Windows on the World

That precise point in time
The life before and the life after
The bridging nanosecond
Would silence the human laughter
Trying to recall the feeling
The things as they were known
A sudden world turned upside down
Where every man was on his own

Watching the peaceful cloudless sky
Turning to a world of flames
Eaten by an exploding inferno
Paralyzed by remembered names
A one heart-stopping moment
With expanded shaking dread
The growling madness, now extreme
How many thousands are dead?

No one could ever be prepared
Thousand of cold staring eyes
Images burned in memories
Innocence paying what price?

The precise point in time
Broadcast ed history unfold
The world would follow this devastating crime
Not believing what they are told
The sky is crying out in despair
With bodies instead of tears
The fear of death is filling the air
Will remain for the rest of our years

No one could ever be prepared
Thousands of cold staring eyes
Images burned in memories
Innocence paying what price?