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.
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Солдат-2
Би-2 Lyrics
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Последнее сознание уже пустое
Как это утро раннее, в стране забыты
Как в небо без названия, в глазах открытых
Теряя равновесие, потом дыхание
Хватаешься за версию, наверно ранен
Но, падая, летит из рук в немую пропасть
И разница потеряна на месте боя
И в области простреленной уже нет боли
Не к месту что-то вспомнилось, часы застыли
Вставай солдат, все кончилось
Тебя убили.
These lyrics are from the song "Солдат-2" by the Russian rock band Би-2 (Bi-2). The song depicts the experience of a soldier who has died in battle. The opening lines express the soldier's final moments, describing their fading consciousness and the emptiness that overcomes them. The next lines portray the soldier's perception of the world around them as the morning breaks, noting that everything seems foreign and unfamiliar.
The subsequent lines highlight the soldier's struggle to maintain a sense of balance and control. They cling to a version of events, acknowledging their own wounds and the inevitability of their fall. However, as they descend into the abyss, their grip loosens, and the earth below them becomes like an indistinct shape, resembling either a circle or a globe.
The final lines reflect the soldier's realization that the battle has come to an end. They feel the loss of any distinction between life and death on the battlefield, with pain and time frozen in a never-ending moment. The soldier's fate is sealed, and as they urge themselves to rise, they conclude that it is too late – they have been killed.
Overall, the lyrics of "Солдат-2" evoke the haunting and tragic experience of a soldier's death in war, capturing the confusion, disorientation, and ultimate resignation that comes with such a fate.
Line by Line Meaning
И выпало заранее совсем простое
And what fell beforehand is completely simple
Последнее сознание уже пустое
The last consciousness is already empty
Как это утро раннее, в стране забыты
Like this early morning, forgotten in the country
Как в небо без названия, в глазах открытых
Like into the unnamed sky, with open eyes
Теряя равновесие, потом дыхание
Losing balance, then breath
Хватаешься за версию, наверно ранен
You grab onto a version, probably wounded
Но, падая, летит из рук в немую пропасть
But, falling, it flies from your hands into a mute abyss
Земля, похожая на круг или на глобус
The earth, resembling a circle or a globe
И разница потеряна на месте боя
And the difference is lost on the battlefield
И в области простреленной уже нет боли
And in the pierced area, there is no pain anymore
Не к месту что-то вспомнилось, часы застыли
Something irrelevant has been remembered, the clocks have stopped
Вставай солдат, все кончилось
Get up, soldier, it's all over
Тебя убили.
You were killed.
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