The Beatless Sense Mongers

Songs for Ukraine

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If You Believe in God

LYRICS
Feel the onslaught coming
Enter the terror reign
See the forces are bombing
The human error rain
If you believe in God
It’s time to pray for peace
If you’re an atheist
Some empathy at least?

Evils not relenting
Reign of terror remains
See all the rules bending
Beyond moral restrains
If you believe in God
It’s time to pray for peace
If you’re an atheist
Some empathy at least?

The battlelines redrawing
Extend the terror range
At our hearts it’s gnawing
Do you find guilt strange?
If you believe in God
It’s time to pray for peace
If you’re an atheist
Some empathy at least?
Amen
A Men
All men
Human

Chords: C Cm / Bb C; 125 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Dear Vladimir (Uvazhayemyy Vladimir)

Dear Vladimir,
Who is the man that will ruin the day
Vladimir
Who is the man that will ruin our way
Vladimir
Smear Vladimir out of here
There are no maybe's
Bombing babies
No if's, and's, or but's
The man is nuts

Who is the man that will ruin the day
Vladimir
Who is the man that will ruin our way
Vladimir
Smear Vladimir out of here
Cold blooded killer
(Liar, liar, liar)
Pants on fire
(Liar, liar, liar)
Worms for filler
Time to retire

Who is the man that will ruin the day
Vladimir
Who is the man that will ruin our way
Vladimir
Smear Vladimir out of here
Lets here you sing it!
Who is the man that will ruin the day
Vladimir
Who is the man that will ruin our way
Vladimir
Smear Vladimir out of here
Vladimir,
Get out of here
Go back to Russia
We won't miss ya
Expect a pass?
Don't let the door hit you in the....

Chords: F# A B F# / A B F# / D F#; 170 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 8-track

Drums of War

LYRICS
The drums of war
Are growing louder
Chimpanzees
Thump their chests louder
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“No more war!”
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“War no more!”
Wars can cease
Ring in peace
May wars cease
Bring in peace

The guns of war
Are growing louder
Enemies
Keep dry powder
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“No more war!”
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“War no more!”
Wars can cease
Ring in peace
May wars cease
Bring in peace

The pain of war
Is crying louder
Chimpanzees
Could not be prouder
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“No more war!”
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“War no more!”
Wars can cease
Ring in peace
May wars cease
Bring in peace

Riff: f g f g f g f a g / f g g f g f g f a g
Chords: G / F5 G5 / Bb F G; 113 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, Glass Bells
Written and recorded live to a digital 10-track

Out of Here

LYRICS
In case I’m not clear
The time draws near
We’ve got to get out of here
… gotta get out of here

Off base
It’s not clear
If you can here
We’ve got to get out of here
… gotta get out of here

The way you veer
Please let me steer
We’ve got to get out of here
… gotta get out of here

Chords: D Fm Fm D / G A D
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Reached the Age

LYRICS
Do you think we’ve reached the age
Of getting along now?
Do you think we’ve reached the age
Of getting along here?
Beyond the row
In the clear
I see and how
The haze cleared

Chords: AM G Bm Am Bm C Am; 80 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Killing Time

LYRICS
Chariots of fire
Desire The End
To transpire
Raining hellfire
Higher the trend
Reeks of dire
How quaint
The picture you paint
Your quest
March to death
Killing time
It’s a crime

Chariots of fire
Desire The End
To transpire
Raining hellfire
Higher the trend
Reeks of dire
How far
To lower the bar
Your goal
Raise the death toll
Killing time
It’s a crime

Chords: Am G F E / E Bm E / F G A / A Am; 142 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Yamaha PSR-740 Workstation
Written and recorded live to a digital 8-track

Putin Puttin’

LYRICS
We saw it coming
Beyond mind numbing
Such the farce
From the arse
Blowin’ wind

We saw it coming
Beyond mind numbing
Oil n’ gas
Pass to past
Blowinininin in wind
Putin puttin’ money
Where his mouth is
Political show biz
His mouth is where his head is
Where’s his head, you ask?
… up his a$$

DR0000_8502-Putin-Puttin.mp3

Chords: E Asus4 B E / G A E [jam]
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track\

Rushin’ (No to War)

LYRICS
Russia is rushin’
To a third world war
Rushin’ and pushin’
To nuclear horror
No to war
The people
Take to the streets
No to defeat

Russia is rushin’
Toward genocide
Rushin’ and pushin’
Along for the ride
End the gore
No to war
The people
Take to the streets
No to defeat

Russia is rushin’
The edge of a cliff
Rushin’ and pushin’
With stiff upper lip
How much more?
No to war!
The people
Take to the streets
No to defeat

Chords: G Bb / G F Eb F G; 110 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 6-track

The Spoils of War

LYRICS
Looks like the spoils of your war
Have spoiled on your plate
Perhaps your eyes are bigger
Then the spoils you ate?
At any rate
You cast your die
Die is your fate

Looks like the spoils of your war
Have spoiled on your plate
Perhaps your eyes are bigger
Then the spoils you ate?
At any rate
You’re in too deep
To keep irate

Looks like the spoils of your war
Have spoiled on your plate
Perhaps your eyes are bigger
Then the spoils you ate?
At any rate
Cut off your nose
to spite your face
Lord knows
Human race disgrace

Chords: A Am7 B7 E / E [jam]
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Far From the War

LYRICS
Your second lease
Your chance for peace
is within reach
Time, time will tell
If you fare well
Reach for the beach
In an ocean full of tears
Terror of worse fears
For what seems years and years
Swimming for sure / shore
Far from the war

Your second chance
To choose romance
Is within reach
Time, time will tell
If you fare well
Reach for the beach
In an ocean full of tears
Terror of worse fears
For what seems years and years
Swimming for sure / shore
Far from the war

Your final stand
For love’s demand
Is within reach
Time, time will tell
If you fare well
Reach for the beach
In an ocean full of tears
Terror of worse fears
For what seems years and years
Swimming for sure / shore
Far from the war

Chords: Dm F G A / C A / A G F G F Dm; 83 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Gremlin in the Kremlin

LYRICS
What’s the answer
So perplexing
Witches’ hexing
Please tell me, sir
A gremlin in charge of the Kremlin
With a narcissist twist
The underground children trembling
Politicians are rambling
A gremlin in charge of the Kremlin
With a narcissist twist
The underground children trembling
With their lives we’re gambling
For Christ’s sake
How much can they take?

