Steppe and Munich Gold

[Verse 1]
Beneath a Munich sky
The shadow grew too tall
Young Alexander Schmorell felt the weight of it all
In clinics where the spirit died
A healer chose to speak
Instead of healing bodies he would bolster up the weak

[Pre-Chorus]
The flyers in the suitcase
The letters in the post
Finding all the courage when the people needed most
Risking every breath

[Chorus]
White rose blooms against the iron
White rose blooms in fields of grey
Alexander Schmorell kept the vision of the light
He would not let the fire fade into the night
Born to hold a balance
Between the steppe and mountain height
Holy mercy in the battle
Strength to do what must be right

[Verse 2]
Through the strings of a balalaika
The ancient songs remain
Casting off the darkness and the sorrow and the pain
Dusty roads of Mother Russia
Called his heart across the map
While he pulled the blindfold from the world within a trap

[Pre-Chorus]
The flyers in the suitcase
The letters in the post
Finding all the courage when the people needed most
Facing down the blade

[Chorus]
White rose blooms against the iron
White rose blooms in fields of grey
Alexander Schmorell kept the vision of the light
He would not let the fire fade into the night
Born to hold a balance
Between the steppe and mountain height
Holy mercy in the battle
Strength to do what must be right

[Bridge]
Saintly soul within the prison cell
Alexander Schmorell found the peace
A letter to his parents
Begging for their grief to cease
I have done my duty
I have kept the faith inside
Twenty-five years ended with a spirit opened wide

[Chorus]
White rose blooms against the iron
White rose blooms in fields of grey
Alexander Schmorell kept the vision of the light
He would not let the fire fade into the night
Born to hold a balance
Between the steppe and mountain height
Holy mercy in the battle
Strength to do what must be right