Songs for Ukraine – ExperiMental Music

Alive and Kicking

Posted on December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 by admin

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!

A song about The War in Ukraine inspired by Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the U.S. Congress, “Ukraine is 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

Ukrainian Translation
ЛІРИКА
Абсурд це слово
Або ви не чули
Ми все ще живі та живі
Ми можемо лизати
… ще живий!

Загибель перебільшена
Ваша брехня переоцінена
Ми все ще живі та живі
Імена просто не прилипають
… ще живий!

Це безпечна ставка
Ми ще не вмерли
Ми все ще живі та живі
Наші серця ще цокають
… ще живий!

LIRYKA
Absurd tse slovo
Abo vy ne chuly
My vse shche zhyvi ta zhyvi
My mozhemo lyzaty
… shche zhyvyy!

Zahybelʹ perebilʹshena
Vasha brekhnya pereotsinena
My vse shche zhyvi ta zhyvi
Imena prosto ne prylypayutʹ
… shche zhyvyy!

Tse bezpechna stavka
My shche ne vmerly
My vse shche zhyvi ta zhyvi
Nashi sertsya shche tsokayutʹ
… shche zhyvyy!

Conscription

Posted on September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 by admin

LYRICS
The way they’re calling up their military
First to admit it’s getting scary
Recruiters in the jail
Offering free sail
Don’t read what you sign
Headed for the front line

The way they’re calling up the military
We all admit we’re getting weary
Far away foreign land
No need to understand
Sing on the dotted line
… headed for the front line

The way they’re calling up the military
Do we have to watch their Hari-kari
Once retired, now rehired
Nationalist conspire
No problem, I’ll sign
Send me to the front line

A song about The War in Ukraine
Chords: A G A / C E D A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards (Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova)
An improvisational song written and recorded on-the-fly to a digital 1-track

Not a Moment Too Soon

Posted on April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 by admin

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

Sum Soul

Posted on April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 by admin

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

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Keep Out! (Не допускати! / Держись подальше!)

Posted on April 18, 2022April 19, 2022 by admin

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, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

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Ukrainian Translation
ЛІРИКА
Я вірю в Київ
Все про
Тримаючи їх
Я вірю в Харків
Все про
Вигнати їх
Ти віриш?
Так, вірю
Те, що колись ми не могли уявити
Все про вихід
(Я вже на виході)

Я вірю у ваш округ
Я вірю в суверенітет
Я вірю у вашу родину
Я вірю в почуття безпеки
Я вірю в нашу розсудливість

Все про
Вигнати їх
Ти віриш?
Так, вірю
Те, що колись ми не могли уявити
Все про вихід
(Я вже на виході)

LIRYKA
YA viryu v Kyyiv
Vse pro
Trymayuchy yikh
YA viryu v Kharkiv
Vse pro
Vyhnaty yikh
Ty virysh?
Tak, viryu
Te, shcho kolysʹ my ne mohly uyavyty
Vse pro vykhid
(YA vzhe na vykhodi)

YA viryu u vash okruh
YA viryu v suverenitet
YA viryu u vashu rodynu
YA viryu v pochuttya bezpeky
YA viryu v nashu rozsudlyvistʹ

Vse pro
Vyhnaty yikh
Ty virysh?
Tak, viryu
Te, shcho kolysʹ my ne mohly uyavyty
Vse pro vykhid
(YA vzhe na vykhodi)

Heartbeat (Серцебиття)

Posted on April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 by admin

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

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Ukrainian Translation
ЛІРИКА
Жартівники і злодії
Дезінформація обманює
Кочегари розпалюють полум’я
Ні, це не гра
Гра з серцебиттям
(Хіба у нас немає серця?)
Гра з серцебиттям
(Пора нам почати)
Пригощайте ласощами
Серцебиття
Скажи це ще раз:
Зупиніть війну!

Товсті кішки і великі перуки
Змагання свиней
Дзвінниці, іграшки на горищі
Густі злочини так хворі
Гра з серцебиттям
(Хіба у нас немає серця?)
Гра з серцебиттям
(Пора нам почати)
Пригощайте ласощами
Серцебиття
Скажи це ще раз:
Зупиніть війну!

LIRYKA
Zhartivnyky i zlodiyi
Dezinformatsiya obmanyuye
Kochehary rozpalyuyutʹ polumʺya
Ni, tse ne hra
Hra z sertsebyttyam
(Khiba u nas nemaye sertsya?)
Hra z sertsebyttyam
(Pora nam pochaty)
Pryhoshchayte lasoshchamy
Sertsebyttya
Skazhy tse shche raz:
Zupynitʹ viynu!

Tovsti kishky i velyki peruky
Zmahannya svyney
Dzvinnytsi, ihrashky na horyshchi
Husti zlochyny tak khvori
Hra z sertsebyttyam
(Khiba u nas nemaye sertsya?)
Hra z sertsebyttyam
(Pora nam pochaty)
Pryhoshchayte lasoshchamy
Sertsebyttya
Skazhy tse shche raz:
Zupynitʹ viynu!

