Комсомольск (Komsomolsk) is a Russian indie group founded in 2017 in Mosco… Read Full Bio ↴Комсомольск (Komsomolsk) is a Russian indie group founded in 2017 in Moscow. Currently it consists of four musicians. In ironic lyrics, the band combines timeless themes with signs of the present, putting lines on the major guitar pop music. In 2020, the quartet released their first full-length album "Ближний Свет" (Near Light), which differs from previous releases in greater emotionality and complexity of sound.

The history of the Komsomolsk group began with the acquaintance of Daria Deryugina, Ivan Ryabov and Arina Andreeva in 2015, long before the release of the first joint works. A few months later, Daria suggested that Ivan and Arina create a Russian-speaking musical group, and they agreed. The participants chose the name intuitively - the choice fell on the "Komsomolsk" proposed by Ivan Ryabov. A little later, Ilya Lopatin joined the band as a drummer. With this composition in 2016, the group began rehearsals.

The band released their debut mini-album "Комсомольск-1" (Komsomolsk-1) in 2017. The presentation of the mini-album took place on June 21, 2017 at a joint concert with the group "Любовь и Роботы" (Love and Robots). From the first performance, multi-colored wigs of girls became an invariable element of the group's stage image. One of the reasons for the appearance of wigs at concerts was Daria's desire to distinguish between her two projects: the Russian-language Komsomolsk and the English-language "Gin&Milk", founded before the appearance of Komsomolsk. After the first concert in connection with the move to Poland, Ilya Lopatin left the group, and his place was taken by the Voronezh drummer Pavel Kochetov. Immediately after the performance, Komsomolsk began to cooperate with the independent music label "Peter Explorer", on which two more mini-albums were released by the end of 2017: "Касса Свободы" (Kassa Svobody) and "90210".

The fourth mini-album "Дорогие Москвичи" (Dear Muscovites), recorded in the spring of 2018, became a major breakthrough. The release was followed by the filming of the first video "Где мы сейчас?" (Where are we now?), solo concerts in Moscow, performances at the festivals "Дикая Мята" (Wild Mint), Пикник "Афиша" (Picnic "Afisha"), "Motherland", "Антон Тут Рядом" (Anton Tut Ryadom), a performance in the program "Вечерний Ургант" (Evening Urgant). As part of cooperation with "Яндекс.Музыка" (Yandex.Music) a video was filmed for the song "Оркестр" (Orchestra) and the song "Мы ищем человека" (We are looking for a man) was recorded for the "Inhuman Music project", created in collaboration with the "Yandex" neural network. In 2018-2019, the first tour of the Komsomolsk group took place in the cities of Russia and Belarus, a distinctive feature of which was the performance of cover versions of hits of local cult groups at every performance.

In 2019, the fifth mini-album "День Психа" (The Day of the Psycho) was released. The presentation of the work took place on the roof of "Рабочий и Колхозница" (the Worker and Kolkhoz Woman) pavilion and, despite the rain, the concert was played to the end. On December 23, the group published its only video from the release for the song "Чёрный Квадрат" (Black Square).

August 21, 2020 saw the light of the first full-length album of the Komsomolsk group, "Ближний Свет" (Near Light), which includes nine compositions. The work was included in the list of the best albums of 2020 according to the editors of the online editions "Медуза" (Meduza) and "Ридус" (Ridus).

Band:
Daria Deryugina - vocals, guitar
Arina Andreeva - vocals, keyboards
Ivan Ryabov - bass guitar
Pavel Kochetov - drums

Discography:

Mini Albums:
2017 - "Комсомольск-1" (Komsomolsk-1)
2017 - "Касса свободы" (Kassa Svobody)
2017 - "90210"
2018 - "Дорогие москвичи" (Dear Muscovites)
2019 - "День Психа" (The Day of the Psycho)

Studio albums:
2020 - "Ближний свет" (Near Light)

Singles:
2019 - "Паустовский, Бианки и Пришвин" (Paustovsky, Bianki and Prishvin)
2021 - "Скука" (Boredom)

Друзья
Комсомольск Lyrics

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А меня так тянет и тянет ко дну
Почему я такая счастливая? Почему я такая несчастная?
Я сюда никогда никогда не вернусь
Почему я такая счастливая? Почему я такая несчастная?

