FLIGHT 123 Aug. 14/85 Karl Rigelhof

Pilot you can't wash this blood from your hands
You can't circumnavigate the plain truth
The death of hundreds you had under your trusted command
No matter how hard you try
You can't (give them)/(take it) back

A judgement in error
Has led to this terror
A miscalculation
Became devastation
A simple malfunction
A hesitant decision
A horrible disaster
You will never again hear laughter
Through the crashing of their dying screams

Pilot you can't fly away from the past
You can't set your course for a future unknown
The memory of the tragedy catches up with you at last
No matter how hard you try
It won't leave you alone
(You can't leave it behind)

The nightmare still haunts you
Although you don't want it to
The pain burns you inside
The shame, no place to hide
No rain to quench your fear
So vivid and clear
Like a flash back through time
Your soul tormenting your mind
You still see it every night in your dreams