Gimme Shelter

"Oh, a storm is threatning my very life today. If I dont get some shelter oh yeah, Im gonna fade away. War, children, its just a shot away. Its just a shot away. War, children, its just a shot away. Its just a shot away."-Rolling Stones 1969

The part of the lyrics from the rolling stones' song "Gimme Shelter" is written in a way to help with the anti-war movement in 1969. The song opens with "storm, threatning, and life" as if they were personally affected by the events in the year 1969. They use "War, children" together because war and children don't make a good mix. A lot of people don't want to see their child go off to war so the put the two together to make the people discourage the war. They then use "its just a shot away" to make its seem as if we are on the tipping point of this catastrophe. In the song They cover some of the events happening in 1969 such as the Vietnam War, The My Lai Massacre, and the Anti-war demonstrations taking place in Washington D.C.

"Oh, a storm is brewing, my life won't be the same. If we don't find a solution then my life can be claimed. Murder, Econ, its just a step away."