амнезия literally means "amnesia", the loss of memory. It is a striking, almost clinical word to find in a pop song, which makes the line it appears in feel unusually intense and dramatic.
In the line "Но я поплыл это амнезия, стоим лицом к лицу" ("But I'm lost in a daze, it's like amnesia, as we stand face to face"), the singer compares the dizzy, disoriented feeling of standing close to someone he loves to literally forgetting everything else around him.
JONY's "Nebesnye Rozy" is all about a love that feels both beautiful and freezing cold at the same time. The main idea is right there in the chorus: "Небесные розы, повсюду морозы" (Heavenly roses, frosts everywhere). He sees this amazing, perfect thing (the roses) but it's surrounded by a harsh, cold reality. What saves him from the cold? Her. He sings, "Но я вижу твой взгляд, и это меня уносит" (But I see your gaze, and it carries me away). Just one look from her is enough to make him forget everything else.
But it's not a simple love story. There's some tension and a difficult past. He admits, "Ты правила моими чувствами / Ранили нотами грустными" (You ruled my feelings / Wounded with sad notes). It seems like she might have hurt him before, but now that they're face to face, he can't even stay mad. He gets totally distracted, saying "я уже залип на твои губы смутные" (I'm already stuck on your vague lips). He knows he can't hold a grudge, and all he wants is to get closer, pleading "Ты прикоснуться дай мне до тебя / Я больше не могу ждать, милая" (Let me touch you / I can't wait anymore, darling).
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