Courier of Truth

[Verse 1]
Steps through the damp grey streets
Folded map
Tight collar
Hidden in the coal car
Metal grind against the iron
I am just a shadow
Sliding through the wire
Waiting for the signal

[Pre-Chorus]
Black boots on the stones
Static in the wire
Secrets in the bones
Closer to the fire

[Chorus]
Jan Karski
Carrying the world
A courier of mercy
The truth must be unfurled
Witness for the ghosts
Messenger of light
The name of Jan Karski
Holding back the night
Holding back the night

[Verse 2]
I have seen the nameless gates
Empty hands
Broken hearts
Empty trains that never stop
Ash on the heavy wind
Burning in my lungs
Writing down the horrors
I am only human

[Pre-Chorus]
Eyes that saw it all
Hearts that went before
Listen to the call
Pounding at the door

[Chorus]
Jan Karski
Carrying the world
A courier of mercy
The truth must be unfurled
Witness for the ghosts
Messenger of light
The name of Jan Karski
Holding back the night
Holding back the night

[Bridge]
London and the sea
Telling every leader
Set the people free
Read the secret paper
Will you hear the plea
Or look the other way

[Chorus]
Jan Karski
Carrying the world
A courier of mercy
The truth must be unfurled
Witness for the ghosts
Messenger of light
The name of Jan Karski
Holding back the night
Holding back the night