Words & Music and Performance by: Erik Bernstein © 2002 The Eleventh of September: In Memory of Our Heroes (Orchestration Version) (mp3) The Eleventh of September: In Memory of Our Heroes (Original, Acoustic Version) (mp3) The Eleventh of September: In Memory of Our Heroes (Background Info) Click for print-friendly Lyrics The Eleventh Of September: In Memory Of Our Heroes (Lyrics) Intro :In memory of our heroes, who fought war on Ground Zero Our hearts are bleeding badly, we miss you all so sadly Verse I: September, the month we won't forget Remember, the wake up call we'd get A lovely morning, crisp clear sky, a hopeful sun, the air filled with hopes and dreams Little did we know more than the sun would burn, taking precious lives with desperate schemes Chorus: The Eleventh of September, the day we will remember We won't forget our heroes, who fought war on Ground Zero Verse II: Weve lost our claim to innocence, it made no sense, blood stains our own soil We lie in grief and disbelief, our blood burns sky-scraping-high, it's at a boil Every day since we've grieved in pain, schemed our own schemes get back the ones to blame But deep inside we know the truth, revenge alone can't yield our needed change Verse III: We're still in shock, in so much pain, trying to figure out with time who's right, what's wrong Our world's blowin' up to pieces, seems we haven't heeded our own words to our own song America, the Beautiful It was, still is, so blessed to call it home But desperation wails, and fails us all, when all don't have enough to call their own Bridge I: Since that day in 2001 the world seems so much smaller, so much colder Hurt leads to pain, and rage to arms, but our world, she just needs our arms for us to hold her Chorus: The Eleventh of September, the day we will remember We won't forget our heroes, who fought war on Ground Zero Our hearts are bleeding badly, we miss you all so sadly Though we all may not have known you, we mourn you, you're our family Verse IV: Though they may be blamed we're all the same, we've got to face and call and right all the wrongs we've done The blaming game, and war's the same, we know in our heart of hearts, never will be won We need empathy, compassion and one-love between sisters, brothers, daughters and our sons Our enemies, their families, our countries and our world, we've got to know we're one Bridge II: Though it's hard to do, to live the truth of brother-hood, for all, not just for some We've got enough land, food and fuel for all, one thing we need to grow is of is our human love Chorus: The Eleventh of September, the day we will remember Though our eyes may not keep crying, we won't let your dreams crash with your dying We'll all live better for you, we so much all adore you Though your fates were so insane, your lives won't be in vain and this we can assure you Chorus: When we go beyond September, let's make sure we remember to see all God's precious people to be each other's equal, And see each other clearly, love one another dearly, not 'as if' we're the same, or no one is to blame, but with love, because we're family. Chorus: So, please, Heroes know we'll miss you, when we put our love out for you to our world that's so in danger, we'll all use your love to change her We will heed your spirit voices to guide us in our choices Let your spirit-voices sing, from Sea to Shining Sea, with us to our World-family Chorus: We love you...we love you we love you we love you We love you...we love you we love you we love you We love you...we love you we love you we love you In memory of our heroes
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