{"id":1207,"date":"2026-05-25T03:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/?page_id=1207"},"modified":"2026-05-25T04:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T04:32:10","slug":"song-of-jan-karski-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/song-of-jan-karski-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of Jan Karski Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Eyewitness-Courier-of-Truth-Sonauto.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courier of Truth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 1]<br>Steps through the damp grey streets<br>Folded map<br>Tight collar<br>Hidden in the coal car<br>Metal grind against the iron<br>I am just a shadow<br>Sliding through the wire<br>Waiting for the signal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Pre-Chorus]<br>Black boots on the stones<br>Static in the wire<br>Secrets in the bones<br>Closer to the fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Jan Karski<br>Carrying the world<br>A courier of mercy<br>The truth must be unfurled<br>Witness for the ghosts<br>Messenger of light<br>The name of <strong>Jan Karski<\/strong><br>Holding back the night<br>Holding back the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 2]<br>I have seen the nameless gates<br>Empty hands<br>Broken hearts<br>Empty trains that never stop<br>Ash on the heavy wind<br>Burning in my lungs<br>Writing down the horrors<br>I am only human<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Pre-Chorus]<br>Eyes that saw it all<br>Hearts that went before<br>Listen to the call<br>Pounding at the door<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Jan Karski<br>Carrying the world<br>A courier of mercy<br>The truth must be unfurled<br>Witness for the ghosts<br>Messenger of light<br>The name of Jan Karski<br>Holding back the night<br>Holding back the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Bridge]<br>London and the sea<br>Telling every leader<br>Set the people free<br>Read the secret paper<br>Will you hear the plea<br>Or look the other way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br><strong>Jan Karski<\/strong><br>Carrying the world<br>A courier of mercy<br>The truth must be unfurled<br>Witness for the ghosts<br>Messenger of light<br>The name of Jan Karski<br>Holding back the night<br>Holding back the night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courier of Truth [Verse 1]Steps through the damp grey streetsFolded mapTight collarHidden in the coal carMetal grind against the ironI am just a shadowSliding through the wireWaiting for the signal [Pre-Chorus]Black boots on the stonesStatic in the wireSecrets in the bonesCloser to the fire [Chorus]Jan KarskiCarrying the worldA courier of mercyThe truth must be unfurledWitness [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1207","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1216,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1207\/revisions\/1216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}