Friday marks the 25^th anniversary of both 9/11 and Kitty Donohoe’s folk song, “There Are No Words,” which pays tribute to the fallen heroes, family members, and friends we lost that day.

Donohoe, an Ann Arbor, Michigan, singer-songwriter, wrote the song in response to the day’s tragic events.

On the song, Donohoe sings, “In one single hour in one single day / We were changed forever, something taken away / And there is no fire that can melt this heavy stone / That can bring back the voices and the spirits of our own.”

“I think it’s the hope of every artist to create something that affects people in a strong way, and I’m honored that ‘There Are No Words’ has played a part in the healing process of our country for so many people,” wrote Donohoe on her website.

In 2002, she received a Michigan Emmy for the song, which was featured in a piece Detroit’s WDIV-TV did on the 9/11 attacks.

Six years later, Ann Arbor-based 45 North Communications released a 9/11 Pentagon documentary called A Nation Remembers: The Story of the Pentagon Memorial and featured “There Are No Words” prominently in the film.

That soon led to an invitation from the Pentagon for Donohoe to perform the song with musicians David Mosher and Pooh Stevenson during the dedication of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial on September 11, 2008.

“Hosted by Tom Brokaw, the experience was profound in every way, from sharing dinner the night of September 10th with family members of 9/11 victims, to standing in front of 16,000 people who were personally touched by the attacks, accompanied by the Air Force Band and Choir,” wrote Donohoe on her website.

Be sure to give Donohoe’s song a spin as we reflect on 9/11 and the impact it’s had on our lives and country.