Вместо слов - только блеск городских огней
Почему я такая счастливая? Почему я такая несчастная?
Сантиметры от горизонта до моих бровей

Почему я такая счастливая? Почему я такая несчастная

И пусть мои друзья мне помогут
Совсем немного, совсем немного
И пусть мои друзья мне помогут
Совсем немного, совсем немного

Во мне только плесень и липовый мёд
Почему мне так хочется плакать? Почему я так громко смеюсь?
Закрою глаза и никто никогда не умрет!
Почему мне так хочется плакать? Почему я так громко смеюсь?

Я чувствую космос кожей снаружи и внутри
Почему мне так хочется плакать? Почему я так громко смеюсь?
И я закричу: беги, кровь, беги, кровь - беги!
Почему мне так хочется плакать? Почему я так громко смеюсь?

И пусть мои друзья мне помогут
Совсем немного, совсем немного
И пусть мои друзья мне помогут
Совсем немного, совсем немного

Было бы прекрасно, но не было, но не было
Было бы прекрасно, но не было, но не было

Было бы так прекрасно, но не было, но не было
Было бы так прекрасно, но не было, но не было

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Комсомольск's song "Друзья" reflect a complex emotional state of the singer. There is a constant conflict between happiness and sadness within them, and they question why they feel both emotions so intensely. The first verse expresses a longing to sink down, possibly metaphorically representing a desire to escape from reality. The singer wonders why they are both happy and unhappy at the same time and why they can never return to where they once were.

The second verse mentions the city lights, which replace words and communication. This could suggest a sense of isolation or a struggle to express oneself verbally. The singer questions their happiness and unhappiness again, as if seeking to understand the contradictory emotions they experience. They mention their proximity to the horizon, which may symbolize being on the edge of a new phase in life or on the brink of something significant.

In the chorus, the singer seeks help from their friends, emphasizing that they only need a little assistance. They recognize that their friends can support them, providing a sense of hope and solace.

The third verse presents contrasting images of decay ("плесень и липовый мёд") and a desire to cry and laugh loudly. The singer suggests that by closing their eyes, they can prevent death, metaphorically representing a desire to escape the consequences or realities of life. They mention feeling the cosmos inside and outside their skin, exhibiting a deeper connection to both the universe and their internal worlds.

The chorus repeats, highlighting the importance of friends in the singer's journey, even if they only need a little bit of help.

The final lines of the song express a longing for something that never was. The repetition of the phrase "было бы прекрасно, но не было" (it would have been beautiful, but it wasn't) suggests a yearning for a better, idealized reality that never came to fruition.

Line by Line Meaning

А меня так тянет и тянет ко дну
I feel a strong pull towards the bottom

Почему я такая счастливая? Почему я такая несчастная?
Why am I so happy? Why am I so unhappy?

Я сюда никогда никогда не вернусь
I will never, never return here

Вместо слов - только блеск городских огней
Instead of words, only the glow of city lights

Сантиметры от горизонта до моих бровей
Centimeters from the horizon to my eyebrows

И пусть мои друзья мне помогут
And let my friends help me

Совсем немного, совсем немного
Just a little, just a little

Во мне только плесень и липовый мёд
Inside me there is only mold and fake honey

Почему мне так хочется плакать? Почему я так громко смеюсь?
Why do I feel like crying? Why am I laughing so loudly?

Закрою глаза и никто никогда не умрет!
I'll close my eyes and no one will ever die!

Я чувствую космос кожей снаружи и внутри
I feel the cosmos with my skin outside and inside