This Thing in Ukraine
This thing in Ukraine has got me going crazy.
Map of the Region
Map Pre-invasion
August 2022
September 2022 - Life in Moscow
December 2022 - Russian Defenses
Life During Wartime
The Energy of War
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons Packed up and ready to go Heard of some grave sites out by the highway A place where nobody knows The sound of gunfire off in the distance I′m getting used to it now Lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto I've lived all over this town This ain′t no party, this ain't no disco This ain't no fooling around No time for dancing, or lovey dovey I ain′t got time for that now Transmit the message to the receiver Hope for an answer someday I got three passports, a couple of visas You don′t even know my real name High on a hillside, the trucks are loading Everything's ready to roll I sleep in the daytime, and I work in the nightime I might not ever get home This ain′t no party, this ain't no disco This ain′t no fooling around This ain't no mudd club, or C.B.G.B. I ain′t got time for that now Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? Heard about Pittsburgh, PA? You oughta know not to stand by the window Somebody see you up there I got some groceries, some peanut butter To last a couple of days But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones Ain′t got no records to play Why stay in college? Why go to night school? Gonna be different this time? Can′t write a letter, can't send no postcard I ain′t got time for that now Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock We blended in with the crowd We got computers, we're tapping phone lines I know that that ain′t allowed We dress like students, we dress like housewives Or in a suit and a tie I changed my hairstyle so many times now I don't know what I look like You make me shiver, I feel so tender We make a pretty good team Don′t get exhausted, I'll do some driving You ought to get you some sleep Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks? They won't help me survive My chest is aching, burns like a furnace The burning keeps me alive
From 1982
In Europe and America there's a growing feeling of hysteria Conditioned to respond to all the threats In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets Mister Khrushchev said, 'We will bury you' I don't subscribe to this point of view It'd be such an ignorant thing to do If the Russians love their children too How can I save my little boy From Oppenheimer's deadly toy? There is no monopoly of common sense On either side of the political fence We share the same biology Regardless of ideology Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children too There is no historical precedent to put The words in the mouth of the president There's no such thing as a winnable war It's a lie we don't believe anymore Mister Reagan says 'We will protect you' I don't subscribe to this point of view Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children too We share the same biology Regardless of ideology What might save us, me and you Is if the Russians love their children too