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Yo, it's Dave from the land of the Queen,
Born in England, now in Russia, just like Mr. Bean,
From the Thames to the Volga, it's a world apart,
In the homeland of Tolstoy, where do I start?
Saw the past in the shadows, USSR's might,
Felt the tension, the struggle, every day and night,
Like in "War and Peace," it was a complex stage,
But the USSR's story, it's a different page.
USSR, land of Red Star,
You were strong, you were mighty, seen from near and far,
But the people, they were suffering, living behind a bar,
Yeah, the USSR, it shouldn't be restored by far.
Communism, socialism, on paper it's grand,
Equality, fraternity, across the land.
But reality was different, it was power and control,
Like Dostoevsky's "Notes," it was a heavy toll.
Gulags in the cold, dissenters silenced quick,
A government so rigid, it could make you sick.
Yeah, it had its merits, like the space race win,
But the cost of human rights? That's the original sin.
USSR, you've gone too far,
A giant bear, but inside, a painful scar,
Your people needed freedom, not just the red Tsar,
Yeah, the USSR, we're better off by far.
Now I'm Dave from Russia, with a British beat,
Walking down the Moscow streets, feeling the heat,
In the land of Pushkin, looking for a future,
For a Russia that's free, not a suturing suture.
Let's take the good, like the unity and strength,
Leave the oppression, go to any length,
To create a new Russia, open and free,
That's the dream I have, that's the plea.
Like in "Crime and Punishment," we learn from the past,
Not dwelling in it, not living too fast,
Remembering the history, but not living in it,
Creating a new chapter, every minute.
USSR, you were a star,
But we've moved on, we've traveled far,
No need for the old ways, we raise the bar,
Yeah, the USSR, we've outgrown by far.
So, here's Dave, with his rap refrain,
From England to Russia, feeling no pain,
Respecting the past, but not in disdain,
Looking to the future, in sunshine or rain.