Morgan Mescan

Mrs. Turner

6th period

I hear people sayin'. We Don't need this war. 

I say there's some things worth fightin' for.

What about our freedom, and this piece of ground?

We didn't get to keep 'em by backin' down.

They say we don't realize the mess we're gettin' in

Before you start preachin' let me ask you this my friend.

ChorusHave you forgotten, how it felt that day?

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away

Have you forgotten, when those towers fell 

We had neighbors still inside goin through a livin hell

And you say we shouldn't worry bout Bin Laden 

Have you forgotten?   

You took all the footage off my T.V.

Said it's too disturbin for you and me

It'll just breed anger is what the experts say

If it was up to me I'd show it everyday

Some say this country just out lookin' for a fight

Well after 9/11  man I'd have to say that’s right.  

Chorus

I've been there with the soldiers

Who've gone away to waryou can bet they remember just what they're fightin' for

Have you forgotten

All the people killed

Yes some went down like heroes

In that Pennsylvania field

Have you forgotten

About our Pentagon 

All the loved ones that we lost

And those left to carry on

Don't you tell me not to worry 'bout Bin Laden  

Have you forgotten (x3)

This War

BackHistorical

He is talking about the war on Terrorism. September 11th is

called a war on terrorism because there were terrorist that

hijacked the planes that flew into the buildings and into the

Pennsylvania Field.

This entire song is about how we should never forget about the ones who protect us, the ones who hurt us and the ones who fell protecting us from the others who hurt us.

Darryl Worley

Back

Darryl Worley was born in Pyburn, Tennessee on

October 31, 1964. He was surrounded by musicians as a

child. He went to college at Alabama University majored

in biology. He then went on to teach seventh and eighth

grade biology. After this he began to pursue the musical

career. He stared off playing bars for $150 a week. It

wasn’t long before his traditional country music style got

noticed big time. He released his number one single in

2000, he only got more and more popular from then on.

When going to Afghanistan and visiting the American

troops he got inspired for this song because of the anger

and hatred of Americans against this war. (Worley).

Literary

Rhyme Scheme

Back

The rhyme scheme in this stanza is

I hear people sayin'. We Don't need this war. A

I say there's some things worth fightin' for. A

What about our freedom, and this piece of ground? B

We didn't get to keep 'em by backin' down. B

They say we don't realize the mess we're gettin' in C

Before you start preachin' let me ask you this my friend. D

I think that songs are more catchy when there are rhyming words at the end of phrases

Literary

Have you forgotten?

BackLiterary

“We wrote this song and put it on the album because we wanted the troops to know we hadn't forgotten them, that we still think about them and pray for them.“ – Darryl Worley

He adds this phrase in the song multiple times. I think that he

does this because he wants to make a point. That we still

appreciate and support them. He just doesn’t want us to

forget about them. They are a big part of what we have

today.

When those towers fell 

BackHistorical

September 11, 2001, 8:45 am; the first

Twin Tower fell. Not even 20 minutes

later, 9:03, another plane flew into the

other World Trade Center. There were

huge clouds of smoke and all that was

left of these buildings were 2 big piles of

rubbish and debris. (September 11th).

Bin Laden

BackHistorical

We aren’t very sure how he

died, but there are stories of

him being either killed by a US

bomb in Afghanistan during the

battle for Tora Bora or he just

died of kidney disease. Till this

day they are still unsure, but the

only thing they do know for sure is that he had been dead for eight years.

For years he was the most famous fugitive. You couldn’t turn on the news

with out hearing his name. We wouldn’t stop looking for him until we found

him . ("Is Osama Bin Laden").

9/11

BackHistorical

September 11th was by far the most

deadliest attack on Americans. There

were four hijacked planes; two in New

York, one in Washington D.C., and one in

Pennsylvania. These hijackers killed

everyone on their planes and over 3,000

people who were either in the 110 story

Twin Towers, in the Pentagon or in

Pennsylvania. (September 11th).

Pentagon

BackHistorical

September 11th, 9:43 am, yet another hijacker

crashed into the Pentagon. 10:10, a part of the

Pentagon collapses. This is the worlds biggest

office building. The Pentagon is in Washington

D.C., which is in the boundaries of Virginia. This

caused chaos everywhere. (Roberts).

I've been there with the soldiers

BackLiterary

He spent time with the soldiers over seas, this encouraged him to get a totally different perspective on what life is like over there. Also how the soldiers felt when they are over there. He didn’t just say this, he was actually there in person. He also did a benefit concert for the troops.

Pennsylvania field

BackHistorical

This is the memorial site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Everyone in this small town wanted to recognize all of the fallen heroes that went down with the plane that day. They wanted to make sure that no good deed went unnoticed. There are also people who rotate keeping watch at this site, they also answer any questions people have because they want everyone to know the correct facts. (Powell).

If it was up to me I'd show it everyday

Darryl says this because he doesn’t want

anyone to forget how much the troops

really do for us. Because he took a trip over seas he has a different perspective on everything about the troops.

He just wants to make sure that no one

forgets all of the fallen soldiers and those

heroes that went down. If he could he would

remind people everyday so that people don’t

just take them for granted.

BackLiterary

What about our freedom, and this piece

of ground?Darryl says this because he is trying to get

across that we are very selfish and take

many things for granted.

This piece of ground is talking about the United States and how we need to keep protecting it no matter what cause it is our country and our freedom. No one should be able to take that away from us.

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