The Bravest

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The first plane hit the other 
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tower, right after I came in
It left a fiery, gaping hole where 
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offices had been
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We stood and watched in horror, as
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 we saw the first ones fall
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Then someone yelled, "Get out, get
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 out, they're trying to kill us all"

[Verse 2]
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I grabbed the pictures from my desk
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 and joined the flight for life
With every step I called the names 
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of my children and my wife
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And then we heard them coming up, 
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from several floors below
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A crowd of firefighters with their 
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heavy gear in tow

     [Chorus]
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     Now every time I try to 
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sleep, I'm haunted by the sound
     Of firemen pounding up the 
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stairs, while we were running down

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[Verse 3]
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And when we met them on the stairs,
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 they said we were too slow
"Get out, get out", they yelled at 
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us, "The whole thing's gonna go"
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They didn't have to tell us twice,
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 we'd seen the world on fire
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We kept on running down the 
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stairs, while they kept climbing 
higher

     [Chorus]
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     Now every time I try to 
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sleep, I'm haunted by the sound
     Of firemen pounding up the 
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stairs, while we were running down

[Verse 4]
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Thank God, we made it to the 
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street, we ran through ash and smoke
I didn't know which way to run, I 
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thought that I would choke
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A fireman took me by the arm and 
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he pointed me uptown
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And, "Christ", I heard him 
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whisper, as the tower came roaring 
down

[Verse 5]
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So now I go to funerals for men I 
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never knew
The pipers play 'Amazing Grace' as 
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the coffins come in view
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They must have seen it coming when
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 they turned to face the fire
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They sent us down to safety, then 
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they kept on climbing higher

     [Chorus]
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     Now every time I try to 
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sleep, I'm haunted by the sound
     Of firemen pounding up the 
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stairs, while we were running down
     Of firemen pounding up the 
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stairs, while we were running down