Я - змея [Ya - zmeya] [English translation]

I see your smile

Perhaps, you just want to drink

I keep an eye on you

I don’t want to say a thing

I’m a snake

And I don’t give a damn

Sit a bit closer, you

Will learn who I really am

I feel the warmth of the stone

I detect color and smell

But when birds ascend to the skies

I keep looking at their trail

I’m a snake

And I don’t give a damn

Sit a bit closer, you

Will learn who I really am

I would push them away at times

Other times I would sing and play

And sometimes I want to hide in the corner

To wither and pass away

But I’m a snake

And I don’t give a damn

Sit a bit closer, you

Will learn who I really am

I see your smile

It seems you need a response

Reach out. I will reveal to you

How a blooming tree turns to ashes

I’m a snake

And I don’t give a damn

Behold the palms of your hands

And now

You know who I really am