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All Along the Watchtower Re-Visited For 9-11

"There must be some kinda way to find out here"
Said the seeker to the stealer
"There's too much confusion
I'm struggling to be the reveal"

"Conglomerate men, they drink my wine
Politicians dig my earth
None will level on the line
Because none of them are worth it" hey

"There is reason to get excited"
The seeker, he kindly spoke
"There are many here among us
Who feel our governments a joke"

"Now you and I, we've lived through this
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour is getting late", hey

Hey

All along the watchtower
Liars kept the view
While all the women came and went
Barefoot servants too

Outside in the cold distance
The C.I.A. did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl, hey

All along the watchtower
All along the watchtower

All along the watchtower on that tragic September day
We need some investigation, for someones has to pay
Now you and I, we've lived through this, and this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, before this generations to late

We will always remember, and remember who we lost that day
We need some investigation, for someone has to pay
All along the watchtower, a nation in mournful cries
We are not so blind, it's amazing what you can see when you close your eyes

All along the watchtower
All along the watchtower




James, we lost you in Kensington, England. The Star Spangled Banner will
live long in your past. I can't say the same for some of your American so
called country people. Thank you for allowing me to gracefully use . . . .
'All Along the Watchtower' it's blatantly obvious someone was not.

To all the lost in the 9/11 tragedy, my thoughts will always be with you.


 All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, with some lyrics changed

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 9/13/2010 9:49:00 PM
love this, a very well written poem, for a tragic day. Harry
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Date: 9/11/2010 1:40:00 AM
Hi James, an excellent and timely adaptation of the Bob Dylan lyric. I was home recovering from surgery on the day of the 9/11 attacks and watched the whole thing unfold...I still find it unbelievable and totally shocking. Your note threw me for a second, then I realised the James you mention is Jimi Hendrix (a little blonde moment crept in) ~ Sharon x
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Date: 9/10/2010 10:24:00 PM
Wow James.. At a lost for words..
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Date: 9/10/2010 9:59:00 PM
Sharing personal thoughts ideas of 9/11 good job
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