David Roth
Rise We Will
I walked our dog down to the pondThe day they crashed the flying bombsDestroying buildings great and tallAnd rise we will, above it allAs I filled the feeders for the birdsMy neighbor brought the shocking wordsThe air was clear with autumn sunUnlike the smoking PentagonWhere plans are hatched and blueprints madeOf consequences unafraidUntil today, in urban pallAnd rise we will, above it allRise we will, rise we willFrom these ashes steadfast stillRevive, restore, renew, rebuildRise we will, oh, rise we willNow we know how others feelAssaulted with such mindless zealWith senseless loss of life and spiritStaggered, stunned, and brought to fear itBut what no bomb can e'er destroyLetras de cancionesNor any of those who deployResilience, faith, and reconnectionHope, resolve, and resurrectionRise we will, rise we willFrom these ashes steadfast stillRevive, restore, renew, rebuildRise we will, oh, rise we willConsumed with hate, they hit and runSome think we are the evil oneThe poison stains so many handsAmerica, AfghanistanI walk our dog down to the pondThe birds still eat the seeds we've hungI pray that we may break this fallAnd rise somehow above this allRise we will, rise we willFrom these ashes steadfast stillRevive, restore, renew, rebuildRise we will, oh, rise we will
From Letras Mania