{"id":210064,"date":"2019-09-06T06:38:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T11:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=210064"},"modified":"2019-09-06T06:38:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T11:38:08","slug":"pro-life-song-canadian-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-song-canadian-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian artist releases pro-life song: &#8216;If born I would have changed the world&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Canadian rapper Chris Greenwood, known by his stage name Manafest, released a new pro-life <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=8&amp;v=d7AM4d4Naxo\">song<\/a> on September 6. He says the collaboration with his wife Melanie was inspired by watching the pro-life film \u201cUnplanned\u201d and the documentary \u201cHush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song, \u201cPlan for Me,\u201d is a dialogue between a father and a child after the child\u2019s death in an abortion. The song opens, \u201cDear son or daughter \/ I know we never met \/ I never saw your first breath \/ Or take your first step \/ I was so young me and ye mom \/ we got along \/ but we just weren\u2019t ready \/ Regrets there\u2019s been many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7AM4d4Naxo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the next verse, the child speaks, saying:\u00a0&#8220;If born I would a changed the world \/\u00a0If born I\u2019d of been your baby girl \/\u00a0I born you would a seen me twirl \/\u00a0Brown eyes and long golden curls \/\u00a0And guess what I still love you \/\u00a0Let it go, I still love you&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the parents in the song clearly struggle to come to terms with the decision, the voice of the child offers hope, saying, \u201cMom &amp; Dad \/ I know it hurts right now\u201d and \u201cGod\u2019s already forgiven you \/ If you can just find the strength now \/ And forgive yourself \/ I love ye and I\u2019ll see you up here soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The music video for the song features Manafest&#8217;s daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Manafest has won international acclaim for his music and has a large following on social media. While he has not previously taken a public stance on abortion and acknowledges that not all fans will share his views, he decided he needed to stand in defense of life. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manafest.com\/planforme31969690\">video<\/a> explaining the decision, he said he sees many Christians who are hesitant to take a stand on issues like abortion. \u201cMaybe you\u2019re the person who should do something about that,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/matthew-wests-pro-life-unplanned-song-beautifully-describes-preborn-baby\/\">Matthew West\u2019s pro-life \u2018Unplanned\u2019 song beautifully describes preborn baby<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the video, he added, \u201cThis isn\u2019t a political issue; this is a human rights issue. Again, I\u2019m not trying to change laws, I\u2019m trying to change hearts; I\u2019m trying to get you to see from a different perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/manafest\/videos\/2508695382530261\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAF1G5xLm1TGSQ1x7FUaBy89oq9mrK1GhEN8L-6djpCFENUJN6CL0CYeX4PZOY3CeMuyqQzqYg2xVu0xcmxntJLqHv2t2WuweP8LFGxxh7ZjNbCOJTTxYtPt50SPms2jKuy1pEtNNPYBN_yrui1l677lVtPu0X8nT90aE9XjstjPWBW0TWyGMj3WpZ9mXQ6_SfwjEQQquaKhcvqy4phPcNtTZV7i2LCc8Da4Oq5GxY0HqL7Iun4vqr_Ae7dkll34YLB9ZM7jiZYeevuGEXXHwdxQwZEWkFhh6j5gkV-eYV0JxOqOWTxx2cS6frgxGiWw_E7rW5X8dlYTiUFczSI50uC&amp;__tn__=-R\">Facebook Live<\/a> announcement about the impending release of the new song, Manafest also said he was \u201cstanding up for human rights.\u201d He described the song as \u201cpretty powerful song and a very personal song,\u201d noting that most people who listen to the song are moved to tears and hoping that the song will have an impact on many listeners.<\/p>\n<p>Manafest told fans to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Manafest.com\/planforme\">www.Manafest.com\/planforme<\/a> to download lyric cards and videos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian rapper Chris Greenwood, known by his stage name Manafest, released a new pro-life song on September 6. He says the collaboration with his wife Melanie was inspired by watching the pro-life film \u201cUnplanned\u201d and the documentary \u201cHush.\u201d The song, \u201cPlan for Me,\u201d is a dialogue between a father and a child after the child\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":459,"featured_media":210071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,9456],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Canadian artist releases pro-life song: &#039;If born I would have changed the world&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canadian artist Manafest has released a pro-life song, taking a stand against abortion in hopes of changing hearts and minds.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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