Chords: E7sus4 / E B B E / C D E; 83 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live with layered digital 1-tracks

You Kraine

LYRICS
You had me right from the get-go
Now it’s time to let go
How it’s time for me to let go
The world’s about to know
Our resistance
The essence
Of presence

You had me right from the get-go
Now it’s time to let go
Want all the world to know?
Uh oh… oh no!
Our resistance
The essence
Of presence

You had me right from the get-go
Now it’s time to let go
Is it time to throw the last blow
Oh oh you know
Our resistance
The essence
Of presence

DR0000_8546-You-Kraine.mp3

Chords: A G A / D E A / C E A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

You’ve Got to Love It

LYRICS
You’ve got to love it
The spirit
The soul
The way they roll
You’ve got to love it
When tyranny is too close to see
And you can’t be
Where you want to be
There’s a thrive
To stay alive

You’ve got to love it
The spirit
The soul
The way they roll
You’ve got to love it
When tragedy is too close to me
And I can’t be
Where I want to be
There’s a thrive
To stay alive

You’ve got to love it
The spirit
The soul
The way they roll
You’ve got to love it
The harmony we can bring to be
Will get us where we need to be
There’s a thrive
To stay alive

Chords: E E7 / A D G E / A C D E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

S.O.S. (Save Our Souls)

LYRICS
Save our souls
Death bell tolls
Save our souls
Low tide pulls
Lifeguard calls
On duty for you
To the rescue
Save our lives
Save our souls
Daughters, wives
Save our souls
Save our lives
From these strifes
SOS
More or less
SOS
Yes! Yes! Yes!
S O S

DR0000_8572-S-O-S.mp3

Chords: C Em Am / E Am / C D Am
Instrumentation: Vocals, Classical Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Sponsored by Monster

LYRICS
This is not how things
How things are suppose to be
Agree?
Bombarding barbarians
Reign again and again
Bombastic and spastic
Non-human origin
Sponsored by monster
Enraged
Deranged
Unhinged binge

Chords: Am7(11) / G Am / G Bdim / G Gm; 150 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Peace Dove

LYRICS
Sensing the peace dove is in flight
Bringing light
Into the darkest night
Delight
When my problems are compiling
I see the light when I’m smiling
When the damn man is demanding
Reach out my hand
For understanding

Chords: Gm Fm / G F; 101 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Pull Us Through

LYRICS
Caught between a rock
And a hard place
World we’re calling to you
Caught between a rock
And a hard place
World we’re calling for you
Please pull us through
To your point-of-view

Caught between a Glock
And a hard race
World we’re calling for you
Please pull us through
To your point-of-view

Caught between a knock
And an embrace
World we’re calling for you
Please pull us through
To your point-of-view

Chords: Em Esus4 Em / C D Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

The Peace Train

LYRICS
They say
The peace train’s coming
Any day now
This way
The peace train’s coming
Any day now
Coming to our station
Can you see the light
Come to save our nation
Going to be the light
(Going to be alright)

They say
The peace train’s coming
Any day now
This way
The peace train’s coming
Any day now
Deliver our salvation
Can you be the light
Far from damnation
Going to be the light
Going to be alright
Going to be made right
Alright?
All right!

Riff: c c b c b c b c d e c
Chords: C CM7 / C D E C / B5 C5; 80 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

Liar!

LYRICS
Bullets flying
People dying
Bombs are dropping
There’s no stopping
Liar!
Cease fire
We’re mired in dire
And believe it or not
It’s all your fault
“I will not invade”
Liar!
“I will let in aid”
Liar!
“This is not a war”
Liar!
“What’s ours and no more”
Liar!
Liar!
Liar!

Chords: Bdim F / Fm F G Bb / Bdim; 97 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

How Can We Get Out of Here?

LYRICS
Fear!
How can we ever get out of here
How can we…
Fear
… get out of here
Fear get out of here!
’cause crying won’t help ya
n’ prayin’ won’t do ya no good
When the hammer’s fallin’
Runnin’ isn’t workin’ as it should
When the hammer’s fallin’
Runnin’ isn’t workin’ as it could
When the hammer’s fallin’
Runnin’ isn’t workin’… wish it would
Ohhhh… soooo….
Dear,
How can we get our of here
How can we, Dear
Get our of here?

Chords: E / G F# F E / Em7 E / C D E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Besiege

LYRICS
Gone the birds and bees
Farewell life of ease
We’ve fallen… under siege
Under siege
Forced down on our knees
Begging for the keys
We’ve fallen… under siege
Under siege
An inhumane squeeze
No way to appease
We’ve fallen… under siege
Under siege
Trying to starve and freeze
Atrocities as these
We’ve fallen… under siege
Under siege
Everyone sees your sleaze
We’re calling out your siege
Is that you want to be
Besiege
Is that where you want to be
Besiege
Tragedy
Besiege
Travesty
Besiege
The way you be
Be siege

Chords: Dm / G F Dm / C B A / G F D / F D; 164 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 6-track

Time

LYRICS
Time is ticking, ticking, ticking….
And, I’mmm…. ummm….
Not the more numb
Crying, dying babies
Don’t res easy
Not something you should ever see!

LIRYKA
Chas tsokaye, tsokaye, tsokaye….
I ya mmm… mmm…
Ne tym bilʹshe
Plachutʹ, vmyrayutʹ nemovlyata
Ne budʹ lehko
Ne te, shcho vy nikoly ne povynni bachyty!

