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Billy Bragg City Of Heroes Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.71/10 [17 votes]Album: City Of Heroes - Single / Original Release Date: 2026-01-28Genre: FolkSong Duration: 2 min 29 sec
BILLY BRAGG
- City Of Heroes Lyrics / with translations[Verse 1]
The ghost of Martin Niemöller
Haunts the halls of history
When they came for the communists
He said, "It's nothing to do with me"
When they came for the Democrats
He had nothing to say
And when they came for Jews
He just looked the other way
His silence didn't save him
When they came for him as well
There was no one to speak out for him
Resistance had been quelled
What excuses would you tell yoursеlf
If this ever happenеd to you?
Well, I live in a city of heroes
I know what I would do
[Chorus]
When they came for the immigrants
I got in their face
When they came for the refugees
I got in their face
When they came for the five-year-olds
I got in their face
When they came to my neighborhood
I just got in their face
[Verse 2]
They use tear gas and pepper spray
Against our whistles and our phones
But in this city of heroes
We will protect our home
[Chorus]
When they dragged people from their cars
I got in their face
When they took families from their homes
I got in their face
When they murdered our sister
I got in their face
And when they murdered our brother
I still got in their face
[Verse 3]
In Dachau, Martin Niemöller
Suffered for his complicity
But in this city of heroes
We learn the lessons of history
[Outro]
I will bear witness to terror
I will bear witness to tyranny
I will bear witness to murder
I will bear witness to fascism
The ghost of Martin Niemöller
Haunts the halls of history
When they came for the communists
He said, "It's nothing to do with me"
When they came for the Democrats
He had nothing to say
And when they came for Jews
He just looked the other way
His silence didn't save him
When they came for him as well
There was no one to speak out for him
Resistance had been quelled
What excuses would you tell yoursеlf
If this ever happenеd to you?
Well, I live in a city of heroes
I know what I would do
[Chorus]
When they came for the immigrants
I got in their face
When they came for the refugees
I got in their face
When they came for the five-year-olds
I got in their face
When they came to my neighborhood
[Verse 2]
They use tear gas and pepper spray
Against our whistles and our phones
But in this city of heroes
We will protect our home
[Chorus]
When they dragged people from their cars
I got in their face
When they took families from their homes
I got in their face
When they murdered our sister
I got in their face
And when they murdered our brother
I still got in their face
[Verse 3]
In Dachau, Martin Niemöller
Suffered for his complicity
But in this city of heroes
We learn the lessons of history
[Outro]
I will bear witness to terror
I will bear witness to tyranny
I will bear witness to murder
I will bear witness to fascism
Facts about City Of Heroes
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City Of Heroes is first released on January 28, 2026.
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City Of Heroes falls under the genre Folk.
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City Of Heroes song length is 2 minutes and 29 seconds.
When was City Of Heroes released?
City Of Heroes is first released on January 28, 2026.
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Which genre is City Of Heroes?
City Of Heroes falls under the genre Folk.
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How long is the song City Of Heroes?
City Of Heroes song length is 2 minutes and 29 seconds.
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