Songtext von Born In 1917 In Leidenstadt

CHORUS: If I'd been born in 1917 in Leidenstadt On the ruins of an old battle site Would I have been a better or worse man Had I been born a German? Cradled in hate, ignorance and humiliation Nourished by dreams of retaliation Would I have had an offbeat conscience A simple teardrop amidst raging torrents If I'd grown up around the dockhands of Belfast Amidst the hate, the guns and the blast Could I have found the force to help betray a friend Think my own way to the end If I was born white and rich in Johannesburg Where fear and power's the only word Could I have heard the cry of change blow in the wind Never be the same again Well never really know what we hold inside Behind all those fronts, we hide The soul of a hero, a conspirator or a torturer Either for the worse, or for the better Would we be fighters or like sheep in a flock If it meant more than just talk! CHORUS And hopefully we may be spared from having to decide For a long time what shall be our side