The life I’ve known
Was like ice and fire
Just to be free
Was my only desire

Free from the hurt, pain and sorrow
Holding a dream for tomorrow
We were beaten, had curfew’s so cruel
life and his army commanded those rules

We were spat on
And left to die
Emotionally drained
Too weak to cry

We stood each day
Battling to survive
Fighting each minute
To stay alive

We had no life
No chance of surviving
We endured terrible things
Heaps of people dying

life shot adults
Children too
We turned on each other
What else could we do?

I still feel the pain
My thoughts are still raw
It’s engraved in my brain
The things that I saw

So I told my story
For everyone to hear
But I still live each day
A life filled with fear