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The Day the Sun Forgot to Rise
your emergency?" Caller: "Send the amublance quick, stack just fell." Three sets of eyes unmoving The television sits there squaking There's been a terrible tragedy Stack has fallen Four confirmed dead More are trapped For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Four confirmed dead More are trapped, Roads are closed We hope some still live We heard a moan, a tapping We hope some still live. For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Four confirmed dead More are trapped, Students call your parents Let them know that you're ok Parents there's a number Just for parents please. For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Four confirmed dead More are trapped, Please don't use the phones Only for emergencies The phones are not enough To handle all our grief. For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Six confirmed dead More are trapped, We were shocked to hear him say Six confirmed dead Shocked that he just said Six confirmed dead. For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Six confirmed dead More are trapped, Please give some blood They need all that they can get Please give some blood They were short before this hit. For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Six confirmed dead More are trapped, Here are the names of the dead This one a freshman This one a senior How and why and will this cursed day ever end? For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Eight confirmed dead More are trapped, Here are the hospitals This one released, this one critical This one serious and wait here are two more. How and why and will this cursed day ever end? For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Nine confirmed dead More are trapped, When will it ever end? For those of you just joining I repeat, there's been a tragedy Stack has fallen Eleven confirmed dead More are trapped, When will it ever end. Not 'till morning comes. Not 'till morning comes. Twelve. When will it ever end. Morning will not come for twelve. The sun will never rise for twelve. Twenty-one guns and Taps. . . Silver Taps. Once to the North Once to the West Once to the South Not to the East The sun will never rise on these. Softly Call the Muster
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