Lyrics for "Sputnik Dreams".

01 - Red Flag Rising

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Red lights flicker on the TV screen
Marching boots in a black-and-white dream
They say it’s freedom, but I smell fear
Something wicked’s crawling near

Behind the smiles and the Sunday talk
There’s a shadow behind the block
Wires buzz, and secrets fly
Truth and lies in a suit and tie
 

Red flag rising — in the land of the free
Whispers in the wheatfields, burning liberty
Red flag rising — through the smoke and steel
Can’t trust the truth, don’t know what’s real
 

Neighbors watching through the blinds
Teaching children to toe the line
Radio hums a lullaby
But it’s laced with coded sighs
 

Pages burn in the name of peace
And the watchdogs never sleep
Posters smile, but eyes don't blink
The well runs dry when people think
 

Red flag rising — in the skies of gold
Hiding poison in the stories told
Red flag rising — oh, it’s drawing near
Liberty fades, replaced by fear
 

“They said it’d never happen here...
But the red seeps in through every crack...
Not with guns… with ideas.”
 

Red flag rising — the stars look pale
Truth is hanging by a broken nail
Red flag rising — better light the flame
Before the red tide swallows your name
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02 - Cadence of the Cold War

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"Left… right… silence… aim…"

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Shadows move where the cameras don’t
Steel birds fly where the maps say “won’t”
Gloved hands on buttons, white as bone
No one speaks, but we all know

Cadence of the Cold War — no fire, but it burns
Lines are drawn in silence, and no one ever learns
Cadence of the Cold War — ticking in the core
Marching to a battle we’ll never declare war
 

Eyes in the sky, spies underground
Walls built tall to keep no sound
Truth gets buried in files sealed
Justice sleeps behind a shield
 

Cadence of the Cold War — standing face to face
Two loaded guns in a lover’s embrace
Cadence of the Cold War — frozen and confined
Peace held hostage by a hostile mind
 

In every treaty, a trap.
In every man, a soldier — even in peace.”
 

Cadence of the Cold War — we all wear the mask
Smiling for the cameras, hiding every task
Cadence of the Cold War — never heard the shot
Just the silence… and the smoke… and the rot
 

Click... click... click...
—next move’s yours.

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03 - Sputnik Dreams (Laika)

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Laika… do you copy?
"Laika"...
"Laika"...

Steel and silence, drifting high
Tiny heart beneath the sky
Paws that tremble, eyes so wide
No way back… no one cried
 

Sputnik dreams — sailing on a ghostly tide
The stars don’t sing, they just watch you glide
Sputnik dreams — you fly where angels weep
But earth forgot you while you fell asleep
 

Ticker tape and roaring pride
As freedom stared from the other side
The sky was won, but hearts were lost
Frozen breath… at any cost
 

Sputnik dreams — floating past the flags and flame
A dog in orbit, with no name
Sputnik dreams — beyond the reach of sound
While men chase heavens, we burn the ground
 

 “First to the stars… last to remember.”
"Laika"...
"Laika"...
 

Sputnik dreams — you're fading into myth
No medals for the one who didn’t wish
Sputnik dreams — where silence softly screams
You showed us space… and died in dreams
 

"Dream well, Laika… dream well."
 

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