Chords: Em Em9 / C G Em / Cm Gm Em; 78 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Little Did He Know

LYRICS
Little did he know
Little did he know
What he was getting himself into
Little did he know
Feeling didn’t show
Now he’s in “too”
Too deep to sleep
Too dumb to run
Too mean ‘n obscene

Little did he know
Little did he know
What he was getting himself into
Little did he know
Feeling didn’t show
Now he’s in “too”
Too far to stop
Too far from top
Too mean ‘n obscene

Little did he know
Little did he know
What he was getting himself into
Little did he know
Feeling didn’t show
Now he’s in “too”
Soon, he’ll be in two, too
Too close to hell
Too lost in spell
Too mean ‘n obscene

Chords: C E A / A G / G G7 A7 A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

War: River of Blood and Tears (Viyna: Richka krovi ta sliz)

“Rivers of blood and tears are flowing in Ukraine. It is not merely a military operation, but a war, which sows death, destruction, and misery.” — Pope Francis, March 6, 2022
«V Ukrayini techutʹ riky krovi i sliz. Tse ne prosto viysʹkova operatsiya, a viyna, yaka siye smertʹ, ruynuvannya, neshchastya». — Papa Frantsysk, 6 bereznya 2022 r

LYRICS
War!
A river of blood and tears
War!
A river of blood and tears
War!
And nothing more
And nothing less
Than war
Nevertheless
You must confess
Waging war on the helpless

Riff: a c d c d d a
Chords: Am7(11) D7sus4 / Bb Bb(b5) Am; / 114 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1 and 2-track

How It Use to Be (Yak tse bulo)

LYRICS
Easy to see
In misery
Longing for how things use to be
Ahhh…
Blue skies
Time flies
Blue skies
Good-byes

Easy to see
In misery
Longing for how things use to be
Ahhh…
Peaceful
Grateful
Until evil

As for me…
Longing for how things use to be

Riff: c d f a c e f a c e f g g g g c
Chords: FM7 Csus4 / Bb C; 158 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

One Kind of Man (Odyn Vyd Lyudyny)

LYRICS
There is only one kind of man
I know
Mankind
What kind of would kill
Mankind?
I know
One-of-a-kind
Out of his mind
Once again
I find myself preachin’
Homo sapien
You have what you’ve been seekin’
God spoke:
Ya’ll woke?
Of my complaints are these:
Unto others, you spread disease
Spewing crap upon your habitat
And if that,
Were not enough…
Already rough
Vladimir did appear
666 911
Call 911
666

Matthew 24:4-8
Jesus said, "Watch out for doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities, claiming, 'I am Christ, the Messiah.' They will deceive a lot of people. When reports come in of wars and rumored wars, keep your head and don't panic. This is routine history; this is no sign of the end. Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Famines and earthquakes will occur in various places. This is nothing compared to what is coming."

Chords: E A E / E B E / B E / A7 B7 E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Bridge of Sympathy

Mist sympatiyi

Instrumental
About the scenes of the elderly, children, and the disabled trying to flee the war over destroyed bridges… and how the world is offering a bridge of love.

Instrumental’nyy
Pro stseny starykh lyudey, ditey ta invalidiv, yaki namahayut’sya vtekty vid viyny cherez zruynovani mosty… i yak svit proponuye mist lyubovi.

Chords: Variations on Em; 70 BPM
Instrumentation: Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Hubris to Nemesis

LYRICS
Hey!
Pray telling
What the hell’s with all the shelling
Yelling
What the….
Cover and duck
What the….
Just our luck
For crying out loud
You done being proud?
Hubris –> Nemesis
Consider thoughts such as this
WTF!?!?!

Chords: A D A / D D9 A / A G A / C E A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

The Silence of War

Russia Bombs Ukraine Childrens Hospital

Molchaniye voyny

A song about the bombing of Ukraine and the destruction of a children’s hospital in Mariupol that has been destroyed by Russian air strikes.

LYRICS
In the aftermath
Of satin’s wrath
The screams heard no more
The silence of war
No more exploding shells
Machines from hell
Wailing siren
Nor enemy firing
… sounds of children dying
Will we ever learn
Nothing to earn
When our homes burn

Riff: c d e f g f e d c / c b b b c
Chords: C CM7 / C D Eb Eb D / C / Eb F C; 70 to 109 to 82 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 5-track

21st Century Man

LYRICS
It’s a total mystery
How this could be the twenty-first century
(Surely?)
War and all its gore
One would think
Would have learned before

It’s a total mystery
How this could be the twenty-first century
(Surely?)
Plague in stages
Like living in the middle ages

It’s a total mystery
How this could be the twenty-first century
(Surely?)
There’s no solution
To living in our pollution

No civil in civilization
No humane in human
… no, no humane left in the human

Riff: a b c d e d c b a / g a
Chords: Am G AM / G Am / D C G Am; 156 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Get Back!

Vernis’!
LYRICS
My jaw is dropping
In awe eye popping
Get back! To how it use to be
Get back! To your own country
When we were living freely
(Really!)

