"From classrooms into fire" - The Adventures Of Werner Holt

We were boys with paper dreams, Chasing legends in the wind. Werner Holt and his friends— School boy souls too young to sin. The teachers spoke of futures, But we only saw the war, Adventure in our heartbeat, A lion’s endless roar. We thought the world was waiting, A stage for heroes bold— But destiny was colder Than any tale we’d ever told. From the classrooms into fire, Into stories made of lies, We marched toward the thunder With blind hope in our eyes. We were children of illusion— And the world would make us pay.