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Gerda

from Blue Sky by Nat Budin

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Vienna in the spring
Nineteen thirty-seven
The rustle of leaves, the sounds of cafes
It was heaven
And Gerda was 20 years old, newly married
She had to leave it all
And go
With danger behind her
And the unknown ahead

New York was a world of enchantment
A promise of better just over the sea
To the tired and the poor who, like Gerda,
Huddled in masses and yearned to be free

It’s nearly a hundred years on
And I hear the war drumming
I look at my countrymen
At what we’re becoming
And I know in my heart that if Gerda could see it
She’d be dismayed
To recognize clearly
The ghosts she had fled from
Inside her new home

No more is the world of enchantment
Now we are the dangerous place
There’s families in peril, their home is a war zone
We’re slamming the door in their face

Vienna in the spring
Nineteen thirty-seven

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from Blue Sky, released September 4, 2020

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Nat Budin Mill Creek, Washington

Nat Budin is a singer, songwriter, and producer in the Seattle area, making heartfelt comedy pop and folk music. He's also been a member of the bands Stranger Ways, The Crisis Center, and Klezmoratorium.

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