Martwy Rok
KSU Lyrics

The lyrics to KSU's song "Martwy Rok" seem to express a sense of disillusionment and hopelessness towards the present and future. The people are described as having faces like stone and hands like machines, with hidden and angry thoughts. The passing days are cruel, with dying hope and no one looking towards the past or future. The year is characterized as "dead," with the coming of another "dead year." The existence of people seems to be purely out of habit, with silence and no words spoken even though they could. The sun shines as it always has, but something inside us has died and refuses to revive again.

"Martwy Rok" portrays a sense of despair in modern society, suggesting that people have become numb and apathetic towards their surroundings. The repetition of the phrase "Kolejny martwy rok" ("Another dead year") emphasises the monotony and lack of progress happening in society. The description of people's faces as "granite" and hands as "machines" portray a sense of dehumanisation, hinting at how people have become robotic in their mannerisms, thoughts and actions. The line "Nikt nie patrzy już w przeszłość, jutra także nikt nie ma" ("No one looks towards the past, no one has the future either") suggests that people have become disconnected from their roots and their hopes for the future. As a result, they walk around like "random passers-by", lost in their own thoughts and unable to communicate.

Fact 1: KSU was a Polish punk rock group that formed in 1977 in the city of Ustronie Morskie.
Fact 2: The name KSU is derived from the initials of the village where the founding members met (Kultury Studenckiej Ustronie).
Fact 3: "Martwy Rok" was released in 1994 on the album titled "Pod prąd" ("Against the Tide").
Fact 4: The song gained popularity for its portrayal of the harsh realities of life in post-communist Poland.
Fact 5: KSU's music was banned by the communist government in the 1980s, and the band was often harassed by authorities.
Fact 6: In 2017, a cover of "Martwy Rok" was made by the Polish death metal band Vader.
Fact 7: KSU was one of the first punk bands in Poland to sing in their native language instead of English.
Fact 8: Throughout their career, KSU released over 20 albums and became one of the most successful and influential punk bands in Poland.
Fact 9: "Pod prąd", the album that "Martwy Rok" was released on, won a Fryderyk Award, one of Poland's most prestigious music awards.
Fact 10: KSU disbanded in 2004, but they continue to maintain a strong following in Poland and are considered pioneers of the punk rock movement in the country.

Chords (according to Ultimate Guitar):

Intro: Em

Verse: Em C D Em

Chorus: G D C G D C (x2)

Bridge: Em C D Em C D C G D C (x2) G D C

Outro: Em C D Em

(Note: This may not be the exact version that KSU plays)