My jaw is dropping
In awe eye popping
Get back! Far away from me
Get back! To your own tyranny
When I was living freely
(Truly)

My jaw is dropping
In awe eye popping
Get back! In your own country
Get back! And take your misery
So we can live freely
(Seriously)

Chords: Em G D A / A Em A / C B7 Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Echo of a Memory

LYRICS
What once was reality
Is now just a dream to me
A memory
(… I see… here I hear…)
Now, I listen for the echo
To know
Now, I listen to the echo
I know
[There’s no place like home
You’re not alone]

Chords: F Bb F / C Bb F; 62 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Lullaby Bye (Kolyskova do pobachennya)

LYRICS
Children see
Children’s plea
Comfort me
Baa baa black sheep
Counting to sleep
Twinkle twinkle little star
Dreams are not that far

Children see
Children’s plea
Comfort me
Mary had a little lamb
Followed her to school
Don’t you worry, here I am
To see your dreams rule
Lullaby
Bye

Chords: G F E E D C C D E / G F E; 50 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Kyiv Blues / Last Train

Kyyivsʹkyy blyuz / Ostanniy potyah
LYRICS
Got to see a way clear
to catch a train out of here
’cause in case you forget
It’s too late for a jet
It’s “plane” to see
Should have jetted while I could
Obviously
If I could, I would

My life I hold dear
Catching a train out of here
Less ye not forget
It’s too late for a jet
It’s “plane” to see
Should have jetted while I could
Obviously
If I could, I would

By bus was a bust
To catch the last train I must
too late is a sure bet
For catching a jet
It’s “plane” to see
Should have jetted while I could
Obviously
If I could, I would

Chords: E A B7 E / E A E A B7 E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Hungry Dogs (Golodnyye sobaki)

Dogs eat dead bodies in Ukraine

“We can't even gather up the bodies because the shelling from heavy weapons doesn't stop day or night. Dogs are pulling apart the bodies on the city streets. It's a nightmare,” says Anatol Fedoruk, Mayor of Bucha, Ukraine.

“My dazhe ne mozhem sobrat’ tela, potomu chto obstrely iz tyazhelogo oruzhiya ne prekrashchayutsya ni dnem, ni noch’yu. Sobaki razbirayut tela na ulitsakh goroda. Eto koshmar”, -- govorit Anatoliy Fedoruk, mer Buchi, Ukraina.

Golodnyye sobaki
LYRICS
On a cold winter’s night
Light in the dark
If only I could see
what’s above me
On a cold winter’s night
Hunger… dogs bark
If only I could see
What’s beyond me
Soon justice will come to rest
Gone malice toward the least
those called least will prove best
And the meek shall rule the beast

Chords: Am7(11) / Bb Am; 80 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Sovereign Landing

Suverennyy desant

LYRICS
We don’t need
Your undue aggression
Won’t concede
When you cast oppression
Understand?
Sovereign land

World hearts bleed
Due to your aggression
Yes, in deed
We’ll outlast oppression
We demand
Sovereign land

Will not feed
Into your aggression
We’ll secede
From your oppression
Understand?
We demand
Sovereign land

Chords: Dm F / G F Dm; 152 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 6-track

Starting Over Again

Pochynaty znovu
LYRICS
Starting over again
Again starting
Starting over again
Over again and again
And again and again
Escaping plight
Throughout the night
Into the dawn
Of a new day
Moving on
To a knew way
Taking flight
Into the light
Starting over again
Again starting
Starting over again
Over again and again
And again and again

Chords: A G6(9) / C D A / C E A / C G A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 10-track

Moving Toward Uncertainty

A song about a resident of Mariupol, a key Ukrainian port, that is under siege and out of water. “Ukraine has accused Russia of refusing to allow people out of Mariupol, where a blockade has left hundreds of thousands trapped. Mariupol has been under siege and bombardment for more than two weeks and is encircled by Russian troops. The situation in the strategic port city was “desperate”, where civilians have been desperately trying to flee, but were without water or heating, and running out of food, a top Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) executive said on Friday.”

Pisnya pro meshkantsya Mariupolya, klyuchovoho ukrayinsʹkoho portu, yakyy perebuvaye v oblozi ta vyvedenyy iz vody. «Ukrayina zvynuvatyla Rosiyu v tomu, shcho vona vidmovlyayetʹsya propuskaty lyudey z Mariupolya, de cherez blokadu sotni tysyach zalyshylysya v pasttsi. Mariupolʹ perebuvaye v oblozi ta bombarduvanni bilʹshe dvokh tyzhniv i otochenyy rosiysʹkymy viysʹkamy. Sytuatsiya u stratehichnomu portovomu misti buv «vidchaydushnym», koly tsyvilʹni lyudy vidchaydushno namahalysya vtekty, ale buly bez vody ta opalennya, i yim ne vystachalo yizhi, zayavyv u pʺyatnytsyu kerivnyk orhanizatsiyi «Likari bez kordoniv» (Likari bez kordoniv, abo MSF)

Rukh do nevyznachenosti
LYRICS
Moving toward uncertainty
Day by day moving away
From a life of serenity
Though moving toward
Not moving forward
Moving toward uncertainty
In mounting calamity
Day by day moving away

Under siege for a fortnight
Kremlin seize sure ain’t right
A blockade of aid
Crisis man-made
Moving toward uncertainty
Day by day moving away
Crisis man-made

Chords: Em G / C D Em / G Em; 126 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Merciless

Nemyloserdnyy
LYRICS
Bombardment
Relentless
Torment
Ruthless
Show you no mercy
To a newborn nursing?
No mercy
Merciless
Afoul. Amiss.
Merciless

Bombardment
Is relentless
Torment
Is ruthless
Show you no mercy?
Even the blind can see
No mercy
Merciless
Afoul. Amiss.
Merciless

Bombardment
Relentless
Torment
Ruthless
Show you no mercy?
Eyes / I’s say “no vacancy!”
No mercy
Merciless
Afoul. Amiss.
Merciless

Bombardment
Relentless
Torment
Ruthless
Show you no mercy?
Know you no mercy?
No mercy
Merciless
Afoul. Amiss.
Merciless

Chords: Em Em7 / G Em / G Bm Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Piano Sorrow

Playing piano in a bombed out appartment in Ukraine.

A song about a video shared by a musician playing her piano for the last time in Ukraine:
“Playing for the last time”
She plays the piano for the last time before leaving the bombed house in Kiev.

Pisnya pro video, yakym vostannye v Ukrayini podilylasya muzykant, yakyy hraye na pianino:
«Hrayu v ostanniy raz»
Vona vostannye hraye na fortepiano pered tym, yak zalyshyty rozbomlenyy budynok u Kyyevi.

