Hudson - Primo Levi

You were cornered, you were captured
But you didn't go without a fight
Took a train ride to a strange place
Friends and partners swallowed up in the night

You learnt quickly, found within you
Silent courage to keep going day to day
Stained a number, had to wonder
About that freedom that this work would bring

A sense of mans worth knocked down to the earth
There's what when and where, but there's still no why
Body's no longer yours, faces blend into one
The end draws close, but the fight isn't won
No the fight isn't won oh

Aha, you never let it fall
Aha, your scaffolds holding strong
Aha, you never let it fall
Aha, your building's standing, it's standing tall

Robotic moves in wooden shoes
The pain strikes relentlessly with every step
Lifeless shuffle, dead leaves rustle
As the marching band goes and plays its song

In came winter, brutal nature
Seven out of ten won't make it through
Your loose shirt, your only clothing
You're helpless as your wounded hands turn blue

A sense of mans worth knocked down to the earth
There's what when and where, but there's still no why
Body's no longer yours, faces blend into one
The end draws close, but the fight isn't won
No the fight isn't won oh

Aha, you never let it fall
Aha, your scaffolds holding strong
Aha, you never let it fall
Aha, your building's standing, it's standing tall

Aha, you never let it fall
Aha, your scaffolds holding strong
Aha, you never let it fall
Aha, your building's standing, it's standing tall