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Lenin
Singer/Songwriter
Lenin was released on March 20, 2026 by Joseph Bradshaw as a part of the album They'll Know We Are Singers by Our Vests
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Release DateMarch 20, 2026
LabelJoseph Bradshaw
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joseph Bradshaw
Joseph Bradshaw
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Greg Perkins
Greg Perkins
Electric Guitar, Baritone, Solo
Casey Chambers
Casey Chambers
Background Vocals
Abraham Couch
Abraham Couch
Bass Guitar
Steve Pardo
Steve Pardo
Trumpet
Andy Simonds
Andy Simonds
Hammond Organ
Dylon York
Dylon York
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joseph Bradshaw
Joseph Bradshaw
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joseph Bradshaw
Joseph Bradshaw
Producer
Greg Perkins
Greg Perkins
Recording Engineer
Steve Pardo
Steve Pardo
Recording Engineer
Jeremy Griffith
Jeremy Griffith
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Lenin was a man at ease
Said Lenin as he scratched his knees,
“Darlin’ do you like all these
People I have freed?
“From famine, poverty, and theft
Without me they’d have nothing left
My bloodwork carried all the heft
I was their only need”
“Murdering is easy
If you understand your fate
Maybe that’s why I’m a killer
Idealists are born to hate”
“Comrade Stalin played the plan
Siberian Forest to Kazakstan
He slaughtered every woman, man—
He pulled up every weed
“And then when Josef’s work was done
When he had plucked out every one
That’s when I shot him with a gun
According with my need”
“Making friends is easy
If you’ve got the skills to make
Maybe that’s why I’m a killer
Idealists are prone to hate”
“Leon Trotsky did his best
To fill the world with Soviets
Stopped the anticommunists
10 million less to feed
Now Leon lives in Mexico
With Frida Khalo, don’t you know
The two of them are on a roll
And Hollywood is freed”
“Betrayal’s very easy
If you know who you can make
Maybe that’s why I’ve succeeded
Idealists can never wait”
“So now my revolution’s through
October’s gone, November, too
In December I will save a few
On New Year’s plant the seed
“Now everyone left here is blest
Sure some have died to build the nest
The time has come to take my rest
My dollar for my deed”
“Justice isn’t easy
First it steals and then it breaks
Maybe it made me a killer
Idealists are born to hate”
Written by: Joseph Bradshaw
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