Beer after1

[Verse 1] The city melts into asphalt, the sun burns to the bone, Every exhalation is steam, every inhalation a hundred tidings. I walk through this dust, as if on the edge of a fire, Only one thought saves, only one awaits me. [Chorus] Beer after the heat is like a sip of silence, A foamy shore of coolness, where we are no longer sick. Beer after work is to lift a burden from my shoulder, So that the night will be kind, so that the song will ring. [Verse 2] And sometimes it's not joy, but a foggy distance, When bitterness obscures the light, and sadness fills the heart. Then mug after mug—it won't quench the melancholy, You simply drown in this sea, as in someone else's sand. [Bridge] But I know there's a line: where's joy, and where's darkness, Where a drink is like medicine, and where's just prison. I hold my choice in my hands, I bear my cross, Everyone decides for themselves how much to drink, until they reach the stars. [Chorus] Beer after the heat is like a sip of silence, A foamy shore of coolness, where we're no longer sick. Beer after work is like a weight off your shoulder, So that the night will be kind, so that the song will ring. [Outro] Sometimes beer is like drunkenness—bitter water, But I'll choose my measure, so as not to burn to ashes. Let only a bright moment remain in my memory, Where there's coolness and peace, where I'm greater than myself.