This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
When the seas are rolling in
When the stars are shining clear
When the ghosts are howling near
When we sing the Russian lullaby
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
It's you and me, together, leave for higher ground
When you are all alone, just listen to the sound
Lullaby
We fall asleep when we hear...
Lullaby
We fly away when we hear...
Lullaby
We travel far when we hear...
Lullaby
When we hear the Russian lullaby
In the night
When the seas are rolling in
In the night
When the stars are shining clear
In the night
When the ghosts are howling near
In the night
When we sing the Russian lullaby
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
When are going through the night in search of light
Let's you and me, together, enjoy the night life's speed of life
Lullaby
We fall asleep when we hear...
Lullaby
We fly away when we hear...
Lullaby
We travel far when we hear...
Lullaby
When we hear the Russian lullaby
In the night
When the seas are rolling in
In the night
When the stars are shining clear
In the night
When the ghosts are howling near
In the night
When we sing the Russian lullaby
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
We fall asleep when we hear...
In the night
(hey hey hey...)
We fly away when we hear...
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
We travel far when we hear...
In the night
(hey hey hey...)
When we hear the Russian lullaby
When the seas are rolling in
In the night
When the stars are shining clear
In the night
When the ghosts are howling near
In the night
When we sing the Russian lullaby
When we sing the Russian lullaby
When we sing the Russian lullaby
When the stars are shining clear
When the ghosts are howling near
When we sing the Russian lullaby
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
It's you and me, together, leave for higher ground
When you are all alone, just listen to the sound
Lullaby
We fall asleep when we hear...
Lullaby
We fly away when we hear...
Lullaby
We travel far when we hear...
Lullaby
When we hear the Russian lullaby
In the night
When the seas are rolling in
In the night
When the stars are shining clear
In the night
When the ghosts are howling near
In the night
When we sing the Russian lullaby
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
When are going through the night in search of light
Let's you and me, together, enjoy the night life's speed of life
Lullaby
We fall asleep when we hear...
Lullaby
We fly away when we hear...
Lullaby
We travel far when we hear...
Lullaby
When we hear the Russian lullaby
In the night
When the seas are rolling in
In the night
When the stars are shining clear
In the night
When the ghosts are howling near
In the night
When we sing the Russian lullaby
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
We fall asleep when we hear...
In the night
(hey hey hey...)
We fly away when we hear...
In the night
(Hey hey hey...)
We travel far when we hear...
In the night
(hey hey hey...)
When we hear the Russian lullaby
When the seas are rolling in
In the night
When the stars are shining clear
In the night
When the ghosts are howling near
In the night
When we sing the Russian lullaby
When we sing the Russian lullaby
When we sing the Russian lullaby
Lyrics submitted by NavySealXX
Russian Lullaby Lyrics as written by Martin Bo Erik Eriksson Jonas Berggren
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I love the chorus of this song. I think it's pretty much just a play at technoing (yes that is a word) a russian lullaby... and adding in the obligatory sexual undertones to the words.
It sounds like this song is about Anastasia.