I still see people

I see them chained and bound

I hear them shuffle their feet, they shuffle their feet, they...

The vapour's clouding

On words inside their mouths

They are forbidden to speak by men in blue

Of NKVD

I hear the shouting from behind the door

The bolts pulled shut

There is no news in Yakutska

Step to the left, step to the right

Attempt to escape

They'll shot you down as sure as Sunday

There's only one way

If you want to survive

Do what you're told, go where you're put

Come to an understanding

Now they are not

They're not just fighting time

They're fighting for the right to

Live as men and be as men and

There is no reason to live this way at all

It's just the brainchild of the

Men in blue, the NKVD