Wow. I just sang this on karaoke last night.

Awesome song. ORIGA has a great voice & Yoko Kanno composes wonderful music

@ Natascha:

Lyrics: http://www.imeem.com/people/qH7n4_/music/VlGqktJ0/origa-ghost-in-the-shell-2nd-gig-sac/#gNx42OFkpfJkzuF

Russian and English. xD

THEN WHAT THE HELL IS IT THEN?

A cursory glance at google reveals that Swahili isn't even nowhere near the same as the language in the lyrics. I do hope you're joking, or you're either blind or just don't look up your facts.

I love this song though; Origa has such a beautiful voice. It's interesting trying to sing along with her and knowing that you're brutally failing at it. xD

no wait, its in swahili D:

I'm a soldier, znachit ya
I otvetchik i sud'ya
Ya stoyu na dvuh kontsah ognya
Ogibaya virazhi, obgonyaya smert' i zhizn'
Ya begu srazit'sya s ten'yu lzhi

Skol'ko b nitej ne plyol obman
Pokazhet lik sveta istina

* Save your tears
for the day
when our pain is far behind
on your feet
come with me
we are soldiers stand or die

Save your fears
take your place
save them for the judgement day
fast and free
follow me
time to make the sacrifice
we rise or fall

I'm a soldier, born to stand
in this waking hell I am
witnessing more than I can compute

pray myself we don't forget
lies, betrayed and the oppressed
please give me the strength to be the truth

people facing the fire together
if we don't, we'll lose all we have found

* repeat

Za mechtoyu na kraj propasti
Lish' tol'ko tak mozhno mir spasti

Ty ne plach',
Slyozy spryach',
Ved' nastanet novyj den'
Tvoj ogon'
Sogrevat'
Budet tysyachi serdets
A sejchas podnimis'
Spryach' podal'she bol' i strah
Pobedit tot, kto prav
Znaj, chto vsyo v tvoih rukah

* repeat

I'm a soldier meaning that I am
both the defendant and the judge
I'm standing on both sides of the fire
Going around turns, overtaking death and life
I'm running to fight with the shadows of a lie

No matter how many threads deception would weave
Truth will show its face of light

*Save your tears
for the day
when our pain is far behind
on your feet
come with me
we are soldiers stand or die

Save your fears
take your place
save them for the judgment day
fast and free
follow me
time to make the sacrifice
we rise or fall

I'm a soldier, born to stand
in this waking hell I am
witnessing more than I can compute

Pray myself we don't forget
lies, betrayed and the oppressed
please give me the strength to be the truth

People facing the fire together
if we don't, we'll lose all we have found

(Repeat *)

After a dream to the edge of a chasm
Only that way can the world be saved

Don't you cry, hide the tears
Because a new day will start
Your fire will be heated
By thousands of hearts
But now get up
Hide the pain and fear far away
The one who's right will win
Know that everything is in your hands

(Repeat *)

I'm a soldier, znachit ya
I otvyetchik i sud'ya
Ya stoyu na dvukh kontsakh ognya
Ogibaya virazhi, obgonyaya smyert' i zhizn'
Ya byegu srazit'sya s tyen'yu lzhi

skol'ko b nityey nye plyol obman
pokazhyet lik svyeta istina

*Save your tears
for the day
when our pain is far behind
on your feet
come with me
we are soldiers stand or die

Save your fears
take your place
save them for the judgement day
fast and free
follow me
time to make the sacrifice
we rise or fall

I'm a soldier, born to stand
in this waking hell I am
witnessing more than I can compute

pray myself we don't forget
lies, betrayed and the oppressed
please give me the strength to be the truth

people facing the fire together
if we don't, we'll lose all we have found

*repeat

Za myechtoyu nakray propasti
Lish' tol'ko tak mozhno mir spasti

Ty nye plach',
Slyozy spryach',
Ved' nastanyet novyy den'
Tvoy ogon'
Sogryevat'
Budyet tysyachi syerdets
A syeychas podnimis'
Spryach' podal'shye bol' i strakh
Pobyedit tot, kto prav
Znay, chto vsyo v tvoikh rukakh

*repeat