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This song was written in the days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I wrote a long word/poem/song the afternoon of the attacks (I’ll have to post that soon…). As the intinal shock of what happened wore off, the question of how we, as a country would respond. As a pacifist, I hoped that we could find a peaceful solution for justice to be served, but the realist in me knew that a military response would occur. The United States had a world of goodwill and sympathy for our losses. Everyone was behind us. It was a chance to be a true compassionate example- to respond with peace, not hate and vengeance. That chance was squandered in the coming years and wars. Our place in world dropped since. Many more deaths would come. A Time for Tears…
I finished the song and performed it at benefits honoring the 9/11 victims and leading up to the Iraq war. I recorded it at Brian Preston’s studio in January 2002 with Mark Reinhart and Brian P. helping out. I really love Brian’s piano playing on the track. It was the b-side of the Closure CD single. and was the second song on the “Late Bloomer” CD in 2003. I still play it at all my shows, it has become to me a reminder of a moment frozen in time when we had the choice to rise above oue baser insticts and move the world forward. Maybe we will choose right the next time…

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from Late Bloomer (Deluxe Edition), released May 21, 2015

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Brian "Clash" Griffin has been a regular performer at various coffeehouses, benefit concerts, vigils against the death penalty and pro-peace rallies since 2000. In 2003 the debut album, LATE BLOOMER was released. Following album releases include HOMEFRONT and LOVELOSS (both 2005), LOVE AND PROTEST (2012), THE PHOENIX SESSIONS (2019). 2023 saw the release of LOVE YOU ALL with the Brian Clash Band ... more

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