Primo Levi Songtext
von Lack

The damage I′ve wrought, the death that I've bought
The pain I support
All makes a sordid mess of my good intentions
For every yes a thousand no′s
And for every dam that I've had to build
There is a promise of flooding
And a memory of the old sun

Once I thought it for the best
To never ever give up
And I still do
Think it for the best
To never ever give up

Oh is this so?
For every good reason
Does that make a bad excuse?


Oh I've grown weary of saying no
My friends it′s all I′ve had
Only nails in flesh, nails in wood
A comet of barbed wire
Still at the end of the day
All that remains is bitter shame
For trying to survive by compromise
As others die
Bitter shame

Once I thought it for the best
To never ever give up
And I still do
Think it for the best
To never ever give up, give up, give up
I hope I die for the day
When I have to give up, give up, give up, give up

If you choose the burden
Is it still a burden
Even if it takes your life?
The fool and the martyr
Are bred of the same soil
Who can tell us apart?