Frozen streets, city grey, bleak horizon
Concrete jungle where hope keep obligin'
In Mother Russia, dreams buried deep, lies risin'
Vodka and despair, hope in peril, minimized

Winter's bite, sharp knife at your throat, chill
Bread lines long, futures pawned for cheap thrills
Kremlin shadows caste darkness, plot to steal
From the poor man's pocket, fantasies unfulfilled

Survival mode, keep head low, eyes peeled
In this land of tundra, soul forever sealed
Corruption seep through cracks, can't fully heal
Frozen in the struggle, dreams congeal

Half a world away, different life, same game
Power plays, everyday faces weighed in chains
Russian roulette in the form of poverty's claim
KGB ghosts whisperin', pasts washed in shame

Babushka's eyes, history etched, veins of steel
Stories told in hush tones, scars won't repeal
From gulag frost to present day's cruel ordeal
Strength in warm hearts, determination unreal

Survival mode, keep head low, eyes peeled
In this land of tundra, soul forever sealed
Corruption seep through cracks, can't fully heal
Frozen in the struggle, dreams congeal