Song Description
This song is about the division of Berlin
caused by the construction of the Berlin Wall in the 1960's
| Song Length |
2:40 |
Genre |
Folk - General, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Protest, Freedom |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1960 - 1969 |
Lyrics
Some people couldn't understand
How it was living in this land
In the shadow of a twenty foot wall
We listened out for the western call
And I don't mind
If the sun don't shine on a western sky
I don't mind
If that's the price of freedom
Bricks & mortar
Stretch across the border
Barbed wire, water
Ich bin ein Berliner
Some people tried the suicide run
They were cut down by the eastern Guns
And everybody had a secret dream
That one day we would all be free
And I don't mind
If the sun don't shine on a western sky
I don't mind
If that's the price of freedom
Bricks & mortar
Stretch across the border
Barbed wire, water
Ich bin ein Berliner