THE NAPALM GIRL

the napalm girl comes running
running out of the flames
screaming "too hot too hot!"
her face all twisted in pain

her village on fire behind her
her grandmother carries the corpse
of her three-year old innocent cousin
as the world around her is warped

this is the moment of focus
this is the end of the lie
you can't fool yourself anymore
when you watch a little one die

Vietnam killed America
even though the Cong won no battle
it's taken 50 odd years
but now we hear the death-rattle

the napalm girl turned Christian
and forgave the men in the air
and thanked the men on the ground
who saved her when no one else cared

and now Kim Phuc works day after day
to save the children of war
even though men are insane
there was an oath she swore

to find peace where none can be found
to heal when the skin has been burned
to teach what the Savior has taught
if only we could learn to learn

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