не покуришь!

is it just me ? or does it seem like this song is about the dangers of smoking ?!

Он лежал на земле, будто просто устал
И не видел того кто его убивал
Лишь минуту назад он хотел покурить
Одинокой звездой прорисована нить
В черном небе чужой и далекой страны
Над его головой прокричат журавли
Что напрасно он лег, будто просто устал
И не видел того, КТО ЕГО УБИВАЛ
Опрокинулось небо, холодный такой
Ветер дрогнул в листве. Одинокой рекой
Потекла по траве и оставила след,
Для того кто стрелял молчаливый ответ,
В это небо чужой и далекой страны.
Над его головой прокричат журавли
Что напрасно он лег, будто просто устал
И не видел того, КТО ЕГО УБИВАЛ

all the refrences to "black" and "loneyness" and he just wanted to smoke for a little bit. "he didn't see that, who was killing him". hmm, does *Truth* have a banch in russia ?

Seems that he was killed by smoke-ban supporter. So it is a song about how it is DANGEROUS to smoke in the literal sense of a word. :D

funny how all the members of that band, or at least 2 of the 3 smoke :lol:

Of course, actually this song is not about smoke-ban, it's just about how suddenly he was killed, having no time even to have a smoke...

how many people is russia smoke ? it used to be a really abundant thing in america up untill a few years ago, now almost everyone dispises it. but it seems that all the people i know that are russian steal ciggarettes from gas stations all the time, so i take it, that it's alot more popular in russia ?

Yes, it is popular, many people smoke here, but some don't (me, for example). It is a question of personal preferense. Nobody will despise you if you smoke and vice versa. It is not so ticklish question as in USA, although I don't like when people smoke a lot, espesially in publik places. In some places, like schools, colleges, universities, official buildings etc, smoking is supposed to be not allowed.

Cigarettes, like alcohol, are practically free in Russia. My theory is that it is because nicotine is an appetite suppressant and a mild sedative.