Unusual arrangements, self-invented musical instruments and esoteric lyrics make the band a completely unique occurrence in the Russian rock music genre. Lyrics contain themes such as Ancient Egypt, vampires and mysticism. Shklyarsky is the band's main singer-songwriter, composing both music and lyrics. Also his own paintings were used as few albums' cover art.
Пикник's logo is a made up kanji-like symbol (which makes more sense for Russian speakers as Chinese/Japanese as well as Ancient Egyptian characters are all called "hieroglyphs" in Russian language).
Official website: http://www.piknik.info
Лицо
Пикник Lyrics
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Обожжешься - смеешься, вот удача в конце то концов
Прочь фонарь гонит утро, повезло хоть ему то
Он поймал тебя красным кольцом.
Ты наверно нарочно красишь краской порочной лицо
Манят улиц узоры, доведут до позора вот вот,
Обернешься - споткнешься, не иначе сегодня везет.
Наливался бы ветер свинцом.
Ты наверно нарочно красишь краской порочной лицо.
In the song Лицо by Пикник, the singer seems to be talking to a person who intentionally paints their face with the color of sin, or the color of vice. The singer points out that this act is pointless and futile, as eventually, the person will burn themselves and laugh at their own misfortune. The morning drives the streetlamp away, and the only luck it has is that it caught the person with a red ring around their neck.
The singer then goes on to say that the patterns on the streets lure the person and will soon lead them to disgrace. They will turn and stumble, and luck seems to be on their side today. If the person had a nylon heart, and the sky was bottomless, the wind would fill them with lead. The implication is that the person is intentionally living a sinful life and that it is leading them to their downfall, despite any luck they may have.
The song seems to be a cautionary tale about the dangers of living a life of sin and the consequences of such a life. The singer seems to be urging the person to reconsider their ways and to turn away from the path they are on before it is too late.
Line by Line Meaning
Ты наверно нарочно красишь краской порочной лицо
You probably intentionally paint your face with sinful paint
Обожжешься - смеешься, вот удача в конце то концов
You burn yourself - you laugh, that's luck in the end
Прочь фонарь гонит утро, повезло хоть ему то
The lantern drives away the morning, at least it's lucky
Он поймал тебя красным кольцом.
He caught you with a red ring
Манят улиц узоры, доведут до позора вот вот,
The patterns on the streets lure you, they will bring disgrace any moment now
Обернешься - споткнешься, не иначе сегодня везет.
You turn around - you stumble, that's how lucky you are today
Было б сердце нейлоновым, небо бездонным,
If the heart was made of nylon, the sky bottomless,
Наливался бы ветер свинцом.
The wind would be filled with lead.
Contributed by Ruby S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.