A look at Germany through two different sets of eyes..
Lyrics
Secrets and Shadows
My name it is Werner
Not Tommy or James
I was born in the West
Of a divided State..
Technology and Science
Got drummed in my brain
A holy alliance
To conquer my shame
My mother was busy
And tidy at home
My father he taught me
That stealing was wrong
My teachers they told me
Keep the economy strong
But nobody showed me
How to belong
chorus;
Just what was it that couldn't be said
How many soldiers? How many dead?
What is this numbness I feel in my head?
I've been robbed of my memories
And got secrets instead
My name is Susanne
Not Helga or Jame
I was born in the East
Of a divided State
I learned I was special
At a very young age
For my life from the grasp
Of the Fascists was saved
My mama and papa
They both had careers
The privilege of serving
Their comrades was theirs
At school they taught us
To be good Pioneers
To ensure from the imperialist
Empire we were spared
chorus:
They paid me with money
To keep my mind shut
They re-wrote my history
And made something up
But this silence is loud
And it deafens my ears
And casts a long shadow
Of unnameable fears
chorus repeat and fade on:
I've been robbed of my memories
And got secrets instead..
