The Owls
from The Walk by Second To Sun
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lyrics
There are not many of our songs that are based on grim events, which are not widely knows. “The Owls” is a long ballad that reflects on mix of modern darker heavy music trends and real life events that took place hundred years ago.
Before the Great Revolution in 1917, Tambov region was one of the advanced regions of Russian Empire, one of its main resources was bread, which is quite a pressing mater for Volga region. However, after 1917 everything has changed and Bolsheviks decided to deprive Tambov people of any political and economic rights and banned them from trade and started to take it for themselves by force. After three years of struggle, a massive riot broke out called “Antonovshina” and it was so huge, that government was ready to deploy chemical weaponry against rioters, which is confirmed by declassified excerpts.
Violence and oppression was made the only ruling power in Tambov region, which include terror against region inhabitants, taking hostages, eradication of settlements and villages, creation of concentration camps and mass shootings.
Lyrics tell the story from three perspectives, but there are only two characters in the song. First part tells the story of rebels, second one is about a stranger, who encountered their ghosts in the dark of the night. Single version of the track does not have this second part and it ends on a cliffhanger. To fully reflect on the gloom and eternal haunting of the ghosts and to make the song more authentic, part of the original Tambov rebels’ song was made into “The Owls” refrain.
This song has no aggression, it is more atmospheric and calm rather than emotional. Art was made by Oleg Zelenkevich in his usual style: owl’s silhouette with forest and rebels.
Now you’re free to roam the track for more hidden secrets we have left behind: maybe it is the owl cry I have emulated with guitar pedal before the refrain or maybe Tambov Rebels’ song played in the dark steppes or maybe some details in Gleb’s vocals or slow motion of Fyodor’s playing. You have to see for yourself.
Before the Great Revolution in 1917, Tambov region was one of the advanced regions of Russian Empire, one of its main resources was bread, which is quite a pressing mater for Volga region. However, after 1917 everything has changed and Bolsheviks decided to deprive Tambov people of any political and economic rights and banned them from trade and started to take it for themselves by force. After three years of struggle, a massive riot broke out called “Antonovshina” and it was so huge, that government was ready to deploy chemical weaponry against rioters, which is confirmed by declassified excerpts.
Violence and oppression was made the only ruling power in Tambov region, which include terror against region inhabitants, taking hostages, eradication of settlements and villages, creation of concentration camps and mass shootings.
Lyrics tell the story from three perspectives, but there are only two characters in the song. First part tells the story of rebels, second one is about a stranger, who encountered their ghosts in the dark of the night. Single version of the track does not have this second part and it ends on a cliffhanger. To fully reflect on the gloom and eternal haunting of the ghosts and to make the song more authentic, part of the original Tambov rebels’ song was made into “The Owls” refrain.
This song has no aggression, it is more atmospheric and calm rather than emotional. Art was made by Oleg Zelenkevich in his usual style: owl’s silhouette with forest and rebels.
Now you’re free to roam the track for more hidden secrets we have left behind: maybe it is the owl cry I have emulated with guitar pedal before the refrain or maybe Tambov Rebels’ song played in the dark steppes or maybe some details in Gleb’s vocals or slow motion of Fyodor’s playing. You have to see for yourself.
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