Sacred Place

United in a state of emergence

 The face of evil on the hunt blew down the doors 

Our skyline bleeds an open wound so urgent

 And blessed are the missing souls it mourns

 The missing souls we mourn

In tribute to all the heroes in the story

 And for every face and name on the hallowed scenes

Giving rise and renewed faith to wave Old Glory

 For God and country and a fundamental dream

 God and country and a fundamental dream

A pool of tears turned to a sea of human kindness

 Sent a ripple to a wave across the earth

From everywhere they came

 To help and heal the pain

To spread love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

Hundreds turned to thousands turned to millions

 Giving of themselves with heavy hearts

Our spirit shines a light on its resilience

 Twin beams to guide us from our own tragic dark

 Guide us from our very own tragic dark

A pool of tears turned to a sea of human kindness

 From a ripple to a wave across the earth

Aching lives forever changed

 Giving all they had they gave

To spread love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

To spread love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

Now innocence has gone to seek it’s shelter

 Stranded in search of what life used to be

It cannot comprehend this vicious helter-skelter

 For the sake of a god, a country

 and a fundamental’s dream

 A god, a country and a fundamental’s dream

A pool of tears turned to a sea of human kindness

 From a ripple to a wave across the earth

New York’s finest and New York’s bravest

 We used all the strength they gave us

To spread love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

For the lives that were lost that day

 In NY, DC and PA

There is love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

Love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

If you ever find yourself stepping on your neighbor

 To make a buck or as a means to an end

Remember when you waited in line to help a grieving stranger

 With their portrait of a missing family member or friend

 A missing loving family member or a very close friend

When a pool of tears turned to a sea of human kindness

 Sent a ripple to a wave across the earth

Giving to this day

 Is a world that has given way

To spread it’s love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

No matter how much the heart still aches

 The chain will never break

That spreads love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

That spreads love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

Love over ruins of the hate on a sacred place

Tony Noe