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Griviţa ([ˈɡrivitsa]) is an area of Bucharest, Romania, centered on the Griviţa Railway Yards (Atelierele Căi Ferate Griviţa), which were and still are an important landmark within the manufacturing landscape of the city. Located near Gara de Nord, their history dates back to the late decades of the 19th century, when they were developed in order to perform maintenance and overhaul of railway equipment serving Căile Ferate Române.
The name reflects the Romanian spelling for Grivitsa, a Bulgarian village near Plevna (Pleven), where one of the Ottoman redoubts in the Plevna's defenses was stormed and captured with heavy casualties by the Romanian Army during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (see Siege of Plevna).
What initially started only to serve the city of Bucharest and the surrounding areas, grew over time into a cornerstone of the entire railway industry of Romania. In the interwar period, after the start of the Great Depression, Griviţa Railway Yards also become a focal point of the labor movement. The Griviţa Strike of 1933 and its violent repression by the authorities are still remembered in Romania.
Hatred stronger than ever
Since you turned your back at me
How can I put my trust
In someone false like you
Blinded by the tales, I chose my path
No more lustful living, I changed my ways
And before I knew it, I was enslaved
Under the sign of christ, I fell from grace
Not a sign of proof, only the words
Spoken from the preachers, the selfelected
Seeing sin in everything to gain their grip
I must find a way to get me out of the light
You don't need to save me
Ill save myself
Don't try to pursuade me
My life is Mine
Hatred became my fate
Under the sign of christ I fell from grace
Blinded by the tales
I must find a way to get me out of the light
You don't need to save me
Ill save myself
Don't try to pursuade me