5Exhausted, I got ready for it.
Who would have thought.
The day went on normally,
But it was not meant to stay that way.
Who would have thought.
We heard an announcement,
"A national emergency has occurred."
Who would have thought.
We all thought instantly that
The President was dead.
Who would have thought.
But that was not to be.
It didn't seem bad at first,
But we hadn't put it into perspective.
Sometimes it takes a tragedy.
As we realized the graveness,
We were speechless.
Sometimes it takes a tragedy.
Fear throbbed in the air,
We breathed terror.
Sometimes it takes a tragedy.
I felt myself go numb
with fear and pain.
Sometimes it takes a tragedy.
How could this happen?
We were too strong.
We were too strong.
We were too strong.
Yes, we were too strong...
Or maybe we only thought we were.
Sometimes it takes a tragedy.
Now we feel vulnerable.
After years of being unchallenged,
In mere hours we see our weakness.
Sometimes it takes a tragedy.
A famous man once described a
certain situation, calling it
"A day that will live in infamy."
That was today.
Who could have imagined?
Sometimes it takes a tragedy.