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Primo Levi

When Primo Levi was ready for home
He had to walk halfway round the world
The war was over and all along the roads
People made their way across the world

Chorus
And the world seemed very big
But wasn't big enough
To hide all the sorrow and hatred
To hide all the tears
It wasn't big enough but somewhere
Lay hidden all the love

And when Primo Levi slept beneath the stars
He'd see Alberto marching off to die
And reaching out to touch his weeping scars
He'd wake up and look up at the sky

And when Primo Levi took shelter from the rain
In the forests there was music and there was birth
And he met Galina and spoke of how her youth
Left a scent of joy upon the earth

Yes he met Galina, he met Galina
Who left a scent of joy upon the earth