Thinking About You

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by admin

LYRICS
Can’t stop thinking about you
Wondering what I can do
Won’t stop thinking of you
Until the light shines through
And even then
I’ll think of you, again

the pain and death and suffering
Is a crime
All this time
Our love has been buffering
Here we go
Into overflow
Hear we go
Into the flow

Chords: Em / G F Em / C D Em; 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

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Grow Some Wings

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by admin

LYRICS
Once you grow a set of wings
You’ll know what to do
What love brings your heart sings
Bringing out the angel in you
Your spirit will hear it
And roll out soul
Soon you’ll be singing
In a chorus of angels
Heard on high
Wings will fly

Now, you’ve grown a set of wings
You know what to do
Bring the love your heart sings
The angel shining in you
Your spirit does hear it
You roll out soul
Now you’re singing
In a chorus of angels
Heard on high
Wings will fly

Chords: Gsus4 G / F G / F C G7 C; 112 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

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Look Out Below

Posted on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 by admin

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

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Philadelphia or Bust

Posted on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 by admin

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

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Just Is

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 by admin

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

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Alien Nation (Чужа нація)

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 by admin

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

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Ukrainian Translation
ЛІРИКА
Відчуження
Чужа нація
Масове вторгнення
Прокляття
Вторгнення
Підривна діяльність
До вимирання
про людство…
Це легко побачити
Прямо на наших очах
Вони падають, як мухи
Прямо на наших очах
Невинні вмирають… чому?

Акорди: Dm7 Bdim / Bb Bdim; 114 ударів за хвилину
Інструментування: вокал, клавішні
Написаний і записаний наживо на цифровий 2-трек

LIRYKA
Vidchuzhennya
Chuzha natsiya
Masove vtorhnennya
Proklyattya
Vtorhnennya
Pidryvna diyalʹnistʹ
Do vymyrannya
pro lyudstvo…
Tse lehko pobachyty
Pryamo na nashykh ochakh
Vony padayutʹ, yak mukhy
Pryamo na nashykh ochakh
Nevynni vmyrayutʹ… chomu?

Akordy: Dm7 Bdim / Bb Bdim; 114 udariv za khvylynu
Instrumentuvannya: vokal, klavishni
Napysanyy i zapysanyy nazhyvo na tsyfrovyy 2-trek

Watching the Rape

Posted on April 8, 2022April 9, 2022 by admin

A song about the world watching Russia commit crimes against humanity.

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
— Martin Niemöller

LYRICS
Is this fiction turned factual
Really the actual
(Actually?!?!)
Are you just killing time
The humanity crime
Watching the rape
Bringing on your fate

Is this fiction turned factual
Really the actual
(Actually?!?!)
Are you just standing by
Watching innocence die
See it in your “I’s”
Comes as no surprise

Is this fiction turned factual
Really the actual
(Actually?!?!)
Are you just a witness
To your indifference
Watching your rape
Casting your fate

Chords: D#m7 D#m G#7 F#7 / F# F#sus4 F# F#m F#; 78 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 2-track

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At It Again (На это снова)

Posted on April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 by admin

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

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Russian Translation
ТЕКСТ ПЕСНИ
Повернись спиной на одну секунду
И они снова в деле
На это снова
Не знаю, с чего мне начать
Отвернись на секунду, и…
Они снова в деле

Была ли параноидальная шизофрения
Получите лучшее из вас
Вызов демонов
Не знаю, с чего мне начать
Отвернись на секунду, и…
Они снова в деле

Стань монстром, которого ты боишься
Тогда мы будем знать, что Конец близок
Не знаю, с чего мне начать
Отвернись на секунду, и…
Они снова в деле

Война
Человек
Война

Аккорды: E / G E / Bdim A G F E / G E F E; 80 ударов в минуту
Инструменты: вокал, клавишные
Написано и записано вживую на цифровой двухдорожечный

TEKST PESNI
Povernis’ spinoy na odnu sekundu
I oni snova v dele
Na eto snova
Ne znayu, s chego mne nachat’
Otvernis’ na sekundu, i…
Oni snova v dele

Byla li paranoidal’naya shizofreniya
Poluchite luchsheye iz vas
Vyzov demonov
Ne znayu, s chego mne nachat’
Otvernis’ na sekundu, i…
Oni snova v dele

Stan’ monstrom, kotorogo ty boish’sya
Togda my budem znat’, chto Konets blizok
Ne znayu, s chego mne nachat’
Otvernis’ na sekundu, i…
Oni snova v dele

Voyna
Chelovek
Voyna

Akkordy: E / G E / Bdim A G F E / G E F E; 80 udarov v minutu
Instrumenty: vokal, klavishnyye
Napisano i zapisano vzhivuyu na tsifrovoy dvukhdorozhechnyy

Hate Hate (Ненавиджу Ненавиджу)

Posted on March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 by admin

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

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Ukrainian Translation
ЛІРИКА
Коли ти ненавидиш ненавидіти
Без дебатів
Сила кохання
Коли поштовх доходить до штовхання
Вони розлючені
Сила кохання

Сила кохання
Наша сила
Кохання

Акорди: Em Em7 / D Em / Em E / D E / C D E; 66 BPM (збільшується)
Інструментування: вокал, клавішні
Написаний і записаний наживо на цифровий 2-трек

LIRYKA
Koly ty nenavydysh nenavydity
Bez debativ
Syla kokhannya
Koly poshtovkh dokhodytʹ do shtovkhannya
Vony rozlyucheni
Syla kokhannya

Syla kokhannya
Nasha syla
Kokhannya

Akordy: Em Em7 / D Em / Em E / D E / C D E; 66 BPM (zbilʹshuyetʹsya)
Instrumentuvannya: vokal, klavishni
Napysanyy i zapysanyy nazhyvo na tsyfrovyy 2-trek