I Tried To Make Sense of a Senseless Act of Will

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This song was written as I watched the news on Columbine eight years ago. I've posted it on my Myspace page so you can hear it. I thought I wouldn't post it here, since it's not a new song, but it felt like something I could share. I may write another song about this soon as a way to cope.

These things are horrible and evil.

Here are the lyrics to Mary:
(The character Mary, in this song, is a name I gave to a person standing outside on her phone waiting for news after the shootings...)

Mary

I tried to make sense
Of a senseless act of will
There were only questions in my house
Why they had to kill

Someone tell me why this happened
Someone tell me why we’re all crying
Someone tell me this never happened
Someone tell me this will never happen again

Someone’s gonna get back to you Mary
Someone’s gonna get back to you soon
I’m sorry if you are feeling badly
Sitting in your room
Sitting in your room

Look into my eyes again
Tell me it’s alright
Look into the TV set
Will Mary get a call tonight?

Someone tell me why this happened
Someone tell me why we’re all crying
Someone tell me this never happened
Someone tell me this will never happen again

Someone’s gonna get back to you Mary
Someone’s gonna get back to you soon
I’m sorry if you are feeling badly
Sitting in your room

Someone’s gonna get back to you Mary
Someone’s gonna get back to you soon
I’m sorry if you are feeling badly
Sitting in your room, crying in your room