July 6th, the end of the war was in sight
And in Hartford the circus
Fence glowing if just for one night
'44, A world torn apart at the seams
But a three-ring performance tonight
To a land make-believe
And all eyes were moving as one
At marvels from far away lands
But no eyes had noticed the child
Happy just to be there in the stands
Eyes so wide
Birkin men, as honest as summer days long
Had been saving for weeks for this night
Then it finally had come
Times like these can make you forget all that's lost
Yellow ponies parading as flaming batons skyward tossed
But no one could ever explain
How everything just fell apart
How heaven was turned into hell
Or just how a fire could start
Over 6,000 people were panicking
Screaming and clawing their way to the gate
And by morning the death angel's toll had reached 168
Families came, a list in a victim's bereaved
All so senseless and tragic
This wake of a human stampede
All but one identified their cold ass so
All but one had been claimed by their loved ones and taken back home
A young girl lay silent and still
As if she were trapped in a dream
The newspapers posted her face
A face that nobody had seen
Not a soul
The photograph taken was printed in the paper
Seattle, please remain
And no person on earth would admit
Just to knowing her name
Not a friend, not her school
Playmates gone, neighbors none
Not one clue
