20 years ago last weekend BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN released his 12th LP,
named THE RISING following the deadly terrorist attacks in the US on
9 September 2001, whereby the Twin Towers of The World Center in NYC
were entirely destroyed.

The legend goes that a few days after 9/11, Springsteen had driven to
the beach in Asbury Park where a man rolled down his car window and
screamed, “we need you now.”

The immense drama had proven galvanizing for The Boss. While The Rising still featured several songs that pre-dated 9/11, almost all of them were completely recontextualized.

One of the most gripping songs on the longplayer is EMPTY SKY.

I woke up this morning
I could barely breathe
Just an empty impression
In the bed there you used to be
I want a kiss from your lips
I want an eye for an eye
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
Blood on the streets
Blood flowin’ down
I hear the blood of my blood
Cryin’ from the ground

Album version

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