You walk the university
Your suitcase in your hand
High upon the landing
By your brother's side you stand
The voices of the innocents
Echo 'round the hall
Flowering truth on paper
Sophie makes the petals fall
The greatest act of love
To your country and your friends
Is to stand up for the righteous cause
And give your life for them
You could have lied or made a deal
You could have walked away
But the wall of shame would bear your name
And that's too much to pay
These are the eyes
Of the child you saved
Aryan blue
Hebrew brown and grey
These are the hands
That in gratitude pray
For Sophie's life
On this beautiful day
Seven sermons, seven lessons
Seven calls to arms
To the workers in the factories
The workers on the farms
One life for ten thousand when
Good hearts 'gainst evil stand
Your future's only safe as this one heart
And these two hands
These are the eyes
Of the child you saved
Aryan blue
Hebrew brown and grey
These are the hands
That in gratitude pray
For Sophie's life
On this beautiful day
Sophie at the window
Sophie lights the lamps
To free her country, spread the word
Sophie buys the stamps
And in the jail one final kiss
Her brother and her friend
To end in terror's better than
A terror without end
These are the eyes
Of the child you saved
Aryan blue
Hebrew brown and grey
These are the hands
That in gratitude pray
For Sophie's life
On this beautiful day
The brilliant child of Germany
Has turned his mind to war
He hears the windows breaking but
He doesn't know what for
The ghetto's strangely quiet just
The constant trains go by
But Sophie takes his hands
And Sophie opens up his eyes
These are the eyes
Of the child you saved
Aryan blue
Hebrew brown and grey
These are the hands
That in gratitude pray
For Sophie's life
On this beautiful day
These are the eyes
Of the child you saved
Aryan blue
Hebrew brown and grey
These are the hands
That in gratitude pray
For Sophie's life
On this beautiful day
For Sophie's life
On this beautiful day