Escape

Escape (Pobeg or Побег in Russian) is a song performed by Mikhail Shufutinskiy, a Russian pop singer. The song was released in 1983 and both the composition and lyrics were done by Mikhail. This specific song triggers Soldier Boy's PTSD, due to him listening to this song while being tortured during his Russian confinement, which causes him to lose control of his newfound powers.
==Lyrics==
(Translated)
Curly white acacia outside the window, the sun is
in the casement, the forest bright with scarlet.
Near the window an old lady sits, for so many
years, a mother has been waiting for her son from 
far-away Vorkuta.
Near the window an old lady sits, for so many 
years, a mother has been waiting for her son from 
far-away Vorkuta.
Then one evening they brought her a message, 
told a mother that at the the prime of life,
Having wooed a friend, your son Vitenka made an
escape in a dark, dark night.
Having wooed a friend, your son Vitenka made an 
escape in a dark, dark night. 
He left the camp into the blue yonder, walked by
the deep taiga through the nights 
To see his dear Mom and sister Tanya, 
Vityushenka was turning 21 that time. 
To see his dear Mom and sister Tanya, 
Vityushenka was turning 21 that time. 
One night there was a knock at the window, the 
mother, seeing her son, almost thought it was a 
"I will be shot soon, mom" and, pressing himself 
against the wall, suddenly he began to cry. 
Don't cry, old lady, don't be sad, do not! You won't 
bring your son back with tears. 
Crystal droplets on the birch branches dripped 
softly and shed their tears. 
Crystal droplets on the birch branches dripped 
softly and shed their tears. 
==Trivia==
*Vitenka is a diminutive form of the name Victor, Vityushenka is an even more diminutive form. It's something that a mother would call her son endearingly.
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