You have to look at WHEN this song was made: 2002.
The last time the world had had a September, it included a single day where the entire world gathered as one to watch 3000 innocent people die and when the world changed for the worse and forever. The remainder of tht month was dominated by fear and confusion, for everyone all over the world.
In this day and age, younger people might be inclined to think that 9/11 was just another terrorist attack; an occurance that, unfortunately, seems to be a dime a dozen in this day and age. But it wasn't. It was THE terrorist attack. It changed everything. the pre-9/11 world was a differant, safer, brighter place.
In fact, it had such an impact that, for AT LEAST the 12 months that followed, "September" was a word that had dark vibes attached to it. As we approached September, 2002 the memories of what had happened the previous year grew stronger, in many ways, we "went back" to the sense of horror we'd felt the previous year. Profound discussions about our memories of "that day" and about what our world had morphed into in the subsequent year abounded in the first 11 days of September, 2002. I remember having dozens of serious conversations about it.
Considdering the date of release, it's hard to imagine that Waikiki wasn't thinking about 9/11 when they wrote a song about "September". Especially when they talk about "remembering" and say "I won't cry".
Searching around, I've found other lyrics pages for this song that include a third verse - though I can't find a version of this song where it's actually sung, so the lyrics might be fake.
But if they aren't, then they all but clinch it that this song is about 9/11. They are lightly veiled criticisms of war and brutality, and a lament for a "sad, sad day"...
You have to look at WHEN this song was made: 2002.
The last time the world had had a September, it included a single day where the entire world gathered as one to watch 3000 innocent people die and when the world changed for the worse and forever. The remainder of tht month was dominated by fear and confusion, for everyone all over the world.
In this day and age, younger people might be inclined to think that 9/11 was just another terrorist attack; an occurance that, unfortunately, seems to be a dime a dozen in this day and age. But it wasn't. It was THE terrorist attack. It changed everything. the pre-9/11 world was a differant, safer, brighter place.
In fact, it had such an impact that, for AT LEAST the 12 months that followed, "September" was a word that had dark vibes attached to it. As we approached September, 2002 the memories of what had happened the previous year grew stronger, in many ways, we "went back" to the sense of horror we'd felt the previous year. Profound discussions about our memories of "that day" and about what our world had morphed into in the subsequent year abounded in the first 11 days of September, 2002. I remember having dozens of serious conversations about it.
Considdering the date of release, it's hard to imagine that Waikiki wasn't thinking about 9/11 when they wrote a song about "September". Especially when they talk about "remembering" and say "I won't cry".
Searching around, I've found other lyrics pages for this song that include a third verse - though I can't find a version of this song where it's actually sung, so the lyrics might be fake.
But if they aren't, then they all but clinch it that this song is about 9/11. They are lightly veiled criticisms of war and brutality, and a lament for a "sad, sad day"...