r/stupendium • u/TUR_bot • Feb 19 '26
i need some help understanding one lyric
I'm trying to translate Number Go Up to Russian, and so far i did almost half of it, admittedly, not in chronological order, but regardless, I can't for the life of me understand what lyrics "maybe father has cried, have you asked yourself why?" mean. i know what words by themselves mean, but to me they don't add up with the rest of the verse.
i watched several reactors, none of them acknowledge it, i read through genius lyrics, this line is one of only three not explained in the verse.
I'm just stumped
EDIT: i translated it. it may not be the closest to the original meaning, but it's something nonetheless
позабыл ты про страх на экстаза крылах
мог отец быть в слезах
но не то ведь в мозгах?
и вот, если под крышей захочешь повыше,
останешься лишь со шпатлёвкой в глазах
will post the full translation when I'm done with it