Towers (25 Years After)

[verse 1] I was 17 years old When the world stopped turnin’ We were last to find out The world was burnin’ I saw the flames The pitch black smoke Then we watched a second, metal bird Change the world We know [channel 1] The chaos was complete And well-designed Explosions, collapses & crashes And human beings Filling the sky [chorus 1] I recall, Julie’s head In her hands, crying Terrified Of the coming hours (Sometimes Time, moves so slow) Monsters conspired, and tore Down, our towers They tried to kill, all hope But when hope is frail Regular people, stand up [verse 2] When I was a little boy I got to take some flights I had to go alone But it was alright When we landed I can’t forget I saw her, through smoke, from cigarettes Grandma came to The gate [channel 2] Now, the gates have doubled The air is clean But what once, were long bon-voyages Are ended early Before the screen [chorus 1] I recall, Julie’s head In her hands, crying Terrified Of the coming hours (Sometimes Time, moves so slow) Monsters conspired, and tore Down, our towers They tried to kill, all hope But when hope is frail Regular people, stand up… [bridge] I can’t say what happened Maybe no one can But more definitive answers Aren’t too much to demand Uncanny fire and crossed lines Missing, expected, gear We have a lot to grapple with To fix, what’s happening, here [channel 3] So we, Become the bulwark If not you, Who will work the polls? We can, Rise to the occasion We’ve done it, many times, before [chorus 2] I can see, Julie now Her hands up, crying Overjoyed By the coming hours (Sometimes Time, moves so slow) Monsters conspired, and tore Down, our towers They tried to kill, all hope But when hope is frail Regular people, stand up… [outro] When hope is frail People, stand up… I will, stand up for you. Will you, stand up with me? I will, stand up with you. Will you, stand up for me? I will, stand up for you. Will you, stand up with me? I will, stand up with you. Will you, stand up for me? Will, You?