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Russian Strings

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"Russian Strings" is a track by Blur, from the album The Ballad Of Darren. The track is 3:38 long. Full lyrics are available below.

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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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From The Ballad Of Darren

3:38
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The Ballad Of Darren
The Ballad Of Darren
Blur
24th July 2023
  1. —The Ballad
    3:37
  2. —St. Charles Square
    3:55
  3. —Barbaric
    4:09
  4. —The Everglades (For Leonard)
    2:56
  5. —The Narcissist
    4:05
  6. —Avalon
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  7. —The Heights
    3:24
  8. —The Swan
    3:42
  9. —Far Away Island
    2:58
  10. —The Rabbi
    2:44
  11. —Russian Strings
    3:38
  12. —Goodbye Albert
    4:17

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