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COLUMBINE
99
Words by L J Fullerton
Music by L J Fullerton
& Richard Grammatico
When springtime comes
the Columbines grow, from the cooling water of the melting snow
It was April 20th the
year of 99, many lives were taken all in their prime
Like beautiful flowers
choked out by the vines - the thirteen martyrs of Columbine
We live in a time when
there’s way too much crime
Students in school don’t
obey the golden rule
Don’t do that to me -
hey why can’t you see?
I wouldn’t do that to
you - do you even have a clue?
Two youths full of hatred
and dressed in black, committed a crime they can never take back
What was in their minds,
no one can ever tell, because on that day they took their own lives as
well
The deed that was done
is unspeakably rotten, though their victims are gone - they will never
be forgotten
Why do the many suffer
for the pain of a few, I don’t like it at all, but don’t know what to do
Are we powerless to stop
the insanity and madness and those who are causing all of this sadness?
There is the war on drugs
and the war on thugs - we need more compassion, we need more hugs
As we suffer the pain
of violence and strife, we must not forget the value of human life!
When springtime comes
the Columbines grow, from the cooling water of the melting snow
It was April 20th the
year of 99, many lives were taken all in their prime
Like beautiful flowers
choked out by the vines - the thirteen martyrs of Columbine
Is our world becoming
a living hell - many times it is very hard to tell
But in spite of the hatred,
killings and dope - I just can’t help but try and hope
That love will prevail
when everything else has failed
We must do what is right
to ensure that our future is bright
When springtime comes
the Columbines grow, from the cooling water of the melting snow
We must never forget
what happened back then, and make very sure it never happens again
Like beautiful flowers
choked out by the vines- the thirteen martyrs of Columbine
Copyright LJ Fullerton
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