Manuela

She curls up like a ball at the sound of thunder
 The distant guns are closing fast
 Her body's hard as stone as her heart is tender
 Forget your past, Manuela
 She finds the strength to heal in her darkest hour
 Confronting soldiers as she sleeps
 Her solitude is bold, but she fights for comfort
 With a friend she keeps, Manuela
 Run from the night and emerge into day
 Banish those demons as you pull away
 Weakened by flight but empowered by will
 To live and breathe a newer day
 She cries out with a plea from those burning embers
 That took her little girl away
 Standing shoulder deep in a town of rubble
 Alive but trapped, Manuela
 Lost in a world of unending design
 We cannot find the path to travel on
 All I can offer this brave battered soul
 Is a weathered hand to rest upon
 The fires of Guernica are ablaze forever
 Behind those dark devoted eyes
 Your day of rest will come when the shells stop falling
 From angry skies, Manuela
 I'll tend to your heart, Manuela
 Forget your past, Manuela