Lyrics

EUTHANASIA

In Germany before the war will you listen while I sing
In Germany before the war oh the scientist was king
In Germany before the war at Leipzig and at Koenigsberg
In Germany in '21 the killing thought was born

It was in the universities and not in a prison cell
The words were put to paper that would make a living hell
It was in the universities at Munich and at Charite
At Jena and at Heidelberg the killing thought was born

Of scientific prime concern was the economic drain
For if some lives had no value then the action was humane
So they wrote the definitions down who was weak and who was sound
And they passed their facts & figures round & they made the plan their own

When the demon came to power the program was in place
And all the ethical decisions had been discussed and made
In the cradle of bureaucracy the scientific aristocracy
With crisp determination made the work their own

First the doctors chose their patients to receive the final cure
A blessing for the suffering they called it painless and pure
And once the program was in place and grinding at a deathly pace
They had to choose at last by race so the program could go on

And so by evolution while the country went to war
And the marching bands were playing and the German heart did soar
The demon and his scientific crew chose the Poles and the Gypsies too
And in the end six million Jews so the program could go on

The scientist seeks answers to the questions that he finds
Spending years and years in training his training sometimes leaves him blind
Because the final problem that is brought will never yield to human thought
But once he hooks it then he's caught and a solution must be found

Forty years have passed away will you listen while I sing
Forty years have passed away and it hasn't changed a thing
Forty years have passed away and in the universities today
Right here in the USA the killing thought is born


Karl Williams (ASCAP)

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