Remember

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People say I’m too young 

To really remember 

Maybe it’s true 

Maybe I didn’t see 

The towers falling 

Maybe I don’t fully know 

The horror of that day 

But you know what? 

I've felt the effects 

The shockwaves  

Rippling through time 

I've felt the tension  

As people talk about terrorist 

I saw people silently 

Choosing not to fly anymore 

I saw people rising 

Against insurmountable odds 

I saw the sad glint 

As people talk about freedom 

I’ve watched the towers fall 

I’ve seen people cry  

As the horror hits them again 

I’ve seen people vow 

They’ll help this country heal 

They’ll be the ones to rise  

I may not remember  

When those planes were hijacked 

Or when the towers first fell 

I may never fully understand

All that it did to this country 

But I know that God gave this country grace 

To rise again from the ashes  

To heal and to help others 

And eighteen years later 

God’s still using this day 

To draw us to Him