Hidden amongst the war and carnage
She was looking for her mother and crying
Behind her, the city boomed and cackled
As the inferno consumed her home
She was barely three that day
But she saw the world with ancient eyes
Eyes that had seen too much for their time
Fear encompassed her
She was alone and evil was surrounding her
We've called it liberation
We've called it ethnic cleansing
We've even called it "freedom"
But one thing that never changes
Is the pain we're causing
And the lives we're taking
How I wanted to reach out to her
Pick her up and hold her while she cried
I wanted to give her comfort
Because I know what hopelessness is
And I know how fear can destroy the soul
But most of all
I wanted to rescue her...
I wanted to rescue her from the evils of the world
That no one ever saved me from