I Come and Stand at Every Door

[Verse 1]
I come and stand at every door
But none can hear my silent tread
I knock and yet remain unseen
For I am dead, for I am dead

[Verse 2]
I'm only seven, although I died
In Hiroshima long ago
I'm seven now, as I was then
When children die, they do not grow

[Verse 3]
My hair was scorched by swirling flame
My eyes grew dim, my eyes grew blind
Death came and turned my bones to dust
And that was scattered by the wind

[Verse 4]
I need no fruit, I need no rice
I need no sweets, or even bread;
I ask for nothing for myself
For I am dead, for I am dead

[Verse 5]
All that I ask is that for peace
You fight today, you fight today
So that the children of this world
May live and grow and laugh and play!