9-11 Remembered

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So I was looking for a picture of our Youth Group at FBC-Laurinburg, in front of the Twin Towers, but I couldn't find it---so I had to steal this one off of TrekEarth---I did find this Youth trip picture though: http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1291977&op=1&aid=53071&auser=510820886&id=510820886&ref=mf.You can find more pictures here: http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/Northeast/New_York/.

And for an even more moving experience watch this video:

to hear a piece by Samuel Barber (Mister Rogers' favorite composer) that captures the tragedy. It's hard to believe that it's been nearly 10 years since the 9-11 tragedy. So where were you when it happened and how did it affect you?

I was in CEP at Campbell University and didn't know the extent of the damage until later and so I wrote these lyrics inspired by the tragedy:

TWO TOWERS
(Currin)
I seen Two Towers burning down
The fools they done the wrong thing
I seen the Pentagon crumbling to the ground
And painted crimson roses, where the towers stood spring
And all along the New York City promenade
To the shores of LA, Palestine feels like a giant razor blade
Nation in terror, nation full of fear
Perhaps those bloody terrorists were drunk sitting their ass on too much beer
Well, I seen those Two Towers when they still stood
Times back then seemed pretty good
The times weren’t too bad, the rents were low
I couldn’t have known those towers would soon blow
Now they’re lighting candles all around
To celebrate the lives that toppled down
Twas a day of darkness, early in the morn
Now the hearts of many American are torn
In their prime, when they stood, those Two Towers
Stood just like two great big steel American flowers
Wasn’t just part of the landscape, they were a symbol of the American soul
I don’t know why, but these days the world seems a little too dark and cold
Well, up here in the ‘God blessed’ U.S. of A
Things are getting tainted with too much racial hate
We all been turning the knob too long, turning the tap
On some kind of ignorance suicide rap and racial acid bath
A million bodies lying in the ground, where those Two Towers stood
Under the rubble and ash of the American dream, decaying like wood
Those bodies keep springing up like concrete roses
Many years ago, we never thought that those towers would go
Heart beating steel all across this archaic land
Military chain of command goes hand in hand with urban Nam
Factory smoke littering the sky
Scattered all along the train tracks, gleaming in your eye
Two Towers crashing, building bridges in America’s veins
Highways connecting ‘coast to coast,’ where freedom reigns
For all my freedom, I thank my God each and everyday
And I thank God that I was born here in the U. S. of A
Telephone lines ringing slam shut
When America felt it’s biggest cut
Red, White and blue flying in the air for weeks to come
Well, pretty soon we all will lose this feeling of numb
Well, I seen Two Towers burning down
The fools they done the wrong thing
I seen the Pentagon crumbling to the ground
And painted crimson roses, where the towers stood spring
And all along the New York City promenade
To the shores of LA, Palestine feels like a giant razor blade
Nation in terror, nation full of fear
Perhaps those bloody terrorists were drunk sitting their ass on too much beer
Well, I seen those Two Towers when they still stood
Times back then seemed pretty good
The times weren’t too bad, the rents were low
I couldn’t have known those towers would soon blow
A million bodies lying in the ground, where those Two Towers stood
Under the rubble and ash of the American dream, decaying like wood
Those bodies keep springing up like concrete roses
Many years ago, we never thought that those towers would go
A million bodies lying in the ground, where those Two Towers stood
Under the rubble and ash of the American dream, decaying like wood
Those bodies keep springing up like concrete roses
Many years ago, we never thought that those towers would go
Well, I seen Two Towers burning down
The fools they done the wrong thing
I seen the Pentagon crumbling to the ground
And painted crimson roses, where the towers stood spring
Well, I seen Two Towers burning down
Well, I seen Two Towers......................
© 2001 T/H Songs, Inc.
© 2001 GB Lyrics, C.O. ---that one was Bruce Springsteen influenced.

LADY LIBERTY
(Currin)
Liberty...Lady Liberty
Dance fer me
Her sweat is glistening, in the morning sky
Blood piercing tears rolling down her eye
Liberty...Lady Liberty
Sing fer me
I knows you have felt the pain of having no name
And felt numb, when you got stung with shame
Well, they hurt yer pride, but don’t let it break yer heart
Don’t let them kill all yer senses and fall apart
Lady Liberty...Liberty
Set me free, oh please, come rain down on me
Liberty...Lady Liberty
Won’t you cruise the strip once fer me
Well promises and dreams fade
Underneath that summer haze
Liberty...Lady Liberty
The drag is flying free
And all those girls of my youth blow away with all those lies
Too many causalities of age, too many lost lives
Well, the bar-room prophets gathering on Main Street
All come out to philosophically sing and preach
About...Lady Liberty...Liberty
Set me free, oh please, come rain down on me
Well, I looked down that strip, all around, left and right
There ain’t nothing there, but emptiness and factories out of sight
The dark clouds of aggression are filling up the air with smoke
But don’t let that stop your hope and make you begin to choke
Well, tonight is a time for ‘American dreaming’ again
So let that American seed germinate within your skin
For hopes die young and dreams fade out quick
But still nothing should make you sick
Pretty soon, we’ll all see Lady Liberty shining through
The future is wide for dreaming and so are me and you
The drag is an open highway just right
Filled with so many new dreams and so much light
So I say...Liberty...Lady Liberty
Won’t you cruise the strip once fer me
Well promises and dreams fade
Underneath that summer haze
Liberty...Lady Liberty
The drag is flying free
And all those girls of my youth blow away with all those lies
Too many causalities of age, too many lost lives
Well, the bar-room prophets gathering on Main Street
All come out to philosophically sing and preach
About...Lady Liberty...Liberty
Set me free, oh please, come rain down on me
Liberty...Lady Liberty
Dance fer me
Her sweat is glistening, in the morning sky
Blood piercing tears rolling down her eye
Liberty...Lady Liberty
Sing fer me
I knows you have felt the pain of having no name
And felt numb, when you got stung with shame
Well, they hurt yer pride, but don’t let it break yer heart
Don’t let them kill all yer senses and fall apart
Lady Liberty...Liberty
Set me free, oh please, come rain down on me
© 2001 T/H Songs, Inc.
© 2001 GB Lyrics, C.O.---that one was Bob Dylan influenced.