Måneskin - Coraline ( Reaction )
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Today I take a deep dive into the lyrics of Caraline by Måneskin.
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CORALINE
Tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline
Coraline, as beautiful as the sun
A warrior with a zealous heart
Hair like red roses
Those copper wires are precious, my love, take them to me
If you'll hear the bells singing
You'll see Coraline weeping
She takes the sorrow of others
And she carries it inside of her
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline
But she knows the truth
Going on is not for everyone
With the heart split in two halves
It's cold already
She's a child but she feels
Some kind of weight and sooner or later she'll break
People will say. "She is not worth anything"
She can't even go out of a simple door
But one day, one time, she will make it
And I told Coraline that she can grow up
To grab her stuff and then leave
But she feels a monster keeping her in a cage
Covering her path of mines
And I told Coraline that she can grow up
To grab her stuff and then leave
But Coraline doesn't want to eat, no
Yes, Coraline would like to disappear
And Coraline weeps
Coraline is anxious
Coraline wants the sea but she is afraid of water
And perhaps the sea is inside of her
And each word is an axe
A cut on her back
Like a raft that sails
In a swollen river
And perhaps the river is inside of her, of her
I'll be fire and cold
A shelter during winter
I'll be what you breathe
I'll understand what's inside of you
And I'll be water to drink
The meaning of good
I'll also be a soldier
Or light at night
And I ask nothing in return
Just a smile
Each of your smallest tears is an ocean on my face
And I ask nothing in return
Just some time
I'll be a banner, a shield
Or your sword of silver and
And Coraline weeps
Coraline is anxious
Coraline wants the sea
But she is afraid of water
And perhaps the sea is inside of her
And each word is an axe
A cut on her back
Like a raft that sails
In a swollen river
And perhaps the river is inside of her, of her
And tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths
Coraline, Coraline
Coraline, as beautiful as the sun
She lost the fruit of her womb
She never knew love
But a father who is nothing like a father
They have told her that in the city there's a castle
With walls so strong
That if you go and live in there
Nothing will be able to hit you
Nothing will be able to hit you
lyricstranslat...
Is a true story, Coraline (not her real name) was abused by her father and is full of pain and anxiety, is a tragic story because despite the "prince" is trying to save her, it didn't work and the castle in the end is probably a cemetery (she committed suicide).
The door she can't open is a classic sign of depression, when you can't even force yourself to get out your bedroom.
The monster that keeps her in cage can be her father or her own anxiety.
Thank you for the info!
@@JimGames yw, anyway that's the good thing about songs and poetry, everyone can have a personal interpretation.
Great react btw
@@JimGames let's clarify a point here: the true story was not revealed and is not going to be disclosed. All the answers you get from fans are just interpretations from the lyrics. Damiano (the vocalist, and lyricist) said in an interview (I quote from memory), "Coraline is just a name I chose because it fit the music and rhythm. It's a story I lived as a spectator and I'm not going to talk about. I made it into a metaphor as much as possible, it's a fairy-tale about a knight who wants to save a princess but it ends badly, because real life doesn't work like that". The actual person might have had psychological issues and/or be the victim of abuse, and quite certainly of neglect by her father who's mentioned here, but the rest is up to imagination and, quite frankly, nobody's business.
In my opinion the value of the song is what everyone of us can relate to, and empathize with: the pains (sometimes unbearable) of growing up; the boulders life sometimes throws at us; the trauma of wanting to be there for someone we care about, and being helpless to do it; the staggering blow of defeat; and the fact that people always have an opinion, which actually means judgment, and much of the time their easy spite is the crushing weight on top of everything else.
Yeah, not a happy song. But you've managed to pick two ballads, and neither on the upbeat side of their very wide range. They've also made several songs in English, beside a few remarkable covers (their Beggin' is climbing all charts). You might check out their I Wanna Be Your Slave, or New Song, or For Your Love.
Or, if you'd like to dig more into this kind of Italian exploration (great job, by the way!), there's lots of fansubs out there. You might have a look at La Paura del Buio (there's a live version with both Italian lyrics and ENG subtitles, if you search their concert for Radio Italia Live here on YT), or Amandoti (Loving You), which is also a cover... Or their Eurovision winning song, Zitti e Buoni. You'll find lots of translations of that one, for sure.
@@JimGames the castle with strong wall is a cemetery of Verano in Roma his mother city
There isn't one true answer. Only our own thoughs and feelings, not the "true story". So it