Pechal' dlya fortepiano
LYRICS
Through the broken window
The last notes on my piano
The sorrow I’ve come to know
A tragedy, not minor
In minor
Or major
A tragedy for sure
Through the shattered windowpane
Pain!
The End notes
On my piano
Before I go
To let you know
My sorrow

Chords: C Bdim / C Dm C / Cm C; 72 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Piano
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Take Charge

Vzyaty na sebe vidpovidal’nist’
LYRICS
Take charge
In the lead
Help us succeed
At large
Take command
Help us understand
The bodybags are filling
From all the killing
What’s in store?
So much more

Take charge
In the lead
Help us succeed
At large
Take command
Help us understand
The overkill is spilling
To the street from their dwelling
What’s in store?
So much more

Take charge
In the lead
Help us succeed
At large
Take command
Help us understand
There is nowhere to hide
There is no more inside
What’s in store?
So much more

Chords: Cm Bbm Cm / Fm Cm Bb6; 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Alright if I Left?

Dobre, yakshcho ya pishov?
LYRICS
You can call them far right
You can call them far from right
Alright?
Ain’t right
You can say that right left
Nooo… nothing left is right
All right? No rights.
Goodnight!
’cause don’t you know
I’ve got to go
Alright if I left?
Probably best
If you have the rest

Chords: E A G E / A E A B7 E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Believe It or Not

Khochesh – vir, khochesh – ni
LYRICS
Believe it or not
Bombs are dropping
I want to know
Are the people talking?
What are they saying
Are they on their knees praying
What are they doing
Are they hissing and booing?

Though are to believe
Bombs still dropping
I want to know
Are the people gawking?
What are they saying
Are they on their knees praying
What are they doing
Are they hissing and booing?

Though hard to conceive
More bombs are dropping
I want to know
Are the people balking?
What are they saying
Are they on their knees praying
What are they doing
Are they hissing and booing?

Chords: D A C E / C A / A C D
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Listen to the Kids

Slukhayte ditey
LYRICS
Listen to the kids
Suffer from our did’s
Hear children cry
You know why
Here children cry
“Please don’t die”
Mother,
Where’s father?
Mother,
Hate do bother…
But, mother,
Where’s brother
Please mother
No further
Not another

Riffs: a g f e d / g f# f d f a
Chords: Dm / Bb Dm F Dm / Bb G; 80 to 115 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1 and 2-track

What Hit ’em?

Shcho Vdarylo Yikh?
LYRICS
Here we go
Fatal blow
They don’t know
What hit them
Now they sing
Our battle hymn
They didn’t know
What hit them
Now they’re crying
Battle blues
Chaos ensues
Paying their dues
Beg for mercy
Putin heresy
Pegged for scrutiny
Russian autocracy

Chords: D F E / G E / B A G F E / F E; 137 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 3-track

The Big Guns

Velyki harmaty
LYRICS
Putin Spoutin’:
Here come our big guns
Here come our big guns
Here come our big guns
You’d better run

Ukraine Refrain:
Here come our big guns?
Here come our big guns?
Here come our big guns?
Ain’t gonna run
Here come our big guns?
You can take your big guns
And shove ’em
Do some Putin puttin’
And shove ’em
Shove ’em in
Shove ’em up, up, up, up, up

Chords: E blues jam / B A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Crossing the Red Line

Peretyn Chervonoyi liniyi
LYRICS
Crossing the red line
Crossing the red line
Crossing the red line
One more time
Charade invade
Ignore word war
Horrid did

Crossing the red line
War crime of all time
Killing kids
The horrors you did

Crossing the red line
Nuclear fear
To all it’s quite clear
The horrors you did

Crossing the red line
Crossing the red line
Crossing the red line
The last time

Chords: Em Fm7 F#m7 Fm7 Em Em7 / Bm A7 Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Written and recorded live to a digital 6-track

Your Mama’s Calling

A Ukrainian woman was demonstrating on the streets of her Russian occupied town when Russian soldiers fired shots overhead to disperse the protesters. In return, the Ukrainian mother yells and swears at a Russian soldier for invading and bombing her city telling the young man to go home to his mother.

Poklykannya tvoyeyi mamy
LYRICS
Gunshots overhead
Don’t you know we’re wishing you dead
See our feet out on the street
Retreat or face defeat
Don’t you think you should be going
Your mama needs you at home
It’s time you should be going
Don’t leave mama alone
… don’t leave her all alone

Gunshots overhead
You already bombed my bed
Can’t keep our feet from the street
You’ve fallen for deceit
Don’t you think you should be going
Your mama needs you at home
It’s time you should be going
Don’t leave mama alone
… don’t leave her all alone

Don’t you think you should be going
Your mama needs you at home
It’s time you should be going
Don’t leave mama alone
… don’t leave her all alone

Chords: Em A7 / D6 Em A7 D6
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Written and recorded live to a digital 6-track

A Bit of Respite

Trokhy perepochynku
LYRICS
All night and all of the day
Constantly fanatical way
He just won’t quit
If I could get just a little bit
A little bit of a respite
Respite for a little bit
Drift away
Slip into a dream
Slip away
Passage of green
Open the corridor door
Through a safety zone
On our way home
All day and all of the night
Just a little bit of a respite
All night and into the light
A little bit of a respite

Chords: E7sus4 E7 / C A / E A / C A / E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Written and recorded live to a digital 6-track

Go!

Idti!
LYRICS
Go! Let us go
Know? Yes, we know
Free is what we want to be
Now, please get away from me
Peacefully

So, just let go
Know? Yes, we know
Free we will always be
The sooner that you leave me
Peacefully

Go! Get up! Go!
Know? Yes, we know
Free with all certainty
The moment you are history
May you rest…
Peacefully
Rest in peace

Chords: D / C E D / G F C E D; 112 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

Ode to the Russian Conscript

Oda russkomu prizyvniku
LYRICS
I didn’t sign up for this
I didn’t sign up for this
I didn’t sign up for this
What a friggin’ mess
Jesus!
I confess
I didn’t sign up for this!
We want to go home
I’m not alone
We want to go home
And, have to make the claim
Hang my head in shame
Shattered windows
Of orphans and widows
My claim to fame
Hang my head… all the dead

Chords: Em rock jam; 117 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 8-track

Disbelief

This is a song about an American that can not believe his Russian friend has been fooled by Putin’s propaganda.

