Białowieża

from Warszawa by Point Reyes

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Wake up my father said
it's time to run
at 5 am the town is silent
waiting for the boots and the guns
First path on your right
past the garbage in the forest
swim to the island in the lake
and hide yourself
They marched our families to the shore
and cut them down
like golden wheat
just out of earshot
if Göring hadn't had his reserve in Bialoweiza
would my grandfather have learned to run like I do?

We went looking for the forest
Seven hours on buses and we couldn't find it
In the ugliest city the walls in my mind
finally crumbled down
Images of models on billboards
Kebab stands and skinheads
What other forest was I looking for?
Once this silent forest covered the whole earth
if Göring hadn't had his reserve in Bialoweiza
would my grandfather have learned to run like I do?

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from Warszawa, released January 12, 2012

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