In Remembrance of September 11, 2001

Music has always been my healer; so it was when I was a child, so it was in the days after 9/11, and so it is still.

I've long pondered the prescience of John Denver's lyrics and came to the conclusion that some events seem to repeat themselves, or at least the magnitude of the events and the similarities...for ill or for good. Anyhow, all I know is that "Rhymes & Reasons" is THE tune I return to time and time again when it comes to remembering the events of and the lives lost on September 11, 2001.




So you speak to me of sadness
And the coming of the winter
Fear that is within you now
It seems to never end
And the dreams that have escaped you
And the hope that you’ve forgotten
You tell me that you need me now
You want to be my friend

And you wonder where we’re going
Where’s the rhyme and where’s the reason
And it’s you cannot accept
It is here we must begin
To seek the wisdom of the children
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind

For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day

Like the music of the mountains
And the colours of the rainbow
They’re a promise of the future
And a blessing for today
Though the cities start to crumble
And the towers fall around us
The sun is slowly fading
And it’s colder than the sea

It is written from the desert
To the mountains they shall lead us
By the hand and by the heart
They will comfort you and me
In their innocence and trusting
They will teach us to be free

For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day

And the song that I am singing
Is a prayer to non-believers
Come and stand beside us
We can find a better way

The other song that resonates deeply for me touches upon the void left within our lives.



And finally, one of my new favorite songs, which was written specifically in remembrance of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, is from Tony "The Fretless Monster" Franklin. The song is "Never Be The Same". The story behind "Never Be The Same" is also available on Tony's Myspace blog.

Peace to all.