Songs for Ukraine

An album of songs in support of Ukraine

If You Believe in God

LYRICS
Feel the onslaught coming
Enter the terror reign
See the forces are bombing
The human error rain
If you believe in God
It’s time to pray for peace
If you’re an atheist
Some empathy at least?

Evils not relenting
Reign of terror remains
See all the rules bending
Beyond moral restrains
If you believe in God
It’s time to pray for peace
If you’re an atheist
Some empathy at least?

The battlelines redrawing
Extend the terror range
At our hearts it’s gnawing
Do you find guilt strange?
If you believe in God
It’s time to pray for peace
If you’re an atheist
Some empathy at least?
Amen
A Men
All men
Human

Chords: C Cm / Bb C; 125 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Drums of War

LYRICS
The drums of war
Are growing louder
Chimpanzees
Thump their chests louder
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“No more war!”
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“War no more!”
Wars can cease
Ring in peace
May wars cease
Bring in peace

The guns of war
Are growing louder
Enemies
Keep dry powder
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“No more war!”
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“War no more!”
Wars can cease
Ring in peace
May wars cease
Bring in peace

The pain of war
Is crying louder
Chimpanzees
Could not be prouder
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“No more war!”
The offspring ring
Their bells and sing
“War no more!”
Wars can cease
Ring in peace
May wars cease
Bring in peace

Riff: f g f g f g f a g / f g g f g f g f a g
Chords: G / F5 G5 / Bb F G; 113 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, Glass Bells
Written and recorded live to a digital 10-track

Out of Here

LYRICS
In case I’m not clear
The time draws near
We’ve got to get out of here
… gotta get out of here

Off base
It’s not clear
If you can here
We’ve got to get out of here
… gotta get out of here

The way you veer
Please let me steer
We’ve got to get out of here
… gotta get out of here

Chords: D Fm Fm D / G A D
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Reached the Age

LYRICS
Do you think we’ve reached the age
Of getting along now?
Do you think we’ve reached the age
Of getting along here?
Beyond the row
In the clear
I see and how
The haze cleared

Chords: AM G Bm Am Bm C Am; 80 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Killing Time

LYRICS
Chariots of fire
Desire The End
To transpire
Raining hellfire
Higher the trend
Reeks of dire
How quaint
The picture you paint
Your quest
March to death
Killing time
It’s a crime

Chariots of fire
Desire The End
To transpire
Raining hellfire
Higher the trend
Reeks of dire
How far
To lower the bar
Your goal
Raise the death toll
Killing time
It’s a crime

Chords: Am G F E / E Bm E / F G A / A Am; 142 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Yamaha PSR-740 Workstation
Written and recorded live to a digital 8-track

Putin Puttin’

LYRICS
We saw it coming
Beyond mind numbing
Such the farce
From the arse
Blowin’ wind

We saw it coming
Beyond mind numbing
Oil n’ gas
Pass to past
Blowinininin in wind
Putin puttin’ money
Where his mouth is
Political show biz
His mouth is where his head is
Where’s his head, you ask?
… up his a$$

DR0000_8502-Putin-Puttin.mp3

Chords: E Asus4 B E / G A E [jam]
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track\

Rushin’ (No to War)

LYRICS
Russia is rushin’
To a third world war
Rushin’ and pushin’
To nuclear horror
No to war
The people
Take to the streets
No to defeat

Russia is rushin’
Toward genocide
Rushin’ and pushin’
Along for the ride
End the gore
No to war
The people
Take to the streets
No to defeat

Russia is rushin’
The edge of a cliff
Rushin’ and pushin’
With stiff upper lip
How much more?
No to war!
The people
Take to the streets
No to defeat

Chords: G Bb / G F Eb F G; 110 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 6-track

The Spoils of War

LYRICS
Looks like the spoils of your war
Have spoiled on your plate
Perhaps your eyes are bigger
Then the spoils you ate?
At any rate
You cast your die
Die is your fate

Looks like the spoils of your war
Have spoiled on your plate
Perhaps your eyes are bigger
Then the spoils you ate?
At any rate
You’re in too deep
To keep irate

Looks like the spoils of your war
Have spoiled on your plate
Perhaps your eyes are bigger
Then the spoils you ate?
At any rate
Cut off your nose
to spite your face
Lord knows
Human race disgrace

Chords: A Am7 B7 E / E [jam]
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Far From the War

LYRICS
Your second lease
Your chance for peace
is within reach
Time, time will tell
If you fare well
Reach for the beach
In an ocean full of tears
Terror of worse fears
For what seems years and years
Swimming for sure / shore
Far from the war

Your second chance
To choose romance
Is within reach
Time, time will tell
If you fare well
Reach for the beach
In an ocean full of tears
Terror of worse fears
For what seems years and years
Swimming for sure / shore
Far from the war

Your final stand
For love’s demand
Is within reach
Time, time will tell
If you fare well
Reach for the beach
In an ocean full of tears
Terror of worse fears
For what seems years and years
Swimming for sure / shore
Far from the war

Chords: Dm F G A / C A / A G F G F Dm; 83 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

Gremlin in the Kremlin

LYRICS
What’s the answer
So perplexing
Witches’ hexing
Please tell me, sir
A gremlin in charge of the Kremlin
With a narcissist twist
The underground children trembling
Politicians are rambling
A gremlin in charge of the Kremlin
With a narcissist twist
The underground children trembling
With their lives we’re gambling
For Christ’s sake
How much can they take?

Chords: E7sus4 / E B B E / C D E; 83 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live with layered digital 1-tracks

You Kraine

LYRICS
You had me right from the get-go
Now it’s time to let go
How it’s time for me to let go
The world’s about to know
Our resistance
The essence
Of presence

You had me right from the get-go
Now it’s time to let go
Want all the world to know?
Uh oh… oh no!
Our resistance
The essence
Of presence

You had me right from the get-go
Now it’s time to let go
Is it time to throw the last blow
Oh oh you know
Our resistance
The essence
Of presence

DR0000_8546-You-Kraine.mp3

Chords: A G A / D E A / C E A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track

You’ve Got to Love It

LYRICS
You’ve got to love it
The spirit
The soul
The way they roll
You’ve got to love it
When tyranny is too close to see
And you can’t be
Where you want to be
There’s a thrive
To stay alive

You’ve got to love it
The spirit
The soul
The way they roll
You’ve got to love it
When tragedy is too close to me
And I can’t be
Where I want to be
There’s a thrive
To stay alive

You’ve got to love it
The spirit
The soul
The way they roll
You’ve got to love it
The harmony we can bring to be
Will get us where we need to be
There’s a thrive
To stay alive

Chords: E E7 / A D G E / A C D E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live to a digital 1-track