LYRICS
It’s hard to believe
I’m in disbelief
I can’t believe
What you conceive
You evade the term “invade”
Wage war on the word “war”
And, woe…oooooo…
There’s so much more

Masquerade the term “invade”
Without fail “war” sends you to jail
And, woe…oooooo…
There’s so much more
It’s hard to believe
I’m in disbelief
I can’t believe
What you conceive

Aversion to saying “invasion”
Engage enrage calling it “war”
And, woe…oooooo…
There’s so much more:
War on orphans and widows
War on schools and hospitals
War on maternity wards
War on Wards
(Absurd)

It’s hard to believe
I’m in disbelief
I can’t believe
What you conceive

Chords: C D A / C E A / D E A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 8-track

No Going Back

This is a song about a Russian that does not realize everything Putin says about Ukraine is actually true of himself. Not only has Russia destroyed the homes of Ukrainians, but Russia has also destroyed itself.

By attacking Ukraine, Russia will destroy everything it has achieved over the past 25 years – address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
This will be the price of war against Ukraine for Russia. It will be a fall for them, a painful fall. And they will feel it even in spite of the “opium for the people” from television propagandists. Unjust and aggressive war always has a high price for the aggressor.

It is time to restore territorial integrity and justice for Ukraine. Otherwise, Russia’s losses will be so huge that several generations will not be enough to rebound.

LYRICS
A pile of lies
Stacked up to the sky
Lack of legit
Calls the kettle black
Now, is there no going back?
Destroyed home
Destined to roam
The accuser accused
Causer of victims (It’s him! It’s him!)
Can never go home
Destined to roam

Complete deceit
An absolute lie
“No, not I”
Calls the kettle black
Now, is there no going back?
Destroyed home
Destined to roam
The accuser accused
Causer of victims (It’s him! It’s him!)
Can never go home
Destined to roam
Destroyed his own home

Chords: D C G D / C D
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Percussion
Written and recorded live to a digital 10-track

Stop Your War Machine

Ostanovi svoyu voyennuyu mashinu
LYRICS
The whole world agrees
Your war machine — shutdown
Down, down, down
Gone all wrong with your tanks and bombs
And the devastation that comes
We’ll collect the fees
Time you come clean
Do’s have come due
The whole world agrees
Your war machine —
Shutdown
Down, down, down
The whole world agrees
Commit crime with ease
Know what I mean?
War machine–
Shutdown
Down, down, down
Time you’ve found
War machine–
Shutdown
Down, down, down

DR0000_8751-Shutdown-Your-War-Machine.mp3

Chords: F# F#7 / B E F# / E B F#
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Aggression

Agressiya
LYRICS
How aggressively
You come after me
Bearing down totally
No opportunity to flee
How aggressively
So aggressively
Bring down totality
Apparently with glee
Stick my head out the door
Nevermore
No food, shelter… outright poor
Forevermore
Looking for a savior
From your aggressive behavior

Chords: E E7sus4 E7 E / A E / D D# E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Refugee Party

This is a song in support of the Ukrainian refugees. As of March 20, 2022, 10 million Ukrainians have had to flee for their life. That is one-fourth of the nation’s population. Russia has bombed and shelled entire cities killing multitudes of civilians. Mariupol’s mayor Vadym Boychenko compared the actions of Russian forces to the Nazis capturing and deporting civilians during the Second World War. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the siege of Mariupol – where hundreds of thousands of people are trapped and facing relentless bombardment – is “a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come”.

So, the entire world is throwing a party for you, Ukrainian refugees. We welcome you!

Partiya bizhentsiv
LYRICS
Look this way
Sneak away
Quietly
Look this way
Sneak away
Oh so quickly
’cause you see
There’s a refugee
Party
Sooo… slip away
Find a way
There’s a refugee
Party
Free to be
Refugee party
Free for all
Free-for-all
Natural
Walk away
Walk this way
A new day
Walk this way
There’s a refugee
Party
Refugee party

DR0000_8758-Refugee-Party.mp3

Chords: E A D G E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Shock

LYRICS
Tick tock shock
Turn back the clock
Before the day
You came this way
Tick tock shock
Forward the clock
Beyond the day
You’ve gone away
Say the times are better
Say the crimes are over
Say that everything will be OK

Tick tock shock
Turn back the clock
Before the day
You came this way
Tick tock shock
Forward the clock
Beyond the day
You’ve gone away
Say the battle’s done
Say the war is won
Say that everything will be OK
… everything’s OK

Chords: D F / D Bb D / F D; 70 to 112 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

What We Do

Shcho my robymo
LYRICS
We’ve made it through
The coldest night
We’re pulling through
We’ll make it through
to see the light
It’s what we do
Let’s hear one for the team
Let’s hear you scream for the team
Let them know what we mean
Go, team, go!
Let them know
Go, team, go!

We’ve seen it through
The darkest day
We’re making do
We’ll make it through
I see the light
Do you see it, too?

