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Lyrics for Everything's As It Should Be (1989)



Here’s everything that has been
It didn’t exist nor does it now
All of the layers are soaked
All of the words have burned

Everything’s as it should be1

In worn out boots
Years and cigarette buds
In worn out pockets
Passports and fingers

Everything’s as it should be

Sprightly wheels
Durable buildings
New decrees
Brotherly graves

Everything’s as it should be

Here’s everything that has been
It didn’t exist nor does it now
Correct and clear
Awesome and forever

Everything’s as it should be


This song was featured on the episode Yegor Letov and the National Bolsheviks


  1. Idiomatic expression. The literal translation would be “everything is like what others have” ↩︎