It was Tuesday afternoon
I got home from work quite soon
I turned on the t.v. and what did I see
I saw World War Three staring back at me
I thought I might wake up to reality
There wasn't gonna be
Yeah
And all I could see was this horrific tragedy
In the silence of the city no mobile phones ring
In the silence of the city you cannot hear a thing
In the silence of the city the smiles are washed away
In the silence of the city there's nothing left to say
And New York
New York
So good they named you twice
The city that never sleeps
Do you believe your eyes
And by this act of war
Big apple is eaten to the core
And two tall towers crumble to the floor
And Manhattan isn't there
It's there no more
In the silence of the city no mobile phones ring
In the silence of the city you cannot hear a thing
In the silence of the city the smiles are washed away
In the silence of the city there's nothing left to say
And hardened New York cops with tears in their eyes
Tired amd worn out fire-fighters hoping to hear cries
And emergency
And medics overcome by exhaustion
And all rescue workers filled with deep emotion
In the silence of the city no mobile phones ring
In the silence of the city you cannot hear a thing
In the silence of the city the smiles are washed away
In the silence of the city there's nothing left to say
The eleventh of September
Two thousand and one
The world trade centre and the U.S. Pentagon
These pictures that we see almost defies belief
On the streets of New York City people are hit by sheer grief
In the silence of the city no mobile phones ring
In the silence of the city you cannot hear a thing
In the silence of the city the smiles are washed away
In the silence of the city there's nothing left to say
The New York City skyline we all admired before
The tall twin towers simply are there no more
In the silence of the city
In the silence of the city
In the silence of the city
In the silence of the city
In the silence of the city
In the silence of the city
In the silence of the city
In the silence
