The Mine

The church bells tolled They raised their hands to Heaven 'Praise God and all His miracles Voices raised in jubilation Silently, we waited Twelve, soon we'd see Their faces to behold Safe and sound, for all to see An eternity, we waited It'd be worth it in the end For after all the sleepless hours We'd finally see our friends But with a beat of a heart All our hopes were shattered In the space of a sigh We had lost what had mattered How could it be? We all asked in rage Empty arms and empty hearts Made emptier with hate We placed our faith With you men from the mines We wanted miracles Not excuses and lies Twelve, we were promised And only one recieved Why did it happened? How could it be? We searched for our loved ones Now, it's answers we hope to find When will someone tell us What happened down in the mine?