A song about 9/11 to honor the victims and their loved ones. Featured Singer: Ashley Franklin -She reminds us of our pain tenderly with her vocals. The music was written, performed, and produced by: Newell Bate. Newell says this is the hardest song he ever had to perform. The lyrics were written by Nuala Molloy Moran for "Soldier" and were taken from Nuala's poem titled, "For The Victims and Their Loved Ones It's United We Stand," which she wrote on 09/14/01. The tragic song honors and remembers the 9/11 victims, their loved ones, and all who worked and volunteered. Here's to all those who went to serve our country as a result of 09/11.
lyrics
SOLDIER
I’m not just an American…my life was changed that day
Yes, I became a soldier… in my own special way
I couldn’t stop the jet planes…from taking flight
I wasn’t there for comfort…through the screams, through the sights
I wish I could have called out for the buildings to be cleared
I couldn’t be there to help those people when they feared
And when those brave souls who were on duty didn’t get home from work
Couldn’t be there for the families crying all shocked and hurt
I didn’t have to go through all the rubble, or through the smoke and fire to identify
Couldn’t help to find out what was what, or who was who, or why all those people had to die
But I’m not just an American, and my life was changed that day
And I became a soldier in my own special way
Tried to put myself in their places but couldn’t imagine the strain
Been praying for the victim’s souls and for their loved one’s pain
I listened to the tragic details to numb to really feel
Then I went to give some blood for the wounded to help them heal
I woke my son next mornin’ only to hear him say,
“Ma, no one’s going to school today, they scared us all away”
I said, “You get up and go now, even if you’re the only one
We’re not going to show that kind of fear. And listen son, they
have not really won, now Ma has to be strong and wipe her tears”
And as I put on my makeup, my clothes, and my working shoes,
A certain strength came over me, yes, one I never knew.
All the way out the door I hung the flag—hung it at half mast
Put the red, white, and blue on the car and saw waving flags that passed.
I’m not just an American, my life was changed that day,
Yes, I became a soldier, in my own special way
That message of liberty still rings out across the land
For the victims and their loved ones it’s united we stand
For the victims and their loved ones it’s united we stand
For the victims and their loved ones it’s united we stand
Lyrics: Nuala Molloy Moran c 09/14/2001, revised c 2010
Music, Performance, Production: Newell Bate c 2010
credits
from Demo-Licious,
released July 13, 2010
Music, Performance Production: Newell Bate
Lyrics: Nuala Molloy Moran
Featuring Singer: Ashley Franklin
Newell Bate - is an amazingly talented producer, singer, writer, musician and sound engineer of many albums. See
bandcamp's "Frequency Response."
Nuala Molloy Moran wrote all lyrics for their CD, "Demo-Licious" Nuala began writing poetry and lyrics in her teens and graduated with honors in Broadcasting.
Nuala and Newell met in Sept. 2009 at Newell's studio and started right away on their CD....more
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