The song makes reference to a passenger on Flight 93. "Little Did She Know (She'd Kissed a Hero)" " Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" Īttributes much of the blame for 9/11 to U.S. Lyrics include "She prays on her knees as the towers fall to a god she does not know." Also includes references to the Boston Marathon bombing and mass shootings in America. Lyrics include "From farmers in the fields, to the tallest of the towers that fall and rise, 1-7-7-6, the names upon the list, for all the ones that gave until they died." Ībout backlash racism in the wake of 9/11 Ībout the gap in the Manhattan skyline left by the destruction of the Twin Towers. Released on a benefit album organized by Suzanne Vega, entirely of original songs about 9/11. Lyrics include "Don't waive your rights with your flags" "Grim Cathedral" reflects the jingoism and Nationalism that arose following 9/11. Lyrics include: "More pain inside of my brain than the eyes of a little girl inside of a plane aimed at the World Trade" įahl's version of the traditional Irish tune " The Dawning of the Day" was featured in the film version of the Broadway play The Guys.įive for Fighting's " Superman," released in late 2000, also became an unofficial anthem for the first responders in the days following the attacks "If I Had My Way" & "If I Should Loose My Way" Opens with samples of 9/11 news broadcasts the song itself is about the attack on the World Trade Center and its aftermath Lyrics include: "I wanted to be a suicide bomber but she changed my life, I fell in love with her" Ībout the courage shown on 9-11 also criticizes Bush as giving a manipulative television address on that day. Chris Martin told NME that it reflects his realization of mortality after 9/11. Remember the day The courage the valor We ran to the towers At such a great cost "9/11 in New York, I took your photograph." This song was written by New York singer Nell Bryden and Patrick Mascall and was later covered by Cher on her Closer to the Truth album I saw Virginia, get rid of Langley, and its secrets too." I watched the fed, saw them panic as the fire grew. Lyrics include "I watched the smoke, as it grew darker, and blew up through the roof. This song was written from the perspective of a jumper from the towers and from the perspective of someone watching from below. Furthermore, it deals with him suffering from the events and the aftermath and his own death in the Middle East. His family has a long firefighter tradition and lost most of its male members to 9/11. Song about a soldier who is a member of an Irish family from Queens. Lyrics include: "I don't want to work in a building downtown I don't know what I'm going to do, 'cause the planes keep crashing, always two by two." "How they laugh as we shovelled the ashes of the Twin Towers / Blood and death, we will pay back the debt of this candy store of ours" And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Lyrics include: "Grey smoke hit the ground Seven came down without a sound Rich man company WTC mystery" (a reference to the September 11 attacks and the mystery third white plane which has caused some speculation) The song describes the experience of an airplane passenger on September 11, 2001, circling over New York City and unable to see the World Trade Center. Lyrics include "Ever since we can remember, people have died in his good name, long before that September, long before hijacking planes." The lyrics acknowledge the deaths of many in the name of god during 9/11 due to the attacks. Lyrics include: "Sit and politic with passengers from 9/11." and "Shady Records was eighty seconds away from the towers." Written by Peter Skellern to honor those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks, as well as those who died in WWI and WWII. Lyrics include: "In terrible days and horrible shocks Always remember that America rocks When the Enemy aims and the trigger cocks Always remember that America rocks. This list contains songs which were inspired by or contain lyrics referring to the September 11 attacks. JSTOR ( June 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "List of songs about the September 11 attacks" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This list needs additional citations for verification.