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A nightmare to remember |
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I'll never be the same |
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What began as laughter |
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So soon will turn to pain |
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The sky was clear and pretty |
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The air was thick and still |
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Now I'm not one to soon forget |
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And I'll bet I never will |
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Picture for a moment |
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The perfect irony |
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A flawless new beginning |
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Eclipsed by tragedy |
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The uninvited stranger |
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Started dancing on his own |
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So we said goodbye to the growing pride |
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And we made our way back home |
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Life was so simple then |
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We were so innocent |
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Father and mother |
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Holding each other |
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Without warning, out of nowhere |
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Like a bullet, from the night |
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Crashing glass, rubber and steel |
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Scorching fire, glowing light |
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Screams of terror, pain of fear |
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Sounds of silence, smoke in my eyes |
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Silent stillness, blackened silence |
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No more screaming, no more cries |
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Stunned and bewildered |
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Cold and afraid |
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Torn up and broken |
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Frightened and dazed |
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Stunned and bewildered |
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Cold and afraid |
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Torn up and broken |
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Frightened and dazed |
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Lying on the table, in some familiar place |
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I'm greeted by a stranger, a man without a face |
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He said 'Son, do you remember, do you even know your name?' |
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Then he shined a light into my eyes and said 'Take this for the pain' |
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Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony |
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I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery |
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In peaceful sedation I lay half awake |
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And all of the panic inside starts to fade |
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Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony |
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'Tell me does this hurt you?' said the faceless man |
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'Can you move all of your fingers, can you try your best to stand?' |
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I asked about the others 'Is everyone okay?' |
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He told me not to worry, as he turned and looked away |
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Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony |
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I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery |
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In peaceful sedation I lay half awake |
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And all of the panic inside starts to fade |
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Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony |
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Day after day, and night after night |
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We play out the events, did they ever see the red light? |
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Over and over, scene by scene |
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Like a recurring nightmare, haunted by dreams |
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How can you prepare, for what would happen next? |
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No son should ever have to see his father in such a mess |
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It's a miracle he lived, it's a blessing no one died |
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By the grace of god above, everyone survived |
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Hooouh!! |
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Life was so simple then |
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We were so innocent |
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It will stay with us forever |
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A nightmare to remember |