Walking Amongst the Ashes

He was there, but I couldn’t see him

There was all that smoke, too many broken dreams

But in the mist of that terrible scene

He was walking amongst the ashes.

He was walking amongst the ashes

There had been too much of everything

Hijackers from our past

They had a claim on humanity.

Guided missiles straight through the heart

The final calls from those who would depart

Feeling low, feeling ashamed

Feeling guilty for those who were not to blame.

He was walking amongst the ashes

Life can be so bittersweet

Walking amongst the ashes

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

I was walking amongst the ashes

I was blinded by the tragedy

Overcome with a raw emotion

For the children in the land of the free.

Love is there amongst the ashes

It is there with you and me

Through the horror and the tears of despair

And the heavy sacrifices in the street.

Where I saw heroes amongst the ashes

They were brave and comforting

Heroes walking amongst the ashes

They had been there for centuries

He was walking amongst the ashes

He was walking amongst the ashes

He was walking amongst the ashes

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

He was walking amongst the ashes

Life can be so bittersweet

Walking amongst the ashes

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Banastre Tarleton

Oct. 20, 2001 - Revised Nov. 22, 2001

No. 195