Light will win over darkness. Peace will come only after victory. #ArmUkraineNow
Stream: link.soloviy.com.ua/single
This is one of the hardest songs for me. Thanks to Andriy Balan, my friend in spirit, for entrusting me with his lyrics. On the eve of the invasion, I felt anxious, which gave me the impetus to write music. I upload a demo here on February 23. This is the song about a dream. The dream of peace. And I dedicate it to everyone who takes up arms to defend Ukraine and the right of Ukrainians to exist. They bring peace!
The controversial lyrics of the refrain: "Pull the trigger - I’m your bullet / Do it again - I bring peace" is a reference to a series of posters "Peace to the world" by artists Andriy Pryimachenko and Sasha Komyahov. www.behance.net/gallery/22611...
This is about a theory of "just war", when war is the last resort. Ukrainians aim to win, to live under a peaceful sky again, to return home, to reunite with their families, to feel freedom again and to do the usual things: have a stroll on the Kyiv streets, go to seaside in free Crimea. The desire to win is our strongest weapon.
Together with director Yuriy Katynsky we implemented the idea of ​​the video within a week after meet. We tried to poetically depict the Ukrainian spring, with a nostalgic flair for a peaceful life, which is also a dream of romantic times in a victorious future. “Spring is a counterbalance to the image of winter in the song that has been bringing us war since 2014. Spring is a symbol of life, awakening and victory over winter, as winter is a symbol of death. Spring comes despite the war, and the dream is stronger than the war, ”- comments Yuriy.
Sound produced again by Pavlo Lytvynenko, who also created the album "Rosa Ventorum". In this song he created the epic heroic atmosphere and the mood of the victorious anthem. The cover for the single was created by Dmytro Hrushkivsky, an artist from my team. According to his idea, this is the embodiment of the image of Berehynia ("female guardian") of Light. Berehynia is a female spirit in Slavic mythology. Berehynia is recognized as "the Slavic goddess" with functions of "earth mother, protector of the home". The whole world is convinced that Ukrainians are the forces of light in this war. And as the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said: "Light will win over darkness." So #ArmUkraineNow for the victory of light.
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Director: Yura Katynsky /@yurakatynsky
DoP: Dmytro Zag / @dima.zag
MUA & Hairstylist: Dmytro Grushkivsky / @dimagrushkivsky
Administrator: Olya Shmakova / @olya.shmakova
Edit: Yura Katynsky / @yurakatynsky
Color: Olha Kriukova / @rainbowfoxcolor
VFX: Roman Onufriychuk / @romafx , Bekzod Saidmirzaev / @sscramblerss
Lyrics by Andriy Balan, Khrystyna Soloviy
Music by Khrystyna Soloviy, Pavlo Lytvynenko
Sound produced by Pavlo Lytvynenko
Edited & Mastered by Vitaly Telesin
Art cover by Dmytro Grushkivky
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Translated lyrics:
It’s hot in the middle of the winter in capital
The city of luck and failure
We left our small towns to discover who we are
Mum, I’m sorry
Chasing the dreams, we loved but those times have passed
And we have new rituals now
Get our arms ready in case of the war
Pull the trigger - I’m your bullet
Do it again - I bring peace
I’ll be with you - I’m your weapon
Victory is our only aim
I'm dreaming about a Kyiv Podil stroll at summer day
But that damn winter brings the war year-by-year
I dream about going to our seaside in Crimea
But damn executioners are taking over our homes
So get ready for a fight
Get your arms ready - it’s our land
Pull the trigger - I’m your bullet
Do it again - I bring peace
I’ll be with you - I’m your weapon
Victory is our only aim