Ballad of Vitaly-Delta Spirit

[ti:Ballad of Vitaly] [ar:Delta Spirit] [al:History from Below] [by:] [offset:0] [00:07.80]In the German sky there once was a plane [00:14.30] [00:17.93]It carries 71 children and their mothers to spain [00:22.19] [00:24.32]Well this plane was sure something [00:28.63]It was full of young Russians [00:34.62]Proudly to gander at topics discussin' [00:37.38] [00:40.81]Now Pete the Swiss was doublin' shifts [00:46.82] [00:51.13]Jugglin' the iron controlled by his lips [00:54.82] [00:57.13]Not a minute too soon children fell to their doom [01:03.57] [01:07.07]Struck dead in the air orphan a father or two [01:10.94] [01:13.69]He just laid in the alley [01:15.63] [01:18.19]Now orphan Vitaly met a young girl [01:24.44] [01:26.24]Married her quickly [01:27.61] [01:28.18]Was so damn in love that they had their two kids [01:32.74]Had a great job; construction in Spain [01:37.24]They were going to see Papa from Caucasus mountain range [01:40.55] [01:41.62]Now that damn Swissman crashed them into a plane [01:45.61]I will find where he lives [01:48.12]Speak to his face with the blood in my eyes [01:51.61] [01:52.37]He will see my pain [01:57.43] [02:00.30]Many weeks passed [02:04.49]For fear of a suit [02:10.05]The airline said nothin Vitaly turned blue [02:13.43] [02:16.24]For the killing they done [02:18.24] [02:20.55]No apology made [02:22.30] [02:25.99]Is it 'cause we are Russian you treat us this way [02:30.24] [02:32.74]Through a friend that he new Vitaly found Pete [02:43.11]He came to his doorstep expecting to speak [02:46.43] [02:49.49]But Pete blew him off [02:54.14]Threw down the pictures Vi brought [02:57.70] [02:59.58]Pictures of the 3 most important he lost [03:02.52] [03:05.83]As the pictures fell down [03:08.77] [03:11.27]Re-enacting the day [03:16.27]Vitaly's eye blackened [03:18.39]No human remained [03:21.89]Well so much can be said [03:26.63]For a man in his shoes [03:31.05]There's no glamour in vengeance [03:33.61]There's only this rule: [03:37.15]That the lives you lost can never come back [03:46.34]And the deed in return is worse than the act [03:53.15]Blinded by love and the pain of his loss [04:02.03]He could not remember the act of assault [04:07.65]He awoke in his room all covered in blood [04:17.34]The cops they'd come knockin [04:20.15]They knew what he'd done [04:27.72]The government leaned [04:32.47]Vitaly was free [04:33.70]They called him the hero a man above kings [04:38.71]A shadow of man they were praising his deed [04:47.64]He was alone killed a father of 3 [04:52.14]No deed that he did could make him complete [04:56.02]It could have been different if only Pete said [05:00.08]"I'm sorry for killin' the few joys you had" [05:04.02]But now there's nothin' for Vitaly to do [05:08.17]But step off a cliff or hang in the noose [05:12.24]Robbed of forgiveness that he could'a gave [05:15.55] [05:17.51]There's no man left to save