The Willy-Nicky Telegrams Einstürzende Neubauten

[The Kaiser and the Tsar are writing telegrams which are overlapping each other]
[1 Voice Tsar] & [Second Voice Kaiser]
[ticking sound like from a second hand of a watch]

[Telegram 1]
[Tsar to Kaiser]------------------------[Kaiser to Tsar]
I appeal to you to help me
An ignoble war has been declared
Very soon I shall be overwhelmed
Forced to take extreme measures ----------------------------------------The spirit still dominates ----------------------------------------the country
Such a calamity----------------------That led them to murder ----------------------------------------their own king
European war ------------------------Dastardly murder
I beg you to do what you can-------Deserved punishment

Stop your allies-----------------------In this case - politics
From going too far------------------- plays no part at all

Nicky----------------------------------Your very sincere and ----------------------------------------devoted friend and cousin ----------------------------------------Willy

[Telegram 2]
[Kaiser to Tsar]------------------------[Tsar to Kaiser]
I cannot consider Austria’s action
An »ignoble« war
It would be quite possible-----------Thanks for your telegram
For Russia to remain------------------ conciliatory and friendly
A spectator of the conflict-----------The official message by Without involving Europe-----------your ambassador
In the most horrible war--------------Is in a very different tone
Military measures would
Jeopardize my position as ------------Beg you to explain this mediator-------------------------------divergency!