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lyrics
Same old night and same old
Lights are rushing and melting
On the bridge
And every new day
Takes us furiously
Along the ring
The city with which we have long been bound
With a thread of events that seem to have been foretold
But there, in the distance, a star
Sparkles
Out of my view
The time will come to say goodbye
The long journey
Will change the course of things
I'll fly away, tomorrow
In two weeks
Some day
The city with which we have long been bound
With a thread of events that seem to have been foretold
But there, in the distance, a star
Sparkles
Out of my view
credits
from Force of the Wind (Сила ветра),
released October 28, 2022
Writing, vocals, grand piano, string arrangement – Alex Chumak
Bass – Mikita Arlou
Drums – Anton Nemahai
Lyrics – Evgeny Gorbunov
Conducting, string arrangement – Simon Hanes
Violin – Kate Goddard
Violin – Ruby Wang
Viola – Hannah Selin
Cello – Ansel Cohen
Bass, drums and vocals recorded at ‘Studio 42’.
Grand piano recorded in ‘KORPUS’ Culture Center, Minsk, Belarus.
Strings recorded at ‘Gary’s Electric Studio’, Brooklyn, NY.
Alex Chumak – Mixing Engineer
Production - Mikita Arlou, Alex Chumak.
СОЮЗ (SOYUZ) is a creative collective from Minsk, Belarus. The duo consists of composer and singer Alex Chumak and one of the key figures of the Belarusian underground scene Mikita Arlou, both musicians are multi-instrumentalists.
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