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A Child Of A Few Hours Is Burning To Death Lyrics
A child of a few hours
Is burning to death
Her eyes are full of smoke
Her mouth is full of fire
Napalm is perfect
For women and children
Forgive us, Forgive us
We should have called Suzy and Bobby
They like to watch fires
Pretend it's not happening
It will be clipped
Out of tomorrow's new show
After the funeral after the feast
With so many bodies at our feet
We should have called Suzy and Bobby
They like to watch fires
We all are nothing
But soft moist people
With soft moist hands
Folded over our buttons
Silently sleeping
Doing nothing
We should have called Suzy and Bobby
They like to watch fires
A child of a few hours
Is burning to death
Her eyes are full of smoke
Her mouth is full of fire
Napalm is perfect
For women and children
Forgive us, Forgive us
We should have called Suzy and Bobby
They like to watch fires
Is burning to death
Her eyes are full of smoke
Her mouth is full of fire
Napalm is perfect
For women and children
Forgive us, Forgive us
They like to watch fires
It will be clipped
Out of tomorrow's new show
After the funeral after the feast
With so many bodies at our feet
They like to watch fires
But soft moist people
With soft moist hands
Folded over our buttons
Silently sleeping
Doing nothing
They like to watch fires
Is burning to death
Her eyes are full of smoke
Her mouth is full of fire
Napalm is perfect
For women and children
Forgive us, Forgive us
They like to watch fires
Song Info
Submitted by
distiller666 On Feb 21, 2012
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This song is about terrible murders in the Vietnam war, killing people with Napalm, and about the dehumanization during these times, acting as if this was not a big deal.