Lyrics
Three Hours Beneath the Rubble
When the roof caves in
And there’s nothing left
The sky falls dark
Breathing only the dust of a life
Where my sister used to play
Picture charred and broken
On a wall peeled open
Hanging by a thread
Everything soft and sweet
Forsaken
Broken slab, jagged edge
Can a clock dare ticking
Can it have the nerve
To beat the time
In an age like this
So here we lie
Side-by-side
Is this where hope must die
Alma’s drowning
Yes she’s drowning
In plain view
Alma’s drowning
Yes, she’s drowning
Nothing I can do
How tight we hugged each other
When we were scared
Singing songs, saying prayers
Someone had decided
That no-one could be spared
Arms that reach to safety
For the searchers who will come
To seek frail voices under concrete
They call the young who will rebuild
When this cruel war is done
Now…
Alma’s drowning
Yes she’s drowning
In plain view
Alma’s drowning
Yes she’s drowning
There’s nothing we can do
All the children drowning
We suffer an incurable hope
Yes they’re drowning
In plain sight
All the children missing
We live with an incurable hope
Yes they’re missing
Missing to the light
Three hours beneath the rubble