The Jew that Got Away
MDC Lyrics

Here's a story of my grandpa Max
Let me tell you about my grandfather Max

A Jewish tailor who had to face the facts
Max was a Jewish tailor who knew the harsh reality of living in a society that hated Jews

Sensed a hatred so profound so ugly he could smell
Max could sense the intensity of the hatred against Jews, and it disgusted him

Forwarned him he should escape impending Hell
Max knew the danger that Jews were facing and warned his loved ones to escape from it

Now I'm Max's grandson and I'm back to say
As Max's grandson, I have returned to tell his story

Here I am, living proof that the Jew got away
I am proof that Max escaped the horrors of the Holocaust and survived as a Jew

Old folks point their fingers, cold stares seem to say
Elderly people accuse and judge me with their eyes

"If this was 1942 that scum would be sent away"
"If it were 1942, they would have gotten rid of you Jews"

Now its 1991 and it's as clear as day
It's now 1991, and the fact that people still hold these views is crystal clear

A lot of you old fascists haven't changed your way
Many elderly people still hold onto fascist ideologies

Oh Bavaria, Aryan Heaven
Bavaria is considered by some to be a 'paradise' for people of Aryan descent

Land where Hitler wrote 'Mein Kampf'
Hitler wrote his book 'Mein Kampf' in Bavaria

In Bavaria, they're still laughing
Some people in Bavaria still make jokes about the Holocaust

At the ovens in the Camp
These jokes are about the ovens used to cremate Jews in concentration camps

Private fascist armies to haunt us like the past
There still exist private armies with fascist ideologies that intimidate people today, like it happened in the past

Fear is your disease and we'll call you on it fast
People's fear of others based on race, religion, or nationality is a problem, and we will not tolerate it anymore

Designed a new A.I.D.S. tattoo for a brand new threat
Some people have created a new way to mark and discriminate against groups they view as a threat

But our kind won't go away, and we won't forget
People who are viewed as different won't disappear, and we will not forget the atrocities committed against us

Now I'm back in the Fatherland
I have returned to Germany, the home country of my ancestors

And I'm here to say
And I am here to speak up about the struggles that my community has faced and still faces today

Here I am, living proof that the Jew got away
I am a living testament that some Jews were able to escape the Holocaust and live to tell their story

and it's the wrong jew mother fucker
This line seems to be a reference to a specific individual and their misunderstanding or mistreatment of Jewish people.