Belarus: Lapis Trubetskoy / I believe
According to Sergei, in it he decided to touch on the theme of faith and religion, not falling into “patriarchal pathos”, but without irony. He specially wrote it in the “understandable and accessible for all three-minute format” pop music.
“I’m sure that every nation and every person carries a particle of some sacred truth … And only by listening to each other, only together, in solidarity, friendship and mutual respect, we can try to at least step closer to the divine plan …
And if we continue to find flaws in the faith of other people, in their moral and ethical principles, in skin color, in the context of the eyes, if we build relationships based on violence, we will continue to move away from ideals, including religious ones which we serve in words.
“At the same time, Sergei Mikhalok emphasizes that he does not claim to be a preacher and remains a musician who “is always ready to laugh at his own convictions.”
To record “I believe” the group used unusual instruments (organ, sitar and others), characteristic of different cultures. This helps to express her cosmopolitan mood. In addition, according to Sergei, he wanted the song “to be musically decorated as beautifully as possible”.