Say a prayer for those soon to be dead
For they will not go home smiling
They will not hear the bands,
See the celebration or relish the glory
Say a prayer for those soon to be dead
They will not know the pride felt for them
Nor enjoy the freedoms their loss upholds
Or again feel joys soft embrace
Say a prayer for those soon to be dead
Whist respect and gratitude will surround them
It will not penetrate the cocoon of
Their eternal dark resting place
If you say a prayer for those soon to be dead
Then say 2 for those who will survive
Who will bear witness to the carnage
Those who will see the blood flow
Say 2 prayers for those who will survive
Who cannot release the trigger
Who will carry the burden of guilt
For those who will always feel the tears cascade
Say 2 prayers for those who will survive
For whom the explosion won’t be a headline
But a life changing instant
And who will feel its eternal blast
Say 2 prayers for those who will survive
For those destined to walk without legs
See without eyes
Reminisce without friends
Say 2 prayers for those who will survive
For those who will have to share a world
With others who will not believe and
Those who cannot understand the horror
Say 2 prayers for those who will survive
Whose lives will forever be in shadow
Until they feel liberated by the soft embrace of darkness
And their peace, at last, is won
