Ed Davey targets Christmas number one spot with charity single celebrating young carers
28 November 2024, 09:16 | Updated: 28 November 2024, 09:59
Music video for Ed Davey’s Christmas No.1 bid “Love is Enough” released
Ed Davey has his sights set on the charts this Christmas as the Lib Dem leader targets the number one spot with a song celebrating young carers.
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Sir Ed has released the track in association with Bath Philharmonia's Young Carers' Choir, with the release set to celebrate the work of young carers.
The Liberal Democrat leader, who himself was a young carer for his mother, is looking to raise money for charity with a song written by six young carers.
Celebrating the bond they have with the people they care for, the single was launched on Thursday for the first time.
Sir Ed added: "With the wonderful Bath Philharmonia, they have created something that I'm sure will strike a chord not only with other young carers - often invisible in our communities - but also with all carers and families.
"I hope people listen to this song and download it and are as impressed as I am by the amazing talent of these young carers.
"I hope people take some time this Christmas to think about this amazing group of people who look after their loved ones from such an early age. This time of year is tough for all carers, particularly young ones - let's put them in the spotlight."
Entitled "Love is Enough", the tinsel-filled video sees a guest appearance from Davey as he dons a christmas jumper alongside carers past and present.
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Written by six young carers and former young carers, the track is a "tribute to the caring responsibilities of young carers and the bond they share with the people they care for".
The Lib Dem leader said that money raised from downloads and streams of the charity single will go to the Carers Trust and Bath Philharmonia.
Full lyrics:
When we’re brought into this world, we only have each other
Every second we have left is worth a thousand others
A house isn’t a home until we learn to love each other
It’s not about what we have left, it’s who we are that matters
Through the burdens and the chaos
We’re trying again
We’ll hold you and guide you and lead you through
Believing and dreaming and pushing through
Coz love’s so much more than a game for two
It’s raising us up so that we are one
And in the end when the race is run
You’ll learn to see
Love is enough
At times when we get low
And the fog cannot be lifted
We’re reminded of a time when we felt so connected
In challenges we face
We are bound by endless grace
In the hardships we grow, you must know
Through the burdens and the chaos
We’re trying again
We’ll hold you and guide you and lead you through
Believing and dreaming and pushing through
Coz love’s so much more than a game for two
It’s raising us up so that we are one
And in the end when the race is run
You’ll learn to see
Through ebbs and flows, forgiveness grows
In collective harmony
Held together we stand
Walking hand in hand
Through ebbs and flows, forgiveness grows
In collective harmony
Held together we stand
Walking hand in hand
Believing and dreaming and pushing through
Coz love’s so much more than a game for two
It’s raising us up so that we are one
And in the end when the race is run
You’ll learn to see [Love is enough]
Believing and dreaming and pushing through [Love is enough]
Coz love’s so much more than a game for two [Love is enough]
It’s raising us up so that we are one [Love is enough]
And in the end when the race is won
You’ll learn to see
You’ll learn to see
You’ll learn to see
Love is enough
