Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life Our very freedom came under attack In a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices; Secretaries, businessmen and women Military and federal workers; Mums and dads, friends and neighbours Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings Fires burning, huge, huge structures collapsing
Have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness And a quiet, unyielding anger These acts of ma** murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings Fires burning, huge structures collapsing Have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness And a quiet, unyielding anger These acts of ma** murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat Chaos and retreat