NEW SONG, 'GONZALO LIRA' RELEASED MAY 9TH, 2024

 “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth

 is a revolutionary act.”

On February 24 of 2022, in what appeared to many as to come out of the blue, Russia invaded its neighbor Ukraine. Since then, the Biden administration with the help of our (supposed) free press has been relentlessly bombarding us with story after story of how Ukraine is just the latest victim of communist threat of Russian expansion. We’ve been sold, on what seems like on a daily basis, the narrative that if the West/NATO doesn’t step in to aid Ukraine in its defense of its homeland, Europe would be next to fall to the communist invaders. Then, Putin’s war machine will end up in our own backyard.

For months I bought into this narrative until one day a video randomly popped up in my YouTube feed. It was by a podcaster/independent journalist by the name of Gonzalo Lira. Gonzalo had been living in Ukraine in the city of Kharkov when the Russians began their special military operation. The specific episodes were: ‘2022.05.01 The Real War’ and ‘2022.05.21 This Is The Third Donbas War’. As I listened intently, I came to realization that what I had been led to believe as the unjust invasion of Ukraine by Russia, was in fact mis/dis-information. Quite frankly, fabricated lies sold to us by our very own government and the mass media.

For the next few months I investigated Gonzalo’s videos and claims and found that all the information that he had been reporting was and is ALL public knowledge; and rooted in historical FACTS. At the time, Gonzalo was the lone voice crying out in the wilderness trying to educate his listeners. One will find out by watching his videos that he’s just a normal guy living in a country being torn apart by war. He reported on what he saw, and through exhaustive investigations, uncovered the truth of the conflict. Despite being seen as a Russian sympathizer, which he tells you he is not, Lira clearly voiced his love for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in his videos. It was that love for the country and his conscience that drove him daily to expose the Zelensky regime and the West’s plans to use Ukraine and its people as pawns to ultimately wage war on Russia.

On April 15th, 2022 Gonzalo Lira went missing after being detained by the SBU, the Secret Service of Ukraine, for allegedly being a Russian spy. He resurfaced again on the 22nd; they released him after finding no evidence of the accusations. The supposed democratic government of Ukraine put him under surveillance and he was ordered to not leave the city or flee the country.

So, like any good journalist, he went back to seeking the truth and sharing his findings with the world. Apparently, he must have been on the right path as he was arrested again on May 1, 2023. Lira was arrested for violating Article 436-2 of Ukraine's criminal code, which prohibits justification of Russia's ongoing invasion of the country.

So, in other words, he was arrested and found guilty for telling the truth (FACTS that are public knowledge that any one can look up if they care to do so). His crime? It really boils down to freedom of speech, the right that every American in a free democracy shares. It is ironic that our government tells us that its support of Ukraine is paramount if Democracy is to survive in the free world. And yet, the very supposedly democratic government of Ukraine arrests people who speak out on the historical facts of the conflict. An American citizen arrested and found guilty for the crime of Freedom of Speech.

July 31st, a couple of days before he was to be found guilty in a Ukrainian court and sentenced to 9 years in a hard labor camp. Gonzalo made the decision to flee the country and try and reach the Hungarian border, hoping to seek political asylum. Just before he made the last three-mile trek to the border he posted 3 videos on his YouTube channel. In the videos, he shared his plan and pleaded for help from his subscribers. He basically said, ‘If you don’t hear from me again know that it didn’t end well’.

That was the last time Gonzalo was heard from up until his death that was reported by the SBU on January 16th, 2024. He died in a Ukrainian prison. All his pleas for help to the US State Department fell on deaf ears. In the end, the Biden administration did nothing to help an American citizen unlawfully tried for a speech crime by the Zelensky regime.

When I first heard of Gonzalo’s death my heart sank. I spent the next few days re-watching the last three videos he posted as he fled Ukraine. A few days later as I lay alone in the dark staring at the ceiling trying to fall asleep, the seed for this song was born. Gonzalo Lira made a decision, most likely in the dark as he took a slow drag from his half smoked cigarette…that he wasn’t going to sit back and accept his fate perpetrated by a criminal government regime masquerading as a democracy.

In the end, Gonzalo Lira lived and died on his own terms. He took a stand for the truth and it cost him his life. His mission up until his death was to share the historical facts of the conflict in Ukraine that most of the western world is ignorant of. In my minds eye I can still see him giving that so familiar Gonzalo smirk and looking deep into the camera and uttering those very wise words, ‘Understand what’s going on!’

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Gonzalo Lira
Words & Music by Shawn M. Hutchings/HUTCH

підозрюваний, ймовірно, втече з країни
the suspect is likely to flee the country
прикордонники були повідомлені
border guards were notified

Verse #1
I can’t deny my eyes, I see thru all their lies,
My conscience won’t look the other way.
I wrestle with my thoughts armed with logic I’ve fought,
To see the color beyond all these clouds of gray.
With the power in their hands,
They’ll do what they can to poison the well.
You’d better watch what you say,
Or they’ll lock you away in some hell.

місцезнаходження підозрюваного встановлено
The location of the suspect has been established
агенти, що пересуваються в польових умовах
agents moving in the field

Verse #2
As the minutes melt away I lay pondering my fate,
Every tiny sound a pounding at my door.
I’ve no where to run says the smoke that burns my lungs,
As I place my feet firmly on the floor.
Every choice that I’ve made has led me to this day,
I laugh or I’ll cry…(I laugh or I’ll cry)
With the wind in my hair I breathe the open air,
As I flee for my life.

Solo

Підозрюваного визнали винним у поширенні брехні та розпалюванні ненависті до уряду Зеленського.
The suspect was found guilty of spreading lies and inciting hatred against the Zelensky government.
підозрюваного позбавляють волі.
the suspect is deprived of liberty.

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Verse #3
Like the prophets of old who tore down kingdoms of gold,
With the TRUTH shouted from on high.
The darkness cannot stand if just one courageous man
Ignites a candle and holds up its light.
The choice to think and say is the only crime I pay
They want to steal our rights,
But the powers on our side if we stand in the divide
And expose all their lies, expose all their lies, expose all their lies expose all their lies…

агенти бачать підозрюваного і наближаються до нього agents see the suspect and approach him

Ending Chorus
Gonzalo Lira…If I disappear just gaze into the mirror,
I’m there in your eyes…(I’m there in your eyes)
Gonzalo Lira…All our flesh & blood they stomp into the mud, cries out to the skies…(cries out to the skies)

Gonzalo Lira…they need to keep us blind, open up your mind,
Know what’s goin’ on…what’s goin’ on…what’s goin’ on!
Gonzalo Lira…they need to keep us blind, open up your mind,
Know what’s goin’ on…what’s goin’ on…what’s goin’ on!

Outro:
What’s goin’ on…
ВІЙНА - ЦЕ МИР - WAR IS PEACE
what’s goin’ on…
НЕЗНАННЯ - ЦЕ СИЛА - IGNORANCE IS POWER
what’s goin’ on…
СВОБОДА - ЦЕ РАБСТВО - FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
what’s goin’ on…
What’s going on???
What’s going on???

Підозрюваного затримано
The suspect was detained

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