From someone in my office:

Cruel war is raging, Ibn has to fight
And I hope that they'll catch him before dark tonight
I hope that they catch him, alive would be best
But if dead is what happens, I won't lose no rest

Note that these are not my sentiments, I am merely the messenger.

And Sins, the one about scrabbling through the wreckage for Johnny's body - that is a love story, even if it's set after the death of one, no?