Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life

Our very freedom came under attack

In a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts

The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices

Secretaries, businessmen and women

Military and federal workers

Mums and dads, friends and neighbours

Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror

The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings

Fires burning, huge, huge structures collapsing

Have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness

And a quiet, unyielding anger

These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat

The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings

Fires burning, huge structures collapsing

Have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness

And a quiet, unyielding anger

These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat

Chaos and retreat