I begged the men to disappear that night

I begged them all to leave my girl alone

I pleaded on my knees and tried to fight

But to the ​judge,​ her fate was set in stone

She looked at me in panic as they fled

The guards just spat, she was accused of theft

They stripped her naked in the streets of dread

And beat my girl until her soul had left

When dust turned clear

The ​guards ​thеn set me free

I ran to her and raisеd her twitching head

Her emerald eyes still pierced through me

Until I knew my little girl was dead

My little girl was dead

I took her from that wretched place of scorn

Through the crowd, within my arms I carried her

And dreamt of when her gentle heart was born

Once at home, I cleaned and dressed and buried her

They never saw the terror in her face

They took my girl because they could

Day and night I wish to take her place

As any other honest father would

I once believed the ​gods​ were meant to serve

Not some hounds that crave young flesh to take

They promised safety that we all deserve

And yet the body, mind and soul still break

The more I age I feel my time is near

And soon, at last, I will join her in rest

A decade passed and still I hear

The echo of her cracking chest