Some people say
It’s what we deserve
For sins against g-d
For crimes in the world
I wouldn’t know
I’m just holding the fort
Since that day
They wounded New York
Some people say
They hate us of old
Our women unveiled
Our slaves and our gold
I wouldn’t know
I’m just holding the fort
But answer me this
I won’t take you to court
Did you go crazy
Or did you report
On that day
On that day
They wounded New York
Included on Dear Heather (2004) and co-written by Anjani Thomas, this song is Cohen’s response to suicide attacks on America co-ordinated by al Qaeda on 11 September 2001, during which two hijacked aircraft were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.