The song "Отопление" by Husky tells a story of love and survival in a harsh and cold world. The lyrics depict a scenario where the sun turns off the heat, leaving the couple to find warmth and shelter together. The song starts with the image of the sun turning off the heating, and the narrator embracing their loved one's knees to keep them from freezing. The lyrics mention how this act is similar to what people in the taiga (a forested area in Russia) do to keep warm. The narrator promises that their partner won't freeze. The song then transitions to describing the chaotic and crowded temples, where people burn things to keep warm. The lyrics mention the disregard for thick-legged people in thin pants, implying that they are sacrificing their warmth to give it to others. It is emphasized that when the sun dies and breaks into pieces, everyone will face visible reproach for their actions. The narrator and their partner decide to distance themselves from others and bury themselves under a blanket of ice. The lyrics describe how the icy haze will settle in their partner's hair, but the narrator promises to melt it away if asked gently. In the darkness and cocoon of the wind, the narrator assures their partner that they will provide plenty of warmth. The chorus expresses uncertainty about the future and how the blind hands of circumstances might strangle them like kittens. The lyrics mention rolling up their unsettled life in a newspaper, symbolizing their desire to escape their current situation. They suggest that their partner can smoke the rolled-up newspaper and smile as they usually do, trying to find comfort in the chaos. In the second verse, the song shifts its focus to a scene of apocalyptic proportions. The lyrics mention God, high on drugs, overturning the oceans. Despite the destruction, the moon rises, carrying a raft made of halves of bodies as two children try to escape. The lyrics describe how hundreds of hands act as oars, guiding the raft through the tumultuous waters. In this chaos, the narrator will braid the last female's hair, making everything belong to their partner. The song continues with the narrator stating that the whole world will belong to their loved one, even the shark's fin and the night that hides the storms. The narrator expresses that even in the face of a collapsing world, they will hold their partner's sleep with a stingy prayer, swinging like a pendulum and holding on tight. The lyrics convey that while the world may die, their partner is their life. The chorus repeats the theme of uncertainty regarding the future and the potential suffocating of their love by the blind hands of circumstances. The lyrics once again allude to their desire to roll up their unstable life in a newspaper, hoping that their partner will smoke it and find solace in their usual smile. The song concludes with the image of the heating being turned off by the housing and utilities maintenance office (ЖЭК). The narrator embraces their partner's knees to keep them warm again. They mention how God will pick up a ukulele and play a lullaby, while looking at their partner with half-closed eyes. The lyrics describe how their partner's eyes are pinned shut, their hands merged with the narrator's. God catches a cart on the roadside and leaves on usual business. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the uncertainty of the future and the desire for their partner to find comfort and a smile in their imperfect life.
