Lyrics
Across the border and down the plains
Describes a journey across a border and through plains
The tiger meets the bear
Symbolic meeting of Russia (bear) and China (tiger)
No one is right, no one is wrong
Emphasizes moral ambiguity with no clear right or wrong
Nobody seems to care
Indifference to the consequences of the conflict
They fight for power, they fight for lust
Conflict over power and desire, resulting in bloodshed
Spilling their blood on the dust
Visual depiction of violence and its aftermath
A thousand miles without names
Geographical distance and anonymity in warfare
Fear remains the same
Fear persists despite the vast distance
Russian winter, broken pass
Reference to harsh Russian winter and challenging terrain
Cold winds in the dark
Describes the bleak and cold atmosphere
The goose is loose and kills tonight
Metaphor of a loose goose, signifying unpredictability and danger
Full moon burning bright
Symbolism of a full moon intensifying the danger
Run for your life
Repeated urgency to escape the imminent threat
Run for your life
-Run for your life
-Run for your life
-So, the bear and the tiger lost in the snow
Continuation of the bear and tiger metaphor in a snowy setting
Tashkent's far away
Reference to Tashkent and geographical distance
To feel the fire, to save the bear
Expresses the need to ignite a passion to save the bear (Russia)
Nothing can stand in his way
Asserts that nothing can obstruct this determination
Five fields of death, it's hard to predict
Describes a challenging battlefield with unpredictable outcomes
The battle the white emptiness
Depicts the battle in a vast, white landscape
The king on his throne is all alone
Loneliness of a leader on a throne amid chaos
Will this madness go on
Questions the continuation of the madness of war
Russian winter, broken pass
Repetition of the winter, darkness, and danger motif
Cold winds in the dark
-The goose is loose and kills tonight
-Full moon burning bright
-Run for your life
Reiterated call for urgent escape from peril
Run for your life
-Run for your life
-Run for your life
-Run for your life
Continued urgency and repetition for emphasis
Run for your life
-Run for your life
-Run for your life
-Run for your life
Final plea for survival and escape
Run for your life
-Run for your life
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