On her knees A little girl, on her own Scarred for life Trauma stricken, so alone Cryin' in disbelief Misery 'n' endless grief All the tears she cries I see confusion in her eyes There will be no tomorrow Only pain and sorrow She cries out for comfort She needs Fire Fire in the Winter A requiem played Beside a shallow grave Scraped in sand She doesn't understand Vanishing memories Of things one said A silent scream Inside her head Roses for the dead Salty taste of tears She cries, but she tries To hold her head up high Her soul a battlefield Can't you see She can't find the world That ought to be