Homeland

[Verse 1]
Goy, my homeland, soul aflame
Cottages robed in ancient frame
No ending, no beginning, blue horizon draws my eyes
(Choir: O, Rus', O, Rus')

[Bridge]
Like a pilgrim, I trespass slow
Your fields of sorrow, fields I know
By old low fences, the poplars moan
Ringing out as dusk has flown

[Pre-Chorus]
Footsteps drum, heart pressed by dread
Old world calls, pulls by thread
Synth bass pounding, time won't slow
The longing rises, shouts below

[Chorus]
It smells of apples, honey sweet
Your calm Redeemer, blessings meet
Past the circle dance, wild feet
On meadows, joy and thunder beat
(Home, home, home)

[Interlude]
Balalaika dizzy, bayan spins
Guitar licks racing, folk life within
Choir chant rising on the wind
Hands are clapping, round we spin

[Verse 2]
Down the trampled winding track
Green field freedom calls me back
And laughter rings—like earrings swung—
Youth and hope and old songs they sung

[Bridge 2]
If the holy host should cry:
"Leave your homeland, paradise is nigh!"
I'll shout—let heaven pass me by—
Just give my native earth, my sky

[Loud Scream]
(I'll shout: let heaven pass me by, just give my native earth!)

[Chorus 2]
It smells of apples, honey sweet
Your calm Redeemer, blessings meet
Past the circle dance, wild feet
On meadows, joy and thunder beat
(Home, home, home)

[Violin Solo Interlude]
Haunting bow, dusk enfolds
Soft choir fading, memories old

[Outro]
Goy, my homeland, soul aflame
Faint balalaika, distant choir name
No ending, no beginning, blue horizon calls my eyes
(Home, home, home)
(Fading choir: Home, home, home...)