The Killing Man (Kungälv)

We were offered two hours of free studio time in Kungälv, but only Supriya, Andrés and Ollebull could make it, so The Killing Man was recorded as an instrumental and Nikki never sang on it. Here his vocals from Demo #1 have been separated out with AI and fitted to this recording, beat by beat.

When the soldiers came, the sun disappeared,
a life of joy was torn apart.
Could it be so bad? Could it be so sad?
Could it be so bad? It just drives me mad.

When I see the eyes of a crying wife
who have lost her man, how can she still stand?
How do I pretend it's not my best friend?
How can I pretend it's not happening?

After all this time, shouldn't we have learned
that to throw those stones doesn't make a friend?
It's still happening, so I have to sing,
I just have to sing.

As I sleep at night, there are men who fight,
so I think of you, and I think of me.
Should I let it be? Should I let it be?
We can't let it be, we can't let it be.

I hope you hear me loud, I hope you understand,
I hope you hear me loud, I hope you understand,
we can't go on like this,
killing man.

When I see the eyes of a dying child,
they just stole his life with a rusty knife.
How can I still smile? How can they feel pride?
How can people lie when the people die?

If I ruled the world, I would free your soul,
start it up again, let it out again.
It's not happening, so I have to sing,
I just have to sing, I just have to sing.

When the soldiers came, the sun disappeared,
a life of joy was torn apart.
Could it be so bad? Could it be so sad?
Could it be so bad? It just drives me mad.

If I ruled the world, I would free your soul,
start it up again, let it out again.
It's not happening, so I have to sing,
I just have to sing, I just have to sing.

I hope you hear me loud, I hope you understand,
I hope you hear me loud, I hope you understand,
we can't go on like this,
killing man, killing man, killing man,
the killing man.

Words and music: Ketebarbo