[Verse 1]
Sing of the night when the sky ran red,
When the streets went silent with the dead,
When towers fell and hope grew thin,
And all we had was fear within.
But through the smoke and falling stone,
A steady voice made courage known—
She walked where none would dare to go,
And lit the dark with ember glow.
[Chorus]
Oh, the girl in the red coat, walking through the flame,
Calling out the lost, calling out their name,
She raised us from the ashes, stood when all fell apart,
And built a home from the breaking of our heart—
So sing her name when the fires fade,
For every life that she once saved,
The girl in the red coat, bold and true,
She saved the city—and she saved us too.
[Verse 2]
She gathered steel and iron will,
Through shattered streets, she stood there still,
Cannons turned and walls restored,
A fortress rose where hope was stored.
From tower keep to castle gate,
She held the line against our fate,
And every soul she led inside
Found strength in her to stand and fight.
[Chorus]
Oh, the girl in the red coat, walking through the flame,
Calling out the lost, calling out their name,
She raised us from the ashes, stood when all fell apart,
And built a home from the breaking of our heart—
So sing her name when the fires fade,
For every life that she once saved,
The girl in the red coat, bold and true,
She saved the city—and she saved us too.
[Bridge]
And when the walls were finally made,
When quiet came where smoke once stayed,
She did not rest, she did not stay—
She turned and walked back into gray.
Through shattered light and drifting ash,
She went again into the crash,
To find the ones still lost, alone,
And bring them safely back to home.
[Verse 3]
Now London breathes beneath the sky,
With rebuilt strength and children’s cry,
But in the halls and in the street,
Her story echoes in the beat.
A red coat passed from hand to hand,
A symbol all can understand—
When all seemed lost, she made a stand,
And led us back from fire and sand.
[Final Chorus]
Oh, the girl in the red coat, walking through the flame,
Calling out the lost, calling out their name,
She raised us from the ashes, stood when all fell apart,
And built a home from the breaking of our heart—
So sing her name when the fires fade,
For every life that she once saved,
The girl in the red coat, brave and true,
She saved the city—and she saved us too.
[Outro (quiet, communal)]
If ever the night should fall again,
And shadows call to break and bend,
Remember her—hold fast, be bold…
Remember Elizabeth Hale.
ElCeviche
