I woke up on Saturday morning with that opening drumbeat in my head. Fleshed out the backing, then wrote the melody and words that night after listening to some Jello Biafra and Ministry.
When I heard that Zelenskyy quote about ammunition, I knew instantly a song had to be written.
Very rough vocal mix - the takes are good and I know where I want to get them in the mix, this is just a rough approximation.
I think the verses could do with some variation in the arrangement rather than drilling that boneheaded Devo-gone-grunge riff into the ground. Another day.
https://koshrecords.net
what did we do so wrong?
what did we do to trigger
fascism revisit
20th century shit
what do you think you’ll find?
in the waste of Chernobyl
radioactive monsters
they hate you too
I need ammunition, not a ride
get your gun, I want you by my side
want a revolution of the right
I need ammunition, not a ride
fuck your empire rebuilding shite
if we die then we die being right
I don’t want your kind words
why don’t you take that black belt
wrap it around your ambitions
cut off the blood supply
but a bullet will do too
wanna rule forever
face full of botox and hate
oil instead of blood and bile
they hate you too
I need ammunition, not a ride
get your gun, I want you by my side
want a revolution of the right
I need ammunition, not a ride
fuck your empire rebuilding shite
if we die then we die being right
and if you tolerate this, guess who’s next
and if you tolerate this, with regret
I don’t want your kind words
and if you tolerate this, guess who’s next
and if you tolerate this, with regret
I don’t want your kind words
I don’t want your kind words
we don’t need your empty promises
no, we don’t
@lyricslinger Mar 2022
Very catchy song that packs a punch in terms of its message
@tamsnumber4 Mar 2022
That is a powerful write with the right amount of anger. The track is amazing, a great production. Really enjoyed this, Thank You for posting this in the Ukraine Thread.
@mikeskliar Feb 2022
wow, this rocks and is topical and on target and brilliant! great work, all around!!
@mhorning Feb 2022
This absolutely ROCKS! Great use of Zelensky's quote
@brisk Feb 2022
Oh yes! There is something of The Holy Bible going on with the assured, pointed, quick delivery vocals, and the big riffing. Love that record, and love this song. It's a total blast. It sustains itself really nicely with very little in the way of dynamics - just with righteous anger, which if you can do it is a great trick. Really nice vocal hook on the chorus too.
@mattwdunn Feb 2022
Awesome chorus. Love that synth and the way it interacts with the vocal. Getting a bit of ‘The Holy Bible’ in the verse riffs
@ampersandman Feb 2022
So much power, in the music as well as the words. Full of anger, but I guess that’s what everyone (well, except for some Trump republicans maybe) feels like right now.