ROOTS

[Verse 1]
(V1 — clean, slow, chant)
Roots go deep into the ground

(V1)
Where great-grandfathers sowed bread

(V1)
Time turns us over, but doesn’t burn easily

(V1)
The tree doesn’t break, though it doesn’t weaken

(пауза)

(V1)
Mothers, fathers, brothers —

(V1)
Each like a branch, each like light

(V1 + V2 low whisper — V1 clean, V2 quiet harsh)
We are not enemies to ourselves, we are not cursed

(V1 + V2 unison — clean + harsh)
If for brother — brother, even if the whole world is harm

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[Chorus]
(V1 — clean, wide)
Family tree — not a canvas in a museum

(V1 + V2 low whisper)
Not a diagram, not a list of dry names

(V2 — harsh, shout)
Remember your roots, do not forget your ancestors

(V1 — clean)
In them is strength, memory, eternal law

(оба в унисон — V1 clean + V2 scream)
Leaves fall, but roots do not decay
As long as we remember, as long as we live

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[Verse 2]
(V1 — clean)
I remember, father in the workshop — smelled of shavings and resin

(V1)
Grandmother sang about the white dawn

(V2 — harsh whisper)
Brother taught not to give in to pain

(V1)
Mother prayed so that there would be no troubles

(пауза)

(V1 + V2 low whisper)
We are all from the same trunk, though different

(V1 — clean)
Someone left, someone stayed in the fields

(V1 + V2 unison — clean + harsh)
But our tree did not become frightening —
It holds us all, as the earth holds ashes

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[Chorus] (repeat, more intense)
(оба — V1 clean + V2 with grit)
Family tree — not a canvas in a museum

(оба — тише)
Not a diagram, not a list of dry names

(V2 — very harsh, almost cry)
Remember your roots, do not forget your ancestors

(V1 — clean, strong)
In them is strength, memory, eternal law

(оба в унисон — максимально громко)
Leaves fall, but roots do not decay
As long as we remember, as long as we live

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[Verse 3]
(V1 — clean, warm)
And how we planted that apple tree in May —

(V1)
Father said: «Let it grow, like our family, for centuries»

(V1 + V2 low whisper)
Now its branches embrace the house

(V1 — clean, soft)
And sometimes to me — father’s voice — a river

(пауза)

(V2 — harsh whisper)
We are not perfect. Quarrels, resentments —

(V2)
It happened too, no way without it

(V1 + V2 unison — clean + harsh)
But if trouble comes to the house — all shields are removed
And no one will leave for anything

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[Chorus] (repeat, slower)
(V1 — clean, fading)
Family tree — not a canvas in a museum

(V1 + V2 low whisper)
Not a diagram, not a list of dry names

(V2 — harsh spoken)
Remember your roots, do not forget your ancestors

(V1 — clean)
In them is strength, memory, eternal law

(оба в унисон — тихо, но плотно)
Leaves fall, but roots do not decay
As long as we remember, as long as we live

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[Outro]
(V1 — clean, very slow, one line at a time)
Plant your tree. Warm it with warmth.

(пауза)

(V1)
Let new branches grow on it.

(пауза)

(V2 — harsh whisper, ritual)
Remember your roots, your ancestors —

(V1)
This is the strongest thing in the world.

(пауза 2 секунды)

(V1 + V2 unison — quiet, like a blessing)
Family tree — your eternal home.

(оба — один удар, громко)
Hold it. And hold on. It’s strong.