Christian country crooner Carrie Underwood has a special message in her hit song "Little Toy Guns," a song which tackles domestic violence and how children are affected by it.
The singer opened up to Win Country about what she was thinking when she was writing the song. "There are these characters in the song, and there's a little girl, and she hears her parents fighting, as unfortunately a lot of kids do, and you don't really realize how that can affect your child. And I've seen it firsthand from different people in my life," Underwood said.
Parents often fail to realize that their actions deeply affect their children, and the little girl in her music video for "Little Toy Guns" is certainly suffering because of it.
"It's basically her saying, 'I wish their words weren't real. I wish they were like little toy guns, and they didn't hurt you.' So, that's kind of what it's about," she shared.
Underwood hopes that people will pay close attention to the song because of its story, and she hopes that people will learn a thing or two from it.
"If you didn't pay attention to the lyrics at all, you would just think, 'Wow, this is like a cool rockin' song,' but the lyrics are actually quite serious," she earlier told CMT.
Now that she is a mother herself (she gave birth to Isaiah Michael Fisher this February), Underwood is more attuned to the needs of her child. Even her husband Mike Fisher, who is a professional hockey player, has eagerly stepped up to his role as father, describing it as a blessing from God that he will not take for granted.
He told The Tennessean, "It really, truly is a miracle from God that happens, that is so cool. The first thing you think about now is how much more you appreciate your parents and their love for you. Ultimately, I believe God the Father, His love for us changes the whole picture. It's a lot more vivid."
