In Remembrance of 9/11
In honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, I'd like to share the song about that day from my old band Screen Door. The words are by Ed Scheiblin, and the music is by Ben Wakeman and me. The performance is by Screen Door, which is Ben on vocals and guitar, Chris Kearney on drums, and I'm on keyboards and vocals.Battery ParkWords by Ed Scheiblin, Music by Ben Wakeman and Tom WillnerThey knocked down the walls of JerichoKilled the children in JerusalemStamped out sin in Rome and BerlinTurned it dark in Battery ParkI've known the thrill of the grand ideasWet dreams of the new perfect regimeI've run from all the pain and the fearIf heaven is filled with men like theseI'll stay in the dark of Battery ParkIf you're in the dark take my handI'll lead you through the ruins of Rector StreetSo we can marvel at the work of man and knowLove will make its last standIn the dark of Battery ParkSnapshots and memories are all that remainWeddings and parties when hope was aliveDiggers and the dogs search the sun and the rainDead or alive you don't leave your brothers behindIn the dark of Battery ParkIf you're in the dark take my handI'll lead you through the ruins of Rector StreetSo we can marvel at the work of man and knowLove will make its last standIn the dark of Battery ParkI gave my blood at Mount Sinai but no one came so IWalked down Broadway toward the fire in the nightFilled with hate for the big lie, the glint inside the martyr's eyeThere were guns on the rooftops, body bags on the pierSomewhere beyond all this terror and fearBeyond the cries of the children, the stench of the graveI know I'd only have my revengeWhen I found someone to saveAnd if you're in the dark take my handI'll lead you through the ruins of Rector StreetSo we can marvel at the work of manand if you're in the dark take my hand and knowLove will make its last standIn the dark of Battery ParkBattery Park