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Russian Strings by Blur

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Blur

Russian Strings

Release date: 20th July 2023

From The Ballad Of Darren
Track 4
3:38
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"Russian Strings" is a track by Blur, from the album The Ballad Of Darren, released 20th July 2023. The track is 3:38 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Blur.

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Lyrics

Russian Strings

Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Are you coming back to us?
Are you online?
Are you connectable, again?

Where the blue light?
Where the red dress
Puppet dancing on strings Balalaika and singing

The tenement blocks came crashing down
With headphones on you won't hear that much
There's nothing fake on earth
There are strings attached to all of us
There's nothing in the end only dust
So turn the music up
I'm hitting the hard stuff

Flew to Belgrade
Stayed in a hotel
Went to museums, Tobacco and midweek grave digger

The tenement blocks came crashing down
With headphones on you won't hear that much
There's nothing fake on earth
There are strings attached to all of us
There's nothing in the end only dust
When you put the lever down
I'm hitting the hard stuff

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Track details

From The Ballad Of Darren

3:382023
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Album
The Ballad Of Darren
The Ballad Of Darren
Blur
21st July 2023
Track number
4
Release year
2023
  1. 1The Ballad
    3:37
  2. 2St. Charles Square
    3:55
  3. 3Barbaric
    4:09
  4. 4Russian Strings
    3:38

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