"9-1-1" genre: Politics
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	September 11, 2001 is a date that will never be forgotten by Americans and the world. This song expresses the emotions I feel: strong, mixed. This one can be downloaded. Pass it on.
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	Story Behind the Song At first I didn't want to craft this into a song, so, though it had some rhyme, it was a poem. While attending a Writing Retreat sponsored by the Marshall University Writing Project, I looked at it again and began to shape the lyric into a song. I woke up at 4 am and was singing it in an Appalachian ballad style for a couple hours. The next day, I sat down at the keyboard..... Lyrics 9-1-1 ©Paul Epstein V1 There’s nothing that will take the pain away For those who knew the victims of that day September eleven two thousand one The day those evil deeds were done V2 We suffer one and all for we have lost Our innocence, our fearlessness, the cost Of long believing those who hate us so Were too small to strike with such a blow B. National security comes first We must be prepared for the worst And neutralize the few whose power grows Spreading fear and lies through ‘holy’ wars C. Nine-one-one Emergency Care for the wounded Mourn for the dead Nine-one-one Call to war Hunt down the guilty We want them dead Alive or dead V3 But let us not fall in their deadly trap Intolerance and hate will only sap Our strength to work for peace and carry on When world respect for freedom’s dream is gone Repeat B, C, Coda: We want them dead. We want them dead. How will it end? Lord grant us peace.

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