To Know Who You Are and who you want to be

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What does it mean to be a September 12th American?

Lyrics:

Through the longest night, by this candlelight we stand
To cut the dark in two
And the concrete rain shattered window panes, but no 
It never shattered you
As long as there is blood inside my veins...

I will sing this out 
'Til the sun beats down
And we rise to meet the sky...
On that day, I swear
I will see you there
I will heal these wounded eyes...
These wounded eyes!

And the 12th day showed that the sun still rose as we 
Tried to find our way
Through the steel and smoke, though it smoldered we were cold And blanketed by grey
All we had was everything we gave...

I will sing this out
'Til the sun beats down
And we rise to meet the sky...
On that day, I swear
I will see you there
I will heal these wounded eyes...
These wounded eyes!

And our scars have made us stronger
Turning strangers into brothers
We remember, we recover
As we hold on 
To each other

And our scars have made us stronger!
Turning strangers into brothers!
As we hold on to each other!
In a silent moment, we think of you now

I will sing this out
'Til the sun beats down
And we rise to meet the sky...
On that day, I swear
I will see you there
I will heal these wounded eyes...
These wounded eyes!

These empty spaces, across a bruised skyline
The names and faces, I can't erase them from my mind
These empty spaces, across a bruised skyline
The names and faces, I can't erase them from my mind