Story Behind the Song
September 11, 2001. 911. Unless you were orbiting Earth in space at the ISS, you are familiar with the topic.
Lyrics
"The Eagle Cried That Night"
by Jonathan Lippe
The cowardly attempt that was designed to divide us with terror, backfired, and only helped unite America together.
(Chorus)
For the stars and the stripes
For those who lost their life
Stand strong with resolve
Prepare for the fight
For the lives that were lost
Shows that freedom has a cost
For this we must unite
The Eagle Cried That Night
They can take down our buildings
But they can't take our faith
In freedom we love
There is no love for the hate
We are the land of the free,
Home of the brave
Now we unite
The Eagle Cried That Night
(Verse 1)
September 11, two thousand one
Was the day when America lost her twin sons
9-11-01, we must remember
That was the day the whole earth changed forever
Brought us together
Shook our world
Every man every woman every boy and every girl
Couldn't believe our eyes
What has just happened
I turn on my Tv the Twin towers are collapsin
Through tragedy
Identity.
Proud citizens of a country that stands for liberty
Then you ask yourself why, would someone attack freedom
Or take another's life for something they believe in
Then our savior had emerged
George Bush the 43rd
Led us through the night
New York's resolve has been heard
Firefighters giving their lives
Dug through rubble through the night
America unites
The Eagle Cried that night
(Chorus)
For the stars and the stripes
For those who lost their life
Stand strong with resolve
Prepare for the fight
For the lives that were lost
Shows that freedom has a cost
For this we must unite
The Eagle Cried That Night
They can take down our buildings
But they can't take our faith
In freedom we love
There is no love for the hate
We are the land of the free,
Home of the brave
Now we unite
The Eagle Cried That Night
(Verse 2)
People runnin, crumbling buildings, New Yorkers were rebuilding
Global manhunt for the terrorist bin laden
Where is he hidin
We asked the taliban
They refused to cooperate
Bombs dropped on Afghanistan
We will bring him to justice
Rid the world of terror
Great Britain joined the fight thanks to Tony Blair
Back on the homefront
Americans donated
We bled red white and blue
Attacked the Al Qaeda
Republicans and Democrats put their differences aside
No bipartisanship in Washington, just American pride
George Bush, Tom Dashle, Dick Gephardt, Giuliani
Colin Powell, John Ashcroft, Don Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney
Our leaders, our finest, our citizens, behind us
Our love, our freedom, our children, remind us
Of Our reason, Our resolve, our power, our might
America unites
The Eagle Cried That Night
(Chorus)
For the stars and the stripes
For those who lost their life
Stand strong with resolve
Prepare for the fight
For the lives that were lost
Shows that freedom has a cost
For this we must unite
The Eagle Cried That Night
They can take down our buildings
But they can't take our faith
In freedom we love
There is no love for the hate
We are the land of the free,
Home of the brave
Now we unite
The Eagle Cried That Night
(Verse 3)
Cease the moment
End the terror
A quest for global peace
Time to make the world better
Cure all the hate, remove all the fear
Each time we go to war
The eagle sheds a tear
From sea to shining sea
Let freedom ring
Stop dividing ourselves
By gender race and religion
We all share the planet Earth
We are ALL human beings
Whichever God you pray to
We all ask for similar blessings
God bless us
God save us
New York, the bravest
Anthrax, a danger
Investigation of the mailers
Bin laden, he hides
Our flag still flies
America unites
The eagle cried that night
(Chorus)
For the stars and the stripes
For those who lost their life
Stand strong with resolve
Prepare for the fight
For the lives that were lost
Shows that freedom has a cost
For this we must unite
The Eagle Cried That Night
They can take down our buildings
But they can't take our faith
In freedom we love
There is no love for the hate
We are the land of the free,
Home of the brave
Now we unite
The Eagle Cried That Night
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