They don't know what pain is
They don't know what death is
They don't know what fear is
Stand alone among the wormy walls
The major will strangle them all, he's coming
He rattles his boots, but falls - ice
And we are the ice under the major’s feet!

They laugh easily, they have lively eyes
They are defenseless, they like to live
And they are all together and it has always been like this
They are the last who remember what light is
And we have nothing left - we are dying
And all we can do is be just ice
But we are ice under the major’s feet!

We are ice under the major’s feet! (3 times).

When I'm with them I stop dying
They have open hands and colorful words
They breathe grass and don't care about anything
And the major goes to destroy them
None of them will accept us, none of them will understand
But the major will slip, the major will fall

We are ice under the major’s feet! (3 times).

As long as we exist, there will be evil ice
And the major will slip, the major will fall
After all, we are ice under the major’s feet!

We are ice under the major’s feet! (3 times).

We are ice! They don't know what pain
They don't know what death
They don't know what fear
Standing alone among the worm-eaten walls
Major strangle them all in a row, he goes
He rattles his boots, but fell - ice
And we - the ice beneath your feet Major!

They laugh easily, their bright eyes
They are defenseless, they like to live
And all of them together and it has always been
They are the last who remembers what - light
And we don't have anything - we mrem
And all that we can - it just be ice
But we - the ice beneath your feet Major!

We are a major ice legs! (3 times).

When I"m with them, I stop dead
They open hands and colored words
They breathe grass and they do not care at all
A major is to destroy them
None of them will take us, no one will understand
But the major podskolznetsya Major fall

We are a major ice legs! (3 times).

As long as we exist, is an evil ice
And Major podskolznetsya Major fall
After all, we - the ice beneath your feet Major!

We are a major ice legs! (3 times).

COMMENTS:

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We are the ice under the Major's feet... - according to Letov, this phrase was invented by his colleague Jeff (Evgeniy Filatov).

...in March 1985, the KGB case began... And in November we were all tied up. And they began to make a global case about an anti-Soviet organization, a terrorist act, etc. They wanted to accuse us of preparing for the explosion of an oil refinery. The threats began. The promotion went all the way to Moscow. Kostya was drafted into the army within one day, although he had heart failure. Moreover, they sent me to Baikonur, where there is a closed zone. And they threatened me that if I didn’t tell where the samizdat came from, etc., they would start injecting me with so-called truth-telling drugs, that is, drugs, so that I would say something in a state of insanity. After that, the matter was turned in such a way that I knocked. He hit it, not under pressure. This went on for a month. I had never experienced anything like this before, I hadn’t tried drugs, nothing. And then I thought, is there any point in doing something? I just decided to commit suicide. I wrote a piece of paper: “I am committing suicide under the pressure of Major Vladimir Vasilyevich Meshkov, etc.” They somehow became aware of this. I still don't know how. I was taken to a psychiatric hospital and the case was suspended. All my acquaintances and friends were required to sign that they would not have anything to do with me. There was an official warning from the prosecutor's office. And when I was released three months later, I had no one to play with. And I myself began to learn to play different instruments and was alone for a whole year, writing songs. “Ice Under the Major’s Feet”, “Totalitarianism” - this is from that time.

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E. Letov, 03/02/1990:

I believe that I don’t have a single song about politics at all. In fact, everything that happened before was “Ice under the Major’s feet”... The Major is there, etc. - this is a certain system of images and symbols... Here is “Ice under the Major’s feet” - a song about not a major, you know, but about a certain structure of being...


"Ice Under the Major's Feet"

“Ice under the Major’s feet” (last concert in Sverdlovsk on February 9, 2008)

Lyrics of the song "Ice Under the Major's Feet":

They don't know what pain is
They don't know what death is
They don't know what fear is
Stand alone among the wormy walls

The major will strangle them all, he's coming
He rattles his boots, but falls - ice
And we are the ice under the major’s feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet! (3 times)

They laugh easily, they have lively eyes
They are defenseless, they like to live
And they are all together and it has always been like this
They are the last who remember what light is

And we have nothing left - we are dying
And all we can do is be just ice
But we are ice under the major’s feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!

When I'm with them I stop dying
They have open hands and colorful words
They breathe grass and don't care about anything
And the major goes to destroy them

None of them will accept us, none of them will understand
But the major will slip, the major will fall

We are ice under the Major's feet!

As long as we exist, there will be evil ice
And the major will slip, the major will fall
After all, we are ice under the major’s feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!

Included in the album

COMMENTS to the SONG:

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We are ice under the Major’s feet... - according to Letov, this phrase was invented by his colleague Jeff (Evgeniy Filatov).

