Стрела – Burn Beautifully (Гореть красиво)
This shoots like an arrow from a bow and sounds fiery. Гореть красиво (Burn beautifully) by Стрела (arrow) or Strela, from Lobnya, since 2017. Music that energizes, but with words that may do something else. Take a look.
Burn
The world is on fire (Мир в огне) and what can you do about it. Or with whom.
Тут никого нет, there is no one here,
Мы смотрим на мир, we are watching the world
Каждый для каждого, each for themselves
На то, как красиво горит, at how beautifully it burns.
Take a step (Делай шаг), into the darkness of the black night (в темноту чёрной ночи). We go (мы пойдём) to our final path (в свой последний путь) under the sound of trumpets (под звук труб).
From 2019, from
Эпоха царей. Also released as a single: see
Bandcamp, where you can also find the lyrics.
Static clip, and another where the world doesn’t burn but shines.
Синий танец (2020)
Earlier, Стрела had a harder or more unpolished sound. Hear Рассвет, Предки, and Биение from the album Грязь (2018). More accessible is Мы с тобой не пойдём домой, a single from 2019.
From 2020 is Чувство тревоги, which includes tracks like Возвращайся со мной, Омут грёз, and Холодные дни. From that same year, from Все твои битвы, comes Синий танец (Blue Dance).
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