11 September 2005 - day

Waitin' for a Superman

Asked you a question
I didn't need you to reply
Is it gettin' heavy?
But they'll realize
Is it gettin' heavy?
Well I thought it was already as heavy
As can be

Is it overwhelming
To use a crane to crush a fly?
It's a good time for Superman
To lift the sun into the sky

'Cause it's gettin' heavy
Well I thought it was already as heavy
As can be

Tell everybody
Waitin' for Superman
That they should try to hold on
Best they can
He hasn't dropped them
Forgot them
Or anything
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift

Is it gettin' heavy?
Well I thought it was already as heavy as can be.

Tell everybody
Waitin' for Superman
That they should try to hold on
Best they can
He hasn't dropped them
Forgot them
Or anything
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift

- Waitin' for a Superman, The Flaming Lips
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four years ago, today, one of the worst events in US history occurred. When I was heading home, after being turned away from work, this was the song that came on my radio. To this day, when I hear it it makes my heart sink. It makes me want to cry, it also makes me angry. The whole event makes me angry. But the song makes me very sentimental. ...

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