Shattered in Kyiv

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We waited for the moment but it never came
A peace to plant the seeds for the life we claim
but now I hold you like a rifle just to keep me warm
wonder if I’ll ever feel safe at home — again?

Defiance is the science in the air we breathe
Pretend I’m not afraid, try to make myself believe
but when I’m frightened in the dark I can feel you there
Steadfast in the night with a thousand yard stare

This love is freedom and this love is strong
and I’ll hold you tight as this night is long
Though the rumble and the flame coming for us all
I’ll hold you forever and sing our song til death

Ghost* watches from above, thirteen** from below
World watches in silence, the horizon glows
but my feet are planted and my mind is set
and the truth is our weapon*** to face this threat

This love is truth and this love is strong
and I’ll hold you tight as this night is long
Though the rumble and the flame coming for us all
I’ll hold you forever and sing our song

* A reference to 'The Ghost of Kyiv', an unconfirmed report of a Ukraine Jet Fighter Ace who shot down 6 Russian planes on the first day of the conflict.

** A reference to the thirteen guardsmen of Snake Island.

*** A reference to a comment made by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a recent IG video he shot from the streets of the city after Russian propaganda claimed that he had fled.

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released February 27, 2022
Written by Stephen Bailey
Produced and Engineered(sic) by Stephen Bailey

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