Шмурдяк is a colloquial and somewhat derogatory term for "cheap, low-quality alcoholic drink" or "rotgut". It's a vivid and informal word that adds a touch of raw realism to the lyrics.
In the song, the artist sings, "Допиваю дешевий шмурдяк" (Finishing off cheap booze), painting a picture of solitude and perhaps a bit of melancholy. This word is interesting because it's not commonly found in mainstream pop songs, making it memorable and giving insight into a more casual, everyday Ukrainian vocabulary.
"Наодинці" ("Alone" or "By myself") is a lo-fi bedroom-pop track about the small, ordinary loneliness of being left behind after a breakup.
The verses stack up everyday, unglamorous details: riding the metro, unwashed glasses in the sink, no light at home, an unread Telegram, a whole week offline. None of it is dramatic. It's just what being alone actually looks like, day after day.
The chorus leans into some self-deprecating humor, comparing the narrator's situation to a reality dating show while their ex is off somewhere on a palm-tree beach. It's less heartbreak than a shrug: sitting on the couch with cheap alcohol, missing someone who has clearly already moved on, and making peace with it one repeated hook at a time.