Never Forget The Names
by @kahlo2013
Skirmish: Charred remains (@atornberg)
Liner Notes
#sad #war #ukraine #rock #folkrock #needsmusic #needscollab #collaborationswelcome
Added an AI quick demo… I don’t really like how the verses start but the break down to the bridge and reading of the names is compelling as it goes into the end …
Open to any musical style.
I remember how horrified we were when bombing began in Ukraine - it is now so common place and there are major wars elsewhere that have distracted us.. but the news of bombs hitting schools, homes, and hospitals killing children and other civilians there and in other parts of the world are so disturbing … the prompt charred remains made me think about recent bombings and lives lost. This is about that.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2024/05/19/nearly-2000-children-killed-or-injured-in-russias-war-on-ukraine/
Lyrics
Never Forget The Names
V1
in classrooms at schools
with teachers and their friends
learning math and music
until the frightening end
clinging to worn book bags
hiding under old desks
burnt buried in rubble
never seen again…
V2
in beds at hospitals
with staff and teddy bears
hoping to get well but
hearing bombs very near
crying out in anguish
shaking with growing fear
as firey explosions
erupt everywhere…
C
never forget the names
of children lost in charred remains
children loved and adored
innocent children….
Innocent victims
of war…
V3
in rooms at apartments
with siblings at their side
they bravely play soldiers
pretending to kill and die
laughing to help prevent
tears building behind eyes
as they disappear
we keep asking why…
C
never forget the names
of children lost in charred remains
children loved and adored
innocent children….
Innocent victims
of war…
B (spoken behind music)
Bohdan…Danylo…Borys…Daryna..
Aleksander…Anastasiya…Fedir…
Ivanna…Anichka…Artem…Daniela…
Faddei….Alina…Andriy….Anna…
Boryslav….Georgiy…Inna…Ionna
Aleksandra…Alikhan…Anhelina…
Antonina…Dmytro
C
never forget the names
of children lost in charred remains
children loved and adored
innocent children….
Innocent victims
of war…
C (repeat above names softly behind chorus)
never forget the names
of children lost in charred remains
children loved and adored
innocent children….
Innocent victims
of war…
OUTRO
fade out music and reading of names after the last chorus
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And the other kids, in Russia, who are healthy, but lost fathers who were killed in the assault, and grow up brainwashed with lies.
Sigh.