Дыши
Lumen Lyrics


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Я слышу, как в ночи устали серые дома
Им стало слишком тесно, они так много знают...
За стенкой в тишине один и тот же крик
И в сотый раз по кругу кому-то повторяют

Дыши!.. Дыши!.. Дыши!.. Дыши!..

Ненадежные стены панельных строений
Впитали в себя вкус побед и поражений
И харкнули это из себя наружу
Прямо мне в душу, прямо тебе в душу
Никуда не убежать от соседского уха
Но оно, поверь, будет безнадежно глухо
Когда над тобой начнут колдовать
И кто-то тебе будет повторять и повторять

Дыши!.. Дыши!.. Дыши!.. ДЫШИ!!!

Я ничего не слышу
Я затыкаю уши
Я ничего не знаю
И мне никто не нужен!





ДЫШИ!!! ДЫШИ!!! ДЫШИ!!!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lumen's song "Дыши" (Breathe) describe the stifling feeling of being trapped in an apartment in a concrete panel building. The first verse sets the tone with the line "I hear how the grey houses have grown tired in the night", suggesting a sense of fatigue and boredom with the mundane surroundings. The buildings are personified as having become too small and aware of too much, hinting at a feeling of claustrophobia and overstimulation. The next line, "Behind the wall in silence, one and the same cry", underscores the sense of sameness and monotony that pervades this environment. The repetition of the line "Breathe" throughout the song becomes a refrain meant to snap the listener out of this stifling feeling.


The second verse shifts the focus to the walls themselves, calling them untrustworthy and comparing them to a repository for the tastes of both victory and defeat. The walls spit this taste back out, directly into the soul of the listener and anyone else within earshot. There is no escape from the neighborly ears that can overhear everything. However, the singer assures us that when someone begins to cast spells over us, we can remain, oddly enough, deaf to their instructions. Overall, the song is a plea to escape the suffocating feeling of being trapped within the oppressive walls of our environment, both literally and metaphorically.


Line by Line Meaning

Я слышу, как в ночи устали серые дома
I hear the tiredness of the gray buildings in the night


Им стало слишком тесно, они так много знают...
They have become too cramped, they know so much...


За стенкой в тишине один и тот же крик
Behind the wall, the same scream echoes in silence


И в сотый раз по кругу кому-то повторяют
For the hundredth time, they repeat it to someone in circles


Дыши!.. Дыши!.. Дыши!.. Дыши!..
Breathe!.. Breathe!.. Breathe!.. Breathe!..


Ненадежные стены панельных строений
Unreliable walls of panel buildings


Впитали в себя вкус побед и поражений
They absorbed the taste of victories and defeats


И харкнули это из себя наружу
And spat it out to the outside


Прямо мне в душу, прямо тебе в душу
Straight into my soul, straight into your soul


Никуда не убежать от соседского уха
Nowhere to run from the neighbor's ear


Но оно, поверь, будет безнадежно глухо
But believe me, it will be hopelessly deaf


Когда над тобой начнут колдовать
When they start to cast spells over you


И кто-то тебе будет повторять и повторять
And someone will repeat it to you over and over again


Дыши!.. Дыши!.. Дыши!.. ДЫШИ!!!
Breathe!.. Breathe!.. Breathe!.. BREATHE!!!


Я ничего не слышу
I hear nothing


Я затыкаю уши
I cover my ears


Я ничего не знаю
I know nothing


И мне никто не нужен!
And I don't need anyone!


ДЫШИ!!! ДЫШИ!!! ДЫШИ!!!
BREATHE!!! BREATHE!!! BREATHE!!!




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