Shapoval's Reverence

by Stephen Dunwoody

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THIS IS A CHARITY SINGLE
All money raised from this track will go towards an ambulance and medical supplies for Ukraine.
The song, a tribute to a wonderful human, is a solo project by the Mono Trio's Stephen Dunwoody.
A 'reverence' is the final act in a ballet.

Oleksandr Shapoval was an Honored Artist of Ukraine and a ballet soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine, where he performed for 28 seasons. Shapoval also taught dance at the Kyiv State Choreographic School.
The 47-year old, volunteered to the ranks of the territorial defense of Kyiv in the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion. Later, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and operated a grenade launcher.
On September 12, Oleksandr died in a battle near Mayorsk in the Donetsk region under Russian mortar shelling.

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LYRICS
The curtain has opened
There’s a spotlight on the stage
May I dance a freedom dance for you
As history is written on a crumpled dusty page
I will dance a freedom dance for you

Tonight is to be brave
Face the sadists at our door
I will dance a freedom dance tonight
That hungry carnivore will be scouring here for more
But I will dance my freedom dance tonight

Swap my ballet flats for blades
My costume for grenades
I will dance a different dance for now
I am not a hero but I’ll man the barricades
I will dance a freedom dance tonight

A defender of ideals
A performer of dreams
Shapik you must be just who you are
This desperate act of valour
Is not all that it seems
But freedom is a dance worth fighting for

The curtain is falling
As I take my final bow
I have danced my freedom dance for you
My love I leave for you
My dance eternal now
I have danced my freedom dance for you
I have danced my freedom dance for you
Yea, I will dance a freedom dance tonight

I am not a hero but I’ll man the barricades
Now I dance eternally for you
I am not a hero but I’ll man the barricades
Now I dance eternally for you

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released December 9, 2022
Music and lyrics - Stephen Dunwoody
Produced by Stephen Dunwoody at Haddington Studios.

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All music mixed and mastered at Haddington Studios by Stephen Dunwoody.

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