Her mama's gonna make her look good

I've spoken of this before. 

It won't go away.

The victims weren't my students -- but they could have been.

The students weren't my relatives -- but they could have been.

Mike Downie is the film-making brother of the late Gordon Downie, lead singer of the Tragically Hip.

This is a song about the identification process.

She used to like lavender pantsuits/ Long black velvet gloves/ Smiles across crowded rooms/ To the only boy she ever loved

Don't you worry/ Her mama's gonna make her look good

Didn't like leopard coats/ Or tall thin millionaires/ Kissing everybody on New Year's Eve/ Or sending them to electric chairs

Won't you give me the chance/ The chance to explain/ Ah, well -- explain away/ The snow is so merciless/ Poor old Montreal/ In spite of everything that's happened/ Yeah, in spite of it all

Don't you worry/ Her mama's gonna make her look good

Because a coward won't die alone.