I walked our dog down to the pond   The day they crashed the flying bombs   Destroying buildings great and tall   And rise we will, above it all      As I filled the feeders for the birds   My neighbor brought the shocking words   The air was clear with autumn sun   Unlike the smoking Pentagon      Where plans are hatched and blueprints made   Of consequences unafraid   Until today, in urban pall   And rise we will, above it all      Rise we will, rise we will   From these ashes steadfast still   Revive, restore, renew, rebuild   Rise we will, oh, rise we will      Now we know how others feel   Assaulted with such mindless zeal   With senseless loss of life and spirit   Staggered, stunned, and brought to fear it      But what no bomb can e'er destroy   Nor any of those who deploy   Resilience, faith, and reconnection   Hope, resolve, and resurrection      Rise we will, rise we will   From these ashes steadfast still   Revive, restore, renew, rebuild   Rise we will, oh, rise we will      Consumed with hate, they hit and run   Some think we are the evil one   The poison stains so many hands   America, Afghanistan      I walk our dog down to the pond   The birds still eat the seeds we've hung   I pray that we may break this fall   And rise somehow above this all      Rise we will, rise we will   From these ashes steadfast still   Revive, restore, renew, rebuild   Rise we will, oh, rise we will