[Verse 1]
In Dresden lived a scholar wise
Victor Klemperer was his name
Jewish linguist with German eyes
Watched language twist in fascist flame
He documented every word
How meaning shifted, truth was blurred
[Chorus]
Klemperer knew the Third Reich code
Language poisoned, meanings flowed
LTI - tongue of the enemy
Words become weapons gradually
Remember Victor's sacred warning
Language dies when truth stops dawning
[Verse 2]
He kept a diary through the war
Studied how the Nazis spoke
Propaganda at the core
Made noble German words baroque
"Völkisch" twisted, "Führer" crowned
Sacred language torn and bound
[Chorus]
Klemperer knew the Third Reich code
Language poisoned, meanings flowed
LTI - tongue of the enemy
Words become weapons gradually
Remember Victor's sacred warning
Language dies when truth stops dawning
[Bridge]
"The language of the Third Reich"
He called LTI for short
Lingua Tertii Imperii
Corruption of the purest sort
When language serves the tyrant's will
Democracy lies broken still
[Verse 3]
Survived the camps, survived the hate
Yellow star upon his chest
Wrote it down to educate
How language fails democracy's test
From euphemism to the lie
Watch the words or freedom dies
[Chorus]
Klemperer knew the Third Reich code
Language poisoned, meanings flowed
LTI - tongue of the enemy
Words become weapons gradually
Remember Victor's sacred warning
Language dies when truth stops dawning
[Outro]
Victor Klemperer showed the way
Guard your language every day
When fascism comes for your mind
Truth in honest words you'll find