This is the kind of image I have in my head for the first part of the narrative for 'I don't wanna be a soldier'. This wacky huge warped chess set, possibly even changing shape as we attempt to stay upright, attempt to carry on sending our message through creativity, all the while a huge Putin towers above us moving pieces, blowing shit up etc.. Putin's just having a laugh.. My character's just singing, scared. Then through all this Deano's character could be on the drums, not letting anything phase him, then later on when Deanos character comes to the mic, the rest of us slowly start not giving a shit, signing, playing louder, even turn to face Putin ourselves, sending our noise straight towards him. Then slowly Putin starts to shrink. Our chess pieces begin to move in taking Putin's pieces (Could Deano even be the player playing Putin, like he's massive too, we don't see him in the first part, but when he comes to do his verse, maybe he's just massive, like Deano's taking him on, then through his words rallies the rest of us to make a stand with him. )

Would it be too on the nose for our chess pieces to have paintbrushes and stuff like that as weapons? the paint brush is mightier than the sword? I dunno. Fighting Putin's army who have guns, with art supplies. I dunno maybe that's too much.

Then towards the end, Deano has Putin as a gimp and will got to town on him..

Creative Uprising