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A Child's Eyes
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Based on a true story told to me by someone who survived the holocaust in Europe during World War II and watched her father taken from their home to a concentration camp.
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I am a solo artist but also play in an acoustic duo and a garage band. I enjoy trying to write songs that are meaningful to me and perhaps to others. Thanks for
I am a solo singer/songweiter (amateur) who enjoys writing/playing music and listening to other's songs. I am always interested in feedback an collaboration.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Guitar
Charts
Peak #984
Peak in subgenre #229
Author
Jeff Lustick
Rights
2006
Uploaded
December 07, 2006
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MP3 5.2 MB • 128 kbps • 5:39
Story behind the song
At the entrance to one of the camps (Auschwitz, I think) was a sign that said something like Work Will Set You Free. As you entered the camp you were sent to one of two lines-left or right- one meant immediate death, the other continued "life" in the concentration camp.
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A Child's Eyes It must have been about midnight When the knock came on the door Said we've come to take your father But they never said what for Dragged him through the shattered doorway My mother's screams heard in the hall From now on you do it our way Or we'll come to take you all A child's eyes should fill with wonder At the dawning of the day Broken spirits drag you under Steal your childhood away Entire families disappearing Everyone will get their turn No friends or neighbors interfering Sit and watch the fires burn I smell the fear I taste the danger From those I thought of as my own Familiar faces turn to strangers Left to face the night alone A child's eyes... Left or right what does it matter The work will never make you free Hope is gone and dreams are Battered Death is all that you can see Generations bear the sorrow Visions tatooed on their hearts Courage most can only borrow Strength that faith alone imparts A child's eyes...
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