Children's Requiem

Blurs of bloody red
Hours of pain and dread
Given a new life that night, years of strife
He trapped us
Please release us
A voice that fuels our rage
Consumes us

A haunting lullaby
Awake but not alive
Five nights of fun despite
Stolen lives

They watched us
Did they mock us?
Did they come here again
To join us?

What is this?
The pain is gone
Our shells of misery stay
We see day

They watched us
They saved us
Embers burn away what
Had kept us
Remember