Lady Pank is quite a curiosity on the Polish musical market. They got popular before they were actually... formed! The group, which was originally planning to call itself "Żużel", received a lot of media coverage as a result of a skilfully conducted promotional campaign combined with group's questionnable talent.
Swojski Brodłej
Lady Pank Lyrics
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Czy to wielki przeszkód tor
Do nieba sezonowych gwiazd?
Bierzesz gitarę
I opuszczasz jedną z nor
Gdzieś w jednym z bezimiennych miast
Tak się zaczyna bieg
Dokoła sztuczny śnieg
Brodłej, swojski Brodłej
Pniesz się do góry
Nagle słyszysz dziwny szmer
Ktoś tu za tobą ciągle lazł
Z pozycji słusznych
Robi z ciebie wała kier
Przegraną kartę w walce klas
I to jest właśnie to
W scenerii ciągle podłej
Nieustający szoł
Brodłej, swojski Brodłej
Rozbłysły światła
Osiągnąłeś to, co chcesz
Panienkom lecą łzy jak groch
Jesteś na szczycie
I nareszcie dobrze wiesz
Jak może być wysoko DNO
I tak do końca grasz
W scenerii ciągle podłej
Co chciałeś - to i masz
Brodłej, swojski Brodłej
The song "Swojski Brodłej" by Lady Pank is about the struggles of achieving success in show business. The lyrics describe a musician who sets out to climb the ladder to fame, armed with his guitar and leaving behind one of the nameless cities that he's been living in. He faces numerous obstacles and challenges, depicted as a great hurdle blocking his path to the seasonal stars in the sky. The lyrics imply that the climb is not an easy one, and the person must be relentless to make progress.
As the musician moves forward, he encounters a strange noise, someone is trailing him. From a position of power, the person behind him tricks him into making a wrong move, making him feel inferior and resign to his fate as a loser. The song's message is that the path to success is not linear, and obstacles and people waiting to take advantage of you are always present. However, one must learn to navigate them and persevere to reach the top.
The lyrics also convey a sense of irony in achieving success, as the musician finally reaches the pinnacle and realizes that success is not all it's cracked up to be. The people who were once enemies are now fawning over him, and he becomes jaded, realizing how shallow and empty his accomplishments are. The song ends with the musician continuing to perform, feeling trapped in a never-ending cycle of achieving success and feeling unfulfilled.
Line by Line Meaning
Czy to są schody,
Are these stairs,
Czy to wielki przeszkód tor
Or a great obstacle course,
Do nieba sezonowych gwiazd?
To reach the seasonal stars in the sky?
Bierzesz gitarę
You take your guitar
I opuszczasz jedną z nor
And leave one of the nameless cities
Gdzieś w jednym z bezimiennych miast
Somewhere in one of the anonymous cities
Tak się zaczyna bieg
So the race begins
W scenerii ciągle podłej
In constantly bad scenery
Dokoła sztuczny śnieg
With artificial snow all around
Brodłej, swojski Brodłej
Brody, a familiar Brody
Pniesz się do góry
You climb up
Nagle słyszysz dziwny szmer
Suddenly you hear a strange rustle
Ktoś tu za tobą ciągle lazł
Someone's always been lurking behind you
Z pozycji słusznych
From the right position
Robi z ciebie wała kier
Makes you a trick card in the class struggle
Przegraną kartę w walce klas
A losing card in the class fight
I to jest właśnie to
And that's what it is
Nieustający szoł
A never-ending show
Rozbłysły światła
The lights flashed
Osiągnąłeś to, co chcesz
You have achieved what you wanted
Panienkom lecą łzy jak groch
Girls' tears are falling like peas
Jesteś na szczycie
You are at the top
I nareszcie dobrze wiesz
And finally you know
Jak może być wysoko DNO
How low the bottom can be when you're up high
I tak do końca grasz
And so you keep playing until the end
W scenerii ciągle podłej
In constantly bad scenery
Co chciałeś - to i masz
You have what you wanted
Brodłej, swojski Brodłej
Brody, a familiar Brody
Contributed by Joseph F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.