A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

Inspired by people met in Ukraine and by Bob Dylan...

Oh, where have you been, my sweet soul son?
And where have you been, my darling loved one?
I’ve been to the country of the red Kalina,
I’ve walked yellow fields and swim blue skies
I’ve been in a land claimed by war
I’ve been in a country painted by fear
And I’ve been to a place that cry the presence of a dove

And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, and it's a hard
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall

Oh, what did you see, my great soul son?
And what did you see, my darling loved one?
I saw houses and theaters destroyed by rockets
I saw thousands of people forced to leave their land
I saw a mother crying at her child's funeral
I saw mothers and children asking for bread
I saw old people queuing for water
I saw the deep void left by the war
I saw the love filling that void

And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall

Oh, what did you hear, my free soul son?
And what did you hear, my darling loved one?
I heard the sound of the rockets exploding in the sky
Heard the sound of the sea where you cannot swim
Heard the music of a piano playing by heart
Heard the pain and the hatred caused by weapons
Heard fear knocking at my door and love opening
Heard the music of a guitar fill the silence left by suffering
I felt the presence of my only Master, who is my God

And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall

Oh, who did you meet, my strong soul son?
And who did you meet, my darling loved one?
I met a woman tears for her son at the front
I met a man who decided not to abandon his town
I met a woman with a smile that strikes straight to your heart
I met a blonde little girl who tightly held my hand
I met a man, without violence, who became a friend
I met a blind man who illuminated the dark

And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall

And what'll you do now, my brown eye son?
And what'll you do now, my darling loved one?
I'm a-goin' ahead on my pathway, wherever it will take me
I’ll walk in yellow fields and under blue skies
Where the severe pile of snow has melted
Where the roses of spring have blossomed again
Where the river has finally found its way to the sea
And everything is illuminated by the force of love
Where people are many and feel so abandoned
Where violence is ugly and love is so needed
And from there I'll tell that nobody has the right to bomb people
And from there I’ll tell that nobody has the right to starve humans

Because to the poor ones I want to tie my life
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.