: The lyrics describe the prison as a place where life passes you by, and "evil deeds" lead to an "eternal voyage" behind walls.
: Lyrics such as "there is no second call, messenger of freedom" refer to the fact that prisoners here rarely, if ever, leave alive. Lyrics & Key Themes Lyric Excerpt (Translated) Isolation "Imagine, brothers, that a dolphin has walls" The loss of freedom and the predatory nature of the system. Permanence "Stigmatized, labeled, sentenced for life" The mark of a life sentence and the lack of rehabilitation. Conditions "Hands in blood... you can't leave, like a submarine" Gio Pika Black Dolphin Mp3
The brutal, claustrophobic nature of the high-security cells. : The lyrics describe the prison as a
The track "Black Dolphin" (Russian: or "Fountain with a Dolphin") by Gio Pika is a haunting piece of Russian "blatnaya" music (prison chanson) that describes life inside Russia's most notorious high-security prison. The Story Behind the Song The track "Black Dolphin" (Russian: or "Fountain with
The song is named after the Black Dolphin Prison (Penal Colony No. 6) in Sol-Iletsk, Orenburg Oblast. It gets its nickname from a sculpture of a black dolphin made by inmates that stands in the prison's front courtyard.