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E. Letov, 1990, magazine “Peripheral nervous system” No. 2, Barnaul:

...in March 1985, the KGB case began... And in November we were all tied up. And they began to make a global case about an anti-Soviet organization, a terrorist act, etc. They wanted to accuse us of preparing for the explosion of an oil refinery. The threats began. The promotion went all the way to Moscow. Kostya was drafted into the army within one day, although he had heart failure. Moreover, they sent me to Baikonur, where there is a closed zone. And they threatened me that if I didn’t tell where the samizdat came from, etc., they would start injecting me with so-called truth-telling drugs, that is, drugs, so that I would say something in a state of insanity. After that, the matter was turned in such a way that I knocked. He hit it, not under pressure. This went on for a month. I had never experienced anything like this before, I hadn’t tried drugs, nothing. And then I thought, is there any point in doing something? I just decided to commit suicide. I wrote a piece of paper: “I am committing suicide under the pressure of Major Vladimir Vasilyevich Meshkov, etc.” They somehow became aware of this. I still don't know how. I was taken to a psychiatric hospital and the case was suspended. All my acquaintances and friends were required to sign that they would not have anything to do with me. There was an official warning from the prosecutor's office. And when I was released three months later, I had no one to play with. And I myself began to learn to play different instruments and was alone for a whole year, writing songs. “Ice Under the Major’s Feet”, “Totalitarianism” - this is from that time.

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Sergei Letov (Egor's brother). Program “What people will say”:

He (Yegor Letov), ​​of course, was a deeply anti-Soviet person, fought against Soviet power, and in 1987 he was even placed for compulsory treatment in a psychiatric clinic by KGB officer Meshkov - Major Meshkov, yes... He spent three months there. And then perestroika began, and he was released.

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E. Letov, 03/02/1990:

I believe that I don’t have a single song about politics at all. In fact, everything that was before was “Ice under the Major’s feet”... The Major is there, etc. - this is a certain system of images and symbols... Here is “Ice under the feet of the major” - a song about not about any major, you know, but about a certain structure of being...

Lyrics of the song “Ice Under the Major’s Feet”:

Loss:Dm,A#(4 times)

Dm G C F
They don't know what pain is
They don't know what death is
They don't know what fear is
Stand alone among the wormy walls
G A
The major will strangle them all, he's coming
G A
He rattles his boots, but falls - there is ice
Dm A#
And we are the ice under the major’s feet!

They laugh easily, they have lively eyes
They are defenseless, they like to live
And they are all together and it has always been like this
They are the last who remember what light is
And we have nothing left - we are dying
And all we can do is be just ice
But we are ice under the major’s feet!
We are ice under the major’s feet! (3 times).

Loss: verse.

When I'm with them I stop dying
They have open hands and colorful words
They breathe grass and don't care about anything
And the major goes to destroy them
None of them will accept us, none of them will understand
But the major will slip, the major will fall

We are ice under the major’s feet! (3 times).

As long as we exist, there will be evil ice
And the major will slip, the major will fall
After all, we are ice under the major’s feet!
We are ice under the major’s feet! (3 times).
We are ice!

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Lyrics of the song Civil Defense - We Are Ice

They don't know what pain is
They don't know what death is
They don't know what fear is
Stand alone among the wormy walls

The major will strangle them all, he's coming
He rattles his boots, but falls - there is ice
And we are the ice under the major’s feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!

They laugh easily, they have lively eyes
They are defenseless, they like to live
And they are all together and it has always been like this
They are the last who remember what light is

And we have nothing left - we are dying
And all we can do is be just ice
But we are ice under the major’s feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!

When I'm with them I stop dying
They have open hands and colorful words
They breathe grass and don't care about anything
And the major goes to destroy them

None of them will accept us, none of them will understand
But the major will slip, the major will fall
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!

As long as we exist, there will be evil ice
And the major will slip, the major will fall
After all, we are ice under the major’s feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice under the Major's feet!
We are ice!

Translation of the song Civil Defense - We are Ice

Civil Defense - We Are Ice

They don't know what is a pain
They don't know what is death
They don't know what is fear
Standing alone among the worm-eaten walls

Major will strangle them all in a row, he goes
He rattles his boots, but fell - black ice
And
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!

They laugh easily, they have lively eyes
They are defenseless, they like to live
And they"re all together and so always been
They are the last who remembers what is - light

And we have nothing is left - we are dying
And all that we can - is to be just ice
But we are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!

When I with them - I stop dying
They have open arms and color words
They breathe grass and they do not care
And Major goes to destroy them

None of them will take us, no one will understand
But the Major slip, the Major fall
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!

As long as we exist, will be evil black ice
And the Major slip, the Major fall
Coz we are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice under feet of Major!
We are ice!