On March 16, 1945, Final months of war
90% of the city was wiped from the earth
There 5,000 souls passed behind the veil
In a raid that lasted just twenty minutes
Non-combatant children and women
Paid the cost for a war not yet ended
Bombs fell as precipitation, a fiery hail
If the German spirit wasn't broken there
It was surely bent, and traded for hate
Here the Angel of Death was sent
And had too many souls to carry away
