Song For Elie Lyrics - Singles - Ballydowse

i see a fire in the distance mother 

my love i see those rising flames 

are those the sabbath candles glowing 

no my love, but you will rest the same 

i haven't seen you since the separation 

i watched you pushed along by the crowd 

on the train you swore we'd stick together 

still i look for you even now 

a million judenkinder, the dulling of the stars 

barefoot across the crystal nacht but we 

can't get thru the bars 

where are you now does heaven pay the price 

can the one who wipes your tears away 

make faith from this ice 

unbar the door for i must come in 

the kingdom of memory, burrows of the night 

i'm no survivor i was not yet born 

but i'm drawn like a sacred rite 

the past it belongs to you 

frozen forever like that lone tattoo 

silent before you i can be your tears 

but i'm locked outside by six million years 

your memories our shield, we will not forget 

we will not forget... 

schreibt und forschreibt for us 

we will not forget 

to our hearts we'll clutch each name 

we will not forget