Chords: Dm C Em Dm / Am G F Em Am / F Em A / D C E D; 99 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 8-track

Wish

LYRICS
My mind is numb
My body’s stiff
Think I’ve had enough of this
Wish
I could get over this
So quick
I wish
We could get over this
And, quick

Chords: E blues / B7 A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

The Long Road

LYRICS
There’s a long road ahead
And nowhere to go
Understanding what’s said
I don’t know
Can you say where the truth lay
Or point to where the lies lie
Propaganda bonanza
Giving birth to the gore of war
(Please, no more)

There’s a long road ahead
And nowhere to go
Understanding what’s said
I don’t know
An attack on the fact
Creates friction with fiction
Propaganda bonanza
Giving birth to the gore of war
(Please, no more)

There’s a long road ahead
And nowhere to go
Understanding what’s said
I don’t know
I mean… come on really
A distortion of reality
Propaganda bonanza
Giving birth to the gore of war
(Please, no more)

Chords: A D G A / G A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Means

LYRICS
I still don’t know
What he means
Watch the mean scheme grow
And I still don’t know
Explain in sane
Can’t explain insane
So, I still don’t know
So it seems
Don’t know what he means

Chords: G / C D E; 83 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

Under the Crush

LYRICS
Under the crush
The crushing blow
Once friend turned foe
Not the one I use to know
So much the rush
No time to go
Old friend turned foe
Unrecognizable… so….
Your need for greed
Seems to supersede
Our plead

Under the crush
The crushing blow
Once friend turned foe
Not the one I use to know
So much the rush
No time to go
Old friend turned foe
Unrecognizable… so….
One on the list:
Nationalist
Stab, twist

Chords: E F F Am / C Am / D Am / C Am; 232 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Lost His Head

LYRICS
The headless horseman comes for me
Wonder how he can see?
Looks like he lost his head
An appetite for the dead
And, dread

Wicked witch, flying monkey
How did it come to be?
Looks like they made their bed
Climbing in with the dead
And, dread

Vampire… blood thirsty
Keeps coming after me
No, it’s not in my head
It’s called the living dead
And, dread

Chords: Gm C / AM Fm / Gm; 166 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

This Is a Masochist

LYRICS
Kind-of funny who you call Nazi
Just look in the mirror and you can see
Exactly
In the fashion of fascism
to start you begin
By wearing an evil grin
Push the pain on in
Then, you do it again
This is a masochist… narcissist… fascist
Trying to de-nazify
For the one you seek, just say “I”
Satisfy… in the fashion of fascism

Chords: E A D G / E / B7 E / F E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Insomnia (Kremlin Skeleton)

Insomnia
I can’t sleep counting sheep
Insomnia
As I lie in bed
Bombs in my head
Insomnia… ahhh
Perpetuating paranoia
Time to calm it all
Perpetual
I mean… the things I’ve seen
Watched the gory story unfold
… should have never been told
Kremlin skeleton
Ton upon ton
Of Kremlin skeleton
All done
And we’re all done

Chords: CM7 Em Em6 / Bb C; 66 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

The Honey We Get

Med, yakyy my otrymuyemo

LYRICS
Is it easy to forget
All the honey that we get
Hour after hour
Dwelling on the sour
(We’ll regret)
Power of the our
Building up our tower
(Interject)

Cling to bitter none-the-less
Makes me jitter I’ll confess
Hour after hour
Dwelling on the sour
(We’ll regret)
Power of the our
Building up our tower
(Interject)

I will never let forgot
All the honey that we got
Hour after hour
Dwelling on savor
(You can bet)
Power of the our
Building up our tower
(Interject)

Chords: G Gsus4 / Bdim G; 74 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

Sun Flowers

Sonyachni kvity
LYRICS
It’s almost spring
And the season will bring
A beautiful thing
Rhyme and reason will ring
Flowers to bloom
Showers till bloom
Happening soon
The clouds clear
The time is near
Sun will shine
Gone the fear
Time is near
Feeling fine

Chords: Am C / Em Am / C D Am
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Pushback

Vidsunuty
LYRICS
About to discover
Can’t walk all over
Can’t walk in with ease
And do as you please
Deal pushback
Feel pushback
Real pushback

Starting to figure
Between our and your
Can’t spread your disease
Pillage and seize
Deal pushback
Feel pushback
Real pushback

Beginning to learn
The feel of burn
Who holds the key
To being free
Feel pushback
Real pushback
Feel pushback
Real pushback

Chords: Em DM Em / F$m F Em; 132 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 8-track

I’d Love to Stop This War

YA khotiv by zupynyty tsyu viynu
LYRICS
I’d love to stop this war
But I don’t know what to do anymore
… don’t know what to do

I’d love to spread the love
Raining down like their bombs from above
I’d love to stop this war
But I don’t know what to do anymore
… don’t know what to do
So, I’m asking you?

I’d love to see the peace
God! I’d love the war to cease
I’d love to spread the love
Raining down like their bombs from above
I’d love to stop this war
But I don’t know what to do anymore
… don’t know what to do
So, I’m asking you?
… don’t know what to do
So, I’m asking you?

Chords: Em Am Em / C B7 Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

House on Fire

Budynok u vohni
LYRICS
Your house is on fire
Your leader a liar
Our patience does tire
The consequences dire
Take our love higher
All around us the people have gone wild
Look deep into the eyes of a child
Pacify dissonance
With innocence

Your hull started leaking
The havoc you’re reeking
Our safety we’re seeking
The consequences dire
Take our love higher
All around us the people have gone wild
Look deep into the eyes of a child
Pacify dissonance
With innocence

From flight into plummet
You’re knocked from the summit
We shall overcome it
The consequences dire
Take our love higher
All around us the people have gone wild
Look deep into the eyes of a child
Pacify dissonance
With innocence

Chords: Gm7(11) Eb F Gm / Gm / F Eb Gm; 160 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

Resilient

Stiykyy
LYRICS
Why not somersaults and pinwheels
Paper planes, kites, and real feels
Rolling with the wind
Living life… begin
To fly
So try
To fly
Resilient as a kid
Remember how we did
When you were just a kid
Take it on home
Take it
Home
Mama, I’m coning home

Chords: A9sus4 A7 / C A7 / D A7
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Hate Hate

Nenavydzhu Nenavydzhu
LYRICS
When you hate hate
Without debate
The power of love
When push comes to shove
They go irate
The power of love

