Prisoner 562 Songtext

Half a thousand, half a hundred Six times two, pick up your pen Child, my child, count it up now That's the number that I mean It's a number, just a number One of hundreds, a sign of shame Each man's jacket had a number Men had numbers, none had names Hitler's system took their freedom Took them prisoner, one by one For the courage of their convictions They were tortured, gassed and burned They took communist, they took pacifist They took social democrat Jew and Christian all were prisoner In the concentration camp To the camp of Esterwegen Listen child and understand They took Carl von Ossietsky And broke his body - but not his mind In Berlin upon the 4th of May 19 hundred and 38 The Gestapo with its treatment Signed his death certificate Five-six-two his prison number Listen, child, I beg you please Keep in mind, always remember, He got the Nobel Prize for Peace In the struggle against injustice He fought hard and he fought long Child - remember Ossietsky Peace won't come by words alone