The Cost of Conscience

[Intro]
(Mm-hmm)
(Oh-oh)

[Verse 1]
Berlin breathes a cold gray light
Deep shadows stretch across the chancel rail
Stained glass reflects the rising night
He watches brothers stumble and the cowards turn pale
Sacred laws face secular demands
The pulpits tremble under iron boots
God remains within the humble hands
While madness tries to poison all the ancient roots

[Pre-Chorus]
No silence serves the holy truth
The cost is life itself
True mercy demands a price
Justice calls the brave

[Chorus]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Voice for the broken and the bound
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Holy courage finally found
Moral anchor in the gale
Fidelity will never fail

[Verse 2]
Black uniforms demand the soul
But conscience knows a higher throne
The state desires total control
Leaving the righteous standing on their own
Barmen light against the lie
Confessing faith through every winter wind
Prepared to live or prepared to die
Where mercy starts and iron laws have sinned

[Pre-Chorus]
No silence serves the holy truth
The cost is life itself
True mercy demands a price
Justice calls the brave

[Chorus]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Voice for the broken and the bound
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Holy courage finally found
Moral anchor in the gale
Fidelity will never fail

[Bridge]
He walked the line
He chose the cell
Quiet prayer
Fierce resistance
Love and justice
Dignity for all

[Chorus]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Voice for the broken and the bound
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Holy courage finally found
Moral anchor in the gale
Fidelity will never fail

[Chorus]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Voice for the broken and the bound
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Holy courage finally found
Moral anchor in the gale
Fidelity will never fail