I was sleeping when they came,
the warning was the same,
they crossed the border.
Grandpa's dignity intact,
never once did he look like
we moved in or der.
Down this depth the lamps were lit
We found space where we could sit
There was no talking
We heard bombs begin to fall
We could hear the trembling wall
Like God was walking
The night was calm
The stars were bright
It was a calm and peaceful night
Little bits of ceiling fell
And I thought, if this is hell,
then where's the fire?
Grandpa held me in his lap
Till I heard a sudden snap
like breaking wire
Then I heard a giant roar
And I felt a shell at the floor
come up to meet me
I struggled with my fright,
there was something in the night
that meant to eat me
The night was calm, the stars were bright,
it was a calm and peaceful night
When I found myself again,
I could hear the sounds of men's
soft words was broken
I was lying on the ground,
trying to move myself around,
something was broken
When I finally raised my head,
I could see that all were dead,
if not dead, dying
There were strangers all about,
trying to dig the shelter out,
and some were crying
When the night was calm
and the stars were bright
It was a calm and peaceful night
On the southern edge of town
I could hear it coming down
The earth was quaking
When I knew that I would live
I thought what are we to give
for what we're taking
I saw flashes in the sky,
I saw something up there die
already leaping
Grandpa lay beside me there,
and I straightened out his hair,
he seemed to be sleeping
Of the diggers there was one,
found the body of his son,
held it to him
Grandpa lay upon his back
With his dignity intact,
I hardly knew him
The night was calm,
the stars were bright
It was a calm and peaceful night
The night was calm,
the stars were bright
It was a calm and peaceful night