Гражданская Оборона (Civil Defense) - Он Увидел Солнце (He Saw The Sun) [Cover]

This is a song from a Soviet rock band from the Leningrad rock scene. The band has a fascinating history, which included the band dissolving due to the mother of a band member reporting them to the KGB for suspicious attitudes, so her son was drafted into the military and the leader of the band Егор Летов (Yegor Letov) was sent to a psych ward for one year. After that year, he released an album called Мышеловка (Mousetrap) with this song as the opening track. Another interesting thing about him was that he co-founded the National Bolshevik Party, although he denounced it later in life. This song evokes claustrophobia and disillusionment. Текст (Lyrics): Замедленный шок, канавы с водой (Slow motion shock, ditches with water) Бетонные стены, сырая земля (Concrete walls, damp soil) Железные окна, электрический свет (Iron windows, electric light) Заплесневший звук, раскалённый асфальт (Moldy sound, scorching asphalt) А мир был чудесный, как сопля на стене (And the worl
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