Song Meaning

“Keď Zametú” (“When they sweep”) paints a vivid picture of aftermath. The lyrics describe a desolate scene after a lively event has packed up and left. A profound sense of melancholic quiet hangs in the air. The central tension emerges from the stark contrast between the implied festivity of a fair or circus and the quiet desolation left behind. “Worthless lottery tickets” and “dreams of cotton candy” are now just litter, collected from “black mud.” This imagery powerfully evokes the fleeting nature of joy and the stark reality that follows, leaving the “two clowns” behind. The lyrics masterfully use personification to deepen this melancholy. The “mad wind wanders alone,” and the litter “plays a Ballad” of past festivities, giving voice to the discarded remnants. Most striking is the paradox “laughter cries” (“Smeje sa plač”), a phrase that perfectly encapsulates the complex, almost theatrical blend of joy and sorrow that defines the abandoned clowns. What truly elevates these lyrics is the surprising acceptance found in the repeated line, “Believe me, I like it too” (“Ver, mám to tiež rád”). Despite the loneliness, the “black double” walking alongside, and the certainty that “sorrow always has a solo,” there's a quiet, almost defiant embrace of this post-event solitude.