в этот раз (this time)

Song Meaning

The lyrics for "в этот раз" (this time) open with a determined, almost defiant hope: "This time we'll do everything right." It's a promise to escape the mundane, symbolized by the suffocating image of a "tram aquarium" filled with "heavy bodies with tired eyes." The speaker yearns for a fresh start, a break from a repetitive existence. This desire for renewal manifests in strikingly surreal and intimate ways. The narrator envisions composing "music for ruins," finding beauty in decay, and then a sudden, almost grotesque, release: a tooth falling out, allowing "all the silliest things" to exit through a "hole in my face." This visceral image suggests a profound, even painful, purging of past burdens from a delicate "satin heart," clearing the way for a new kind of connection. The lyrics then shift from this personal, almost magical-realist transformation to a more universal, yet still deeply intimate, vision of togetherness. The unusual simile, "like bedroom curtains, We will always be together," grounds a grand promise in a domestic, quiet image of shared space. This earthly bond is then juxtaposed with the cosmic scale of the chorus: "Under millions of constellations, We will chat on a bench by the entrance," blending the vastness of the universe with simple, human connection. Yet, the profound twist arrives with the contemplation of reincarnation as butterflies, where meeting again is uncertain: "maybe we will, or maybe not." The repeated, almost mantra-like phrase, "It already doesn't matter," which dominates the bridge, isn't despair but a quiet, powerful acceptance. It suggests a liberation from the pressure to "do everything right," finding peace in the present moment and letting go of the need to control an uncertain future. This resignation, rather than defeat, feels like a profound, hard-won freedom.