Caeli has now written a song and performed it on piano, entitled "Among The Nine," in memory of the victims of the UCC shooting.
HERE is an article about her song and her thoughts. From the article:
Barnhart wrote the song in a half hour.
“I was sitting there and just trying to think of what to do,” she recalled. “I just couldn't get their faces out of my mind.”
Barnhart titled the song, “Among the Nine,” in memory of the nine people shot and killed at UCC.
“The last lyrics in the chorus are, Bring me home, that I may rest among the nine,” she said. “When I'm singing it, I look to them for strength.”
Below is the YouTube video of her performing "Among the Nine" and the lyrics are printed below that.
(Caeli had also written and performed a song on guitar, in 2012, entitled "You Are Safe" in memory of the Sandy Hook shooting victims.)
"Among the Nine" by Caeli Barnhart (YouTube Link):
Lyrics:
Thursday morning, just an every day
Not yet knowing, we'd be forever changed
Sit in the classroom, full of innocent eyes
This world that's been so cruel, had evil in mind
Bring me home, take me where love wins every time
Bring me home, where all of this darkness has no place to hide
Bring me home, I'm so tired
Bring me home, that I may rest among the nine
Tears and candles, filled the park with light
While broken families, wondered how to make this right
All of the faces, forever burned in our memory
Remind of changes, and the love we need desperately
Bring me home, take me where love wins every time
Bring me home, where all of this darkness has no place to hide
Bring me home, I'm so tired
Bring me home, that I may rest among the nine
It was their first year
It was their time for change
They chased their dreams here
And they stood for faith
Bring me home, take me where love wins every time
Bring me home, where all of this darkness has no place to hide
Bring me home, I'm so tired
Bring me home, that I may rest among the nine
Tell me why, tell me
Tell me why, just tell me
Addendum: You can follow Caeli at:
www.facebook.com/caelibarnhart
www.soundcloud.com/caelibarnhart
www.twitter.com/caelibarnhart
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