Flying Lemming - The Smile

The world was burning
Our race stopped learning
And she just smiled
Life seemed more hard
All beauty was scarred
And she just smiled
The hurt was past healing
There was no safe feeling
And she just smiled

They asked “how can you smile when all is dark? ”
She just smiled at this remark
They asked “What about pain and fear and war? ”
She said “when is a smile needed more? ”
They couldn’t understand what she had to tell
She just smiled as they tried to fight her
And when others saw her smile they smiled as well
And the world seemed a little bit brighter

Flying Lemming

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