The power of love
Our power
The love

Chords: Em Em7 / D Em / Em E / D E / C D E; 66 BPM (increasing)
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

At It Again

LYRICS
Turn my back for one second
And they’re at it again
At it again
Don’t know where I should begin
Turn my back for a second, and…
They’re at it again

Did paranoid schizophrenia
Get the best of ya
Summon demons
Don’t know where I should begin
Turn my back for a second, and…
They’re at it again

Become the monster that you fear
Then we’ll know The End is near
Don’t know where I should begin
Turn my back for a second, and…
They’re at it again

Warrin’
Human
Warrin’

Chords: E / G E / Bdim A G F E / G E F E; 80 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

Just Is

Tilʹky my

LYRICS
Is The End drawing near
Will the dust ever clear
Is the ending in sight
Will the tunnel bear light
After the starless night
We gain insight
The dawn of a new day
Isn’t far away
The End we needn’t fear
Surely, we’ll see clear
Igniting the light
So that just is right
For us
Justice

Riff: g f# e Em6
Chords: Em6 Em9 / Am7 D6
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Alien Nation

Chuzha natsiya

LYRICS
Alienation
Alien nation
Mass invasion
Damnation
Incursion
Subversion
Till extinction
Of humanity…
It’s easy to see
Right in front of our eyes
They’re dropping like flies
Right in front of our eyes
The innocent die… why?

Chords: Dm7 Bdim / Bb Bdim; 114 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

Look Out Below

LYRICS
The bombardier said
“Look out below
This thing’s about to blow!”
It’s not too late
Please don’t hesitate
Might be best to go
Chalk it up to experience
The cost of blind obedience
Dissonance

The commander said
“All you below
… as if you didn’t know”
It’s not too late
Please don’t hesitate
Might be best to go
Chalk it up to experience
The cost of blind obedience
Dissonance

The little ones said
“All you above
What about love?”
It’s not too late
Please don’t hesitate
Might be best to go
It’s not too late
Please don’t hesitate
To let hearts grow

Chords: Em D / B A G F Em; 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Philadelphia or Bust

LYRICS
Philadelphia or bust
We know it’s a must
It’s time we move
To brotherly love
Ole Putin’s war
Is Satan’s whore
It’s time we move
To brotherly love
Where the only thing reigning from above
Is our love

The helling of shelling
Embalming from bombing
Washed away
When the only thing raining from above
Is our love
Like a twister, sister… and brotherly love

Chords: Fm Cm Fm / Bb Am Ab G Fm F; 78 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Sum Soul

LYRICS
Sometimes you wonder
If a heart is made of Swiss cheese
Sometime you wonder
If anyone can please
Does your life take its toll?
Everybody’s got some soul
Every body has some soul

Sometimes you wonder
If a heart is just a sieve
Sometime you wonder
Is there nothing left to give
Does your life take its toll?
Everybody’s got some soul
Every body has some soul

Sometimes you wonder
If a heart’s turned pitch black
Sometime you wonder
If you can get time back
Does your life take its toll?
Everybody’s got some soul
Every body has some soul

Chords: E G A / E G E / C B A G E; 72 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Heartbeat

Sertsebyttya
LYRICS
The jokers and the thieves
Misinformation deceives
The stokers fan the flames
No, it’s not a game
Playing with a heartbeat
(Have we no heart?)
Playing with a heartbeat
(It’s time we start)
Treat with a treat
Heartbeat
Say it once more:
Stop the war!

The fat cats and big wigs
Competition of pigs
Belfry bats, toys in attic
Thick crimes so sick
Playing with a heartbeat
(Have we no heart?)
Playing with a heartbeat
(It’s time we start)
Treat with a treat
Heartbeat
Say it once more:
Stop the war!

Chords: E G A / E G B A / E G A E / G A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Keep Out!

Ne dopuskaty!
LYRICS
I do believe in Kiev
All about
Keeping them out
I do believe in Kharkiv
All about
Kicking them out
Do you believe?
Yes, I believe
What once we could not conceive
All about out
(I’m all about out)

I do believe in your county
I do believe in sovereignty
I do believe in your family
I do believe in sense of security
I do believe in our sanity

All about
Kicking them out
Do you believe?
Yes, I believe
What once we could not conceive
All about out
(I’m all about out)

Chords: Em / A G Em; 112 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

Not a Moment Too Soon

LYRICS
Will you ever get out of there?
Once the world starts to care
Will you ever get out of there?
Once the world becomes aware
And believe me…
It’ won’t be a moment too soon
Seeing how the hammer does loom

Will we ever get out of here?
Once the world starts to hear
Will we ever get out of here?
Soon it all becomes clear
Once the world becomes aware
And believe me…
It’ won’t be a moment too soon
Seeing how the hammer does loom
No, not a moment too soon
— The loon beneath the full moon

A song about The War in Ukraine, The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment, and other man-made atrocities.

Chords: C B E / B A E; 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Alive and Kicking

A song about The War in Ukraine inspired by Volodymyr Zelensky's address to the U.S. Congress delivered on the 300th day of the war, "Ukraine is still alive and kicking."

Pisnya pro Viynu v Ukrayini natkhnenna zvernennyam Volodymyra Zelensʹkoho do Konhresu SSHA, vyholoshenym na 300-y denʹ viyny, "Ukrayina shche zhyva ta zhyva"

LYRICS
Absurd is the word
Or haven't you heard
We're still alive and kicking
We can take a licking
... still alive and kicking!

Demise exaggerated
Your lies overrated
We're still alive and kicking
The names just aren't sticking
... still alive and kicking!

It's a safe bet
We're not dead yet
We're still alive and kicking
Our hearts are still ticking
... still alive and kicking!

Chords: E B / B A G E; 126 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Yamaha PSR740, Korg PS60, MicroKorg)
An improvisational song written and recorded on-the-fly with 5 digital tracks

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