A song about the events following the attacks on September 11th.

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I was noodling around on the acoustic after hearing about the attacks of Septmember 11th and the words" Walking away, I, feel like something's changed inside. I just can't open my eyes" stuck with me. The song was constructed from there.

Can’t open my eyes
©2007Anthony J. Spinella

Verse
Well I’m blown away nine-eleven today
people can be crazy.
Caught up in the life.
Anger in their mind.
Life has no value, anyway

PreChorus
(Walking away, I
feel like something’s changed inside
I just can’t open my eyes).

Verse
People in this world
get caught up in lies.
Don’t know what they need.
Worry about such things
don’t know what it means
people die for just anything.

CHORUS
(Big brother USA now gets involved
cause we’re the ones to make it right, we’ll get it solved.
We know how to make it fine and make it go away.
How many more will need to die
How many more will still be fine.

Verse
Young men leaving home
families all alone
waiting by the television screen.
Are they alright
make it through the night
can you please tell me what this means?



Verse
People speak out loud
want to make us proud.
Know how to motivate our every way.
You know you have to wait
we still take the bait.
Now we have this insane new world.