BI-2 is a Russian rock band. It was formed in Belarus in 1988 by Leva (Yego… Read Full Bio ↴BI-2 is a Russian rock band. It was formed in Belarus in 1988 by Leva (Yegor Bortnik) and Shura (Alexander Uman), who both took the surname BI-2. BI originally was the abbreviation of "Bereg Istini" ("Shores of truth"), the previous name of the band. In the early years the band was playing punk rock music.

In 1991 BI-2 moved to Israel and disbanded in 1993. Shura moved to Australia where he joined a darkwave band, Chiron. He invited Leva to join it in 1996. Chiron was an obscure band, featuring vocals by Michael Aliani. Some of the Chiron songs were re-recorded and re-released in 2006 as the album "Chiron" by BI-2, with Leva's vocals.

In 1998 Leva and Shura moved to Russia to conquer the rock scene. They participated in the soundtrack for the Брат 2 ("Brother II") movie by Alexey Balabanov, and soon became one of the most popular rock bands. In 2005 BI-2 together with Mихаил Карасев (Mikhail Karasev) (BI-2's lyrics writer and Shura's uncle) released the Нечётный Воин ("Odd Warrior") project, joined by many Russian rock and pop artists.

A complete discography with Lyrics and English translations can be found here:
http://www.russmus.net/band.jsp?band=Bi-2

Official site:
http://www.bdva.ru

Восток
Би-2 Lyrics

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Как со стаей птиц бескрылых
Занесло меня
Как тревога отпустила
Занялась тоска

Мне неверие любое
Лестница в небо
Заберут ли с поля боя

Друга моего

Как одиноко на ближнем востоке
Неразделенной любви

Мне дороги без названий
Весть издалека
Перекресток расставаний
Город из песка

Птицей в клетке бьется сердце
Полная луна

Никуда теперь не деться
Не сойти с ума

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Би-2's song "Восток" describe a feeling of being lost and alone, like a bird without wings, and overwhelmed by sadness. The singer expresses disbelief in anything, as if even the idea of a staircase to heaven seems impossible. They wonder if their friend will be taken from the battlefield and carry a longing for an aching, unrequited love in the desolate landscape of the Near East. The singer feels a sense of longing for a direction or sign, wishing for news from afar and a path through the crossroads of goodbye.

Line by Line Meaning

Как со стаей птиц бескрылых
Like a flock of wingless birds

Занесло меня
It carried me away

Как тревога отпустила
Like an alarm was released

Занялась тоска
Melancholy ignited

Мне неверие любое
No belief is left for me

Лестница в небо
Stairway to the sky

Заберут ли с поля боя
Will they take away from the battlefield

Друга моего
My friend

Как одиноко на ближнем востоке
How lonely it is in the Near East

Неразделенной любви
Of an undivided love

Мне дороги без названий
Roads with no names are dear to me