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where were you when is the question of a generation
the grassy knoll, the harbor pearl
two towers in Manhattan
every moment sharp, a piercing tragedy
every moment we were caught off guard
in our dull complacency
rude morning sun
when we woke from those dreams
our deepest fears now walk the scene

our lessons paid with our neighbors' grief
what solace were we offered
by our old belief?
why do we seem so doomed to repeat
the same mistakes the same missteps
that our fathers made
maybe we should listen
to our mothers instead
to their kitchen wisdom: less fear more bread

we must keep traveling with hope towards future days
this is the lesson my mother gave
love your neighbor want for no return
ignore this wisdom & New York will burn

where were you when is the question of a generation
the grassy knoll, the harbor pearl
two towers in Manhattan
oh they may say it was an inside job
but we are the ones
on the inside

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from saints beneath the stairs, released May 15, 2010

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Appalachian distortion, folk samples, and ancient myths.

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