WHO’S GONNA TELL THEIR STORY- Sung & Composed By Heshy Rubin- Ohel Concert 5767 & Mizumen

(This song is dedicated to the amazing people that survived the horrors of Nazi Germany
And then had the courage and drive to rebuild so much of what they had lost.)

As they stood
On the deck
And they waved
Goodbye to home.

Some had brothers
Some had sisters
All had parents
Now they’re all alone.

They took nothing
Only memories
There was nothing they had left
Except their pride.

They were breathing
They were standing
But the grief made them all feel
Like they had died.

CHORUS:
Who’s gonna tell their story
Who’ll know what they had known
Who’s gonna tell their story
When the sun sets are we’re alone.

They searched for work
In a foreign land
The kids were home
They needed to be fed.

No time to cry
Life kept on moving
But the nightmares
Lived inside their heads.

But they made sure
To see their children
In Yeshivas
Moving forward every day.

Because the memories
Of their parents
Made them live their lives
Like them in every way.

CHORUS:
Who’s gonna tell their story
Who’ll know what they had known
Who’s gonna tell their story
When the sun sets are we’re alone.

I remember
Where I davened
All survivors
Connected like a chain.

They were warm
Oh, they were tender
So many gone
So few remained.

Who will stand
In the shadows
Of these giant human beings
When they’re not here.

When the stories
Begin to rumble
Who can prove it happened
When it’s so unclear.

CHORUS:
Who’s gonna tell their story
Who’ll know what they had known
Who’s gonna tell their story
When the sun sets are we’re alone.

But in our eyes
You shine like none
It seems unreal
What you have done.

You fought, you came
You started new
We are all here
Because of you.

But in our eyes
You shine like none
It seems unreal
What you have done.

You fought, you came
You started new
We are all here
Because of you.

(Holocaust survivors say their names)

We are all here
Because of you.
(Repeat a number of times)