JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Russians" merupakan lagu dari grup band Sting yang diluncurkan lewat album The Dream of the Blue Turtles.
Album tersebut rilis pada 1985 dengan membawa 10 lagu yang dinaungi label musik UMG Recordings.
Meski telah dirilis puluhan tahun lalu, video klip lagu "Russians" sudah tersedia di kanal YouTube Sting.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord The Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Tony Bennett ft. Sting
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Russians" dari Sting.
[Verse 1]
Cm G# A#
In Europe and America
Fm Gm G# A#
there's a growing feeling of hysteria.
Cm G# A#
Conditioned to respond to all the threats
G Cm G
in the rhetorical speeches of the So-vi-ets.
D# G
Mr. Krushchev said we will bury you,
Cm G
I don't subscribe to this point of view.
Cm G# A#
It would be such an ignorant thing to do
Fm Gm Cm
if the Russians love their children too.
[Verse 2]
Cm G# A#
How can I save my little boy
Fm Gm G# A#
from Oppenheimer's deadly toy?
Cm G# A#
There is no monopoly of common sense
G Cm G
on either side of the political fence.
[Chorus]
D# G
We share the same biology,
Cm G
regardless of ideology.
Cm G# A#
Believe me when I say to you,
Fm Gm G# A# Cm
I hope the Russians love their children too.
[Interlude]
Cm G# A# Fm 4x
[Verse 3]
Cm G# A#
There is no historical precedent,
Fm Gm G# A#
to put the words in the mouth of the president.
Cm G# A#
There's no such thing as a winnable war,
G Cm G
it's a lie we don't believe anymore
D# G
Mr. Reagan says we will protect you
Cm G
I don't subscribe to this point of view.
Cm G# A#
Believe me when I say to you
Fm Gm G# A# Cm
I hope the Russians love their children too.
[Interlude]
Cm G# A# Fm 4x
[Chorus]
D# G
We share the same biology,
Cm G
regardless of ideology.
Cm G# A#
What might save us me and you,
Fm Gm G# A# Cm
is that the Russians love their children too.
[Interlude]
Cm G# A# Fm 4x