The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Rockets" (Raketyi) the performer of the song "Zemfira"

And as if I'm on an island, melted by the sun

Forgotten by the TV, I'm naked, deaf, and an apostle

And droplets of sweat, and people like mollusks,

Latin notes and broken Russian.

Chorus:

Patterns and my head in bandages, stilettos stuck deep,

Minors and I'm wound up tight. Rockets, rockets, rockets

Flying far, far, far, far away.

And as if I shot the last of my bones,

And it smells like September, and rain through open windows

And droplets of sweat, and people like mollusks,

Latin notes and broken Russian.

Chorus:

Patterns and my head in bandages, stilettos stuck deep,

Minors and I'm wound up tight. Rockets, rockets, rockets

Flying far, far, far, far away.

Patterns and my head in bandages, stilettos stuck deep,

Minors and I'm wound up tight. Rockets, rockets, rockets

Flying...

Patterns and my head in bandages, stilettos stuck deep,

Minors and I'm wound up tight. Rockets, rockets, rockets

Flying far, far, far, far away.

Far, far, far, far away.

И будто бы я на расплавленном солнцем острове

Забытая теликом, я голый, глухой и апостол я

И капельки пота, и люди- моллюски,

Латинские ноты и ломанный русский.

Припев:

Узоры и голова в бинтах, стилеты засели глубоко,

Миноры и я как на винтах. Ракеты, ракеты, ракеты

Летают далеко, далеко, далеко, далеко.

И будто бы я расстреляла последние косточки,

И пахнет сентябрь, и дождик в открытые форточки

И капельки пота, и люди- моллюски,

Латинские ноты и ломанный русский.

Припев:

Узоры и голова в бинтах, стилеты засели глубоко,

Миноры и я как на винтах. Ракеты, ракеты, ракеты

Летают далеко, далеко, далеко, далеко.

Узоры и голова в бинтах, стилеты засели глубоко,

Миноры и я как на винтах. Ракеты, ракеты, ракеты

Летают ...

Узоры и голова в бинтах, стилеты засели глубоко,

Миноры и я как на винтах. Ракеты, ракеты, ракеты

Летают далеко, далеко, далеко, далеко.

Далеко, далеко, далеко, далеко.

In the song "Ракеты" (Rockets), Zemfira paints a picture of profound loneliness, inner turmoil, and yearning for freedom. The lyrical hero feels isolated ("on an island melted by the sun"), cut off from the world ("forgotten by the TV, I'm naked, deaf, and an apostle"). The people around seem alien and heartless ("people-mollusks"), and the surrounding reality feels chaotic and incomprehensible ("Latin notes and broken Russian").

"Patterns and a head in bandages" is a metaphor for emotional wounds and traumas that bind and inflict pain ("stilettos stuck deep"). The hero's state resembles nervous tension, a sense of being trapped ("minor keys and I'm like on pins and needles").

"Rockets, rockets, rockets / Flying far, far, far, far away" is a symbol of liberation, a breakthrough, a desire to break free from the vicious circle of suffering. Rockets carry away from pain, from the oppressive reality, promising freedom and new horizons.

The repetition of the "droplets of sweat" image in both verses enhances the feeling of tension, struggle, perhaps even fever. Autumn and rain ("smells like September, and rain through the open windows") - traditional symbols of melancholy and decay - intensify the feeling of loneliness and hopelessness.

The multiple repetitions of "far, far, far, far away" at the end of the song emphasize the strength of the hero's desire to escape reality, dissolve into the vastness, find peace and freedom.