A Kids Group Story

The Power of Music

As part of the Kids Group counselling program in late 2023, an enthusiastic group of bereaved children worked together with their NCCG counsellors to create their own song about grief. Music therapy experts Iani and Grace from local care organisation Sound Expression kindly volunteered their time to help the kids write, create and produce this very special piece of music.

The kids worked together to find words about their feelings of grief, questions they wish they could ask their parent, things that help them live with grief and how they feel about group counselling. These ideas were given back to Iani and Grace who created the lyrics and made a beautiful recording, named ‘A Friend’s Place’.

A Friend’s Place

 Feelings of sadness, anger and fear

Missing you and I wish you were here

Photos and memories are so bittersweet

My family is no longer complete

 Love keeps me going, it’s always in my heart

A glowing memory, never apart

Slowly I am learning to play

Friends can help me along the way

 Our time together was far too brief

Now learning how to live with the grief

My friends and family help me cope

Knowing love lasts forever gives me hope

 Coming to group makes it easier to share

Our grief, our pain, and the burdens we bear

It helps to meet others who walk a similar way

Tears not as many with each new day

 Wish you were here by our side so near

How would life be if you were still here?

Why did you have to leave, why did you have to die?

Why did it happen, we still wonder, and cry

 Seeking the answers to questions we ask

Seems like such a heavy task

Trying so hard to understand

Wishing that I could just hold your hand

Chorus

Talking in a safe space

Comfort in A Friend’s Place

Makes me feel strong

And that’s where I belong