a balladeer - Poster Child (for Matthew Shepard)

directed by Marinus de Goederen
edited by Tjeerd Muller

'Poster Child' by Dutch band a balladeer is taken from their second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?'. The song is about Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student who was robbed, gun whipped and tied to a fence, probably because he was gay. He was left for dead in near-freezing temperatures. Eighteen hours later a biker found him, mistaking him for a scarecrow at first.

Matthew Shepard died from severe head injuries on 12 October 1998. His murderers Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson are imprisoned for life.


POSTER CHILD

the smell of the sagebrush reaches your brain
the scent of the pines from the snow covered range
you came out tonight there in search of a friend
well, the Wyoming wind wants to play with your bangs

hang on, handsome
we are going to get you out of here quick
hang on, handsome
just wait and watch out for the bicyclist

the sun it goes down now for a second black night
it's you in the outskirts, not a soul here in sight
the beautiful sky as your last piece of hope
the same moon and stars that you saw through the telescope

hang on, handsome
we are going to get you a new pair of shoes
hang on, handsome
the bicyclist he will know what to say and do

(c) M. de Goederen


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[Clof1959]

Today is Oct. 12th 2009....

This is the 11th Anniversary of the Brutal Murder of Matthew Shephard just because he was Gay...

"We Must Never Forget Matthew & We Must Never Ever Let Others Forget Either"

We all miss you our little Angel. Murdered for just wanting to love and be loved.

It's 1:33PM here in Laramie, Wyoming as I write this.

Love & Hugs, Bob

[lillaelin]

Just because you're not religious, doesn't mean angels can't excist :)

[MrNielsepiels]

my teatcher teld me the story , and i was so broken ):

[missdeebates]

RIP Matt, LOVE will never die, your light keeps growing and glowing , we shall never forget x

[Jehnnycash]

This song still gives me goosebumps.

[Donnieroets]

this is so sad! God be with his family!

[MissAnnaPalowna]

It is beautiful. I had to crie, especially when i saw the last sentence. How can people be so cruel? how can they blame a book for what they did? I am glad those murderers didn't get the death panel. I hope they will suffer in jail. I hope nobody will forget Matthew Sheppard. And I hope that once there will be a day, that not only homosexuels but also black people, women and all the other people who are hurt, that they will once be accepted for who they are.

[PaNdAxSaMa]

the do u think ill be famous part almost got to me >.< i dont wanna cry not again!

r.i.p. matthew <3 u've touched so many

p.s.- anyone who thinks it wasn't a hate crime is an idiot. the cops will tell u it was, along with anyone with common sense

[loepsieloes]

@SuperAmbergold and let it be over? no give them a life sentence, and make it the worst time of their life. They have to know that its wrong what they did, if they are dead, they dont feel it. so life long sentence is the worst.

[SuperAmbergold]

The Murderers should of had the death penalty!

[toyotanissanhyundai]

The murderer don't have to approve or accept him, but he need to respect that he is also a human being. Y wan to kill a person just bcoz he is gay.

[cupcakerawr1o1]

Why. That. No.... Thats just sick. Just wrong