Written Sept 12-14, 2001, then recorded and posted to the internet the following week
Toronto, Canada
© 2001 William McMillan
Side by side - sentinels, of the land of the free
Side by side - they crumbled, and the whole world cried
Side by side - they tumbled, but their spirit - never died
Forces of evil - unprovoked attack
Forces of evil - a knife in the back
Forces of evil - just like the serpent's seed
Forces of evil - such a heinous deed
Side by side - we watched, with a tear in every eye
Side by side - parting, without a last goodbye
Side by side - in a world, that will never be the same
Side by side - like gravestones, with three thousand names
The shadows of the towers - now reach across the sea
The shadows of the towers - stretching endlessly
The shadows of the towers - with one goal in view
The shadows of the towers - will find the guilty few
Side by side - Twin Towers, now rise in every land
Side by side - Twin Towers, in every city stand
Side by side - Twin Towers, speak in every town
Side by side they send a warning - the whole world around
Voices from the ashes - will rise forevermore
Voices from the ashes - heard from shore to shore
Voices from the ashes - cry for justice and for peace
Voices from the ashes - the sound will never cease
Side by side - they stood, for all the world to see
Side by side - sentinels, of the land of the free
Side by side - they crumbled, and the whole world cried
Side by side - they tumbled, but their spirit - never died
