[Verse 1]
In Turin nineteen nineteen, a chemist was born
Primo Levi would carry truths through the storm
Jewish Italian, science his guide
Before darkness came knocking at freedom's door
[Chorus]
Witness, survivor, writer of truth
Primo Levi shows us the proof
That memory matters, stories must live
"If This Is a Man" - the gift that he gives
Remember, resist, his words are our shield
Against fascism's lies that never should yield
[Verse 2]
Captured in forty-four, sent to Auschwitz hell
But his scientist mind observed what befell
Every detail recorded in memory's vault
The machinery of hatred without any fault
[Chorus]
Witness, survivor, writer of truth
Primo Levi shows us the proof
That memory matters, stories must live
"If This Is a Man" - the gift that he gives
Remember, resist, his words are our shield
Against fascism's lies that never should yield
[Bridge]
"The struggle of man against power
Is the struggle of memory against forgetting"
His pen became sword in democracy's hour
Teaching us all what's worth protecting
[Verse 3]
"If understanding is impossible, knowing is imperative"
He wrote of the gray zone where souls become comparative
Not just victims and villains but humans between
Showing fascism's poison in every machine
[Final Chorus]
Witness, survivor, writer of truth
Primo Levi shows us the proof
That memory matters, stories must live
"If This Is a Man" - the gift that he gives
Remember, resist, his words are our shield
Against fascism's lies that never should yield
[Outro]
Chemistry taught him that elements blend
But some reactions we must never defend
Primo's testimony will never grow old
His truth is the armor, his story be told