β€” the part about children hiding from the sky β€” was written by the client in one sitting and has not changed a word since.

Two audiences at once

The verses are for a five-year-old: short lines, concrete actions, things you can actually do today.

The bridge is for whoever is in the room with them. That is deliberate. The best children's songs have always worked on two floors.