Neil Young - Let's Roll Lyrics

Neil Young Lyrics

"Let's Roll"

I know I said I love you
I know you know it's true
I've got to put the phone down
And do what we got to do

One's standing in the aisle way
Two more at the door
We've got to get inside there
Before they kill some more

Time is runnin' out
Let's roll
Time is runnin' out
Let's roll

No time for indecision
We've got to make a move
I hope that we're forgiven
For what we got to do

How this all got started
I'll never understand
I hope someone can fly this thing
And get us back to land

Time is runnin' out
Let's roll
Time is runnin' out
Let's roll

No one has the answer
But one thing is true
You've got to turn on evil
When it's coming after you

You've gotta face it down
And when it tries to hide
You've gotta go in after it
And never be denied

Time is runnin' out
Time is runnin' out
Let's roll

Let's roll for freedom
Let's roll for love
We're going after Satan
On the wings of a dove

Let's roll for justice
Let's roll for truth
Let's not let our children
Grow up fearful in their youth

Time is runnin' out
Let's roll
Time is runnin' out
Let's roll
Time is runnin' out
Let's roll

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Writer(s): Neil Young

The song was inspired by the courage, the passengers of Flight 93 showed while trying to take control on the plane from the terrorists on the 11th of September 2001. The plane crashed in the field of Pennsylvania. "Let's roll" were one of the last words pronounced by Todd Beamer, one of the passengers, before they stormed the cockpit.

Neil Young released "Let's Roll" as a single in November 2001, and later included it on his album "Are You Passionate?". He described the inspiration in a 2002 interview with Pulse Magazine, "With no promise of martyrdom, no promise of any reward anywhere for this, other than just knowing that you did the right thing. And not even having a chance to think about it or plan it or do anything - just a gut reaction that was heroic and ultimately cost them all their lives. What more can you say? It was just so obvious that somebody had to write something or do something."

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