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Step by step, barefoot on the water,

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The times allotted to us

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By the sun in joy, by salt in sorrow,
Sliced our souls in two.

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By mistake? Of course not.

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They reward with birds' hearts
Those who remember the road upward

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And long to throw themselves down.

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Cloud-guides led us,
Step after step, like a bridge above the abyss,

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At times we were hurled to the bottom,
At times lifted to the very stars.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Step by step,

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The devil himself no kin,
Time for the sun, hours for the moon,
Like a snowfall in the thaw —

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Across the earth we walked.
They called us the black plague,

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Reviled us as unclean force,
As we walked as if along the front line,

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Under the scrutiny of watchful eyes.

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Come what may, what was, is,

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Laughter and tears — what else is there to live on,

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If the song is not destined to be sung through,
Then at least…

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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[Third verse — lyrics to be confirmed]

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And as an epilogue — that same love.

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And as a prologue — that same death?

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Perhaps this is only my delirium?

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Perhaps life is so good,
Perhaps I will not come out into the light.

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But I flew, and my soul exulted!

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In my chest it laughed, bonfires carried to

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The heavens streams of tears, like swine,

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Eyes behind the bushes — like a slap in the face.

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Christ at a wedding on the Black Sea —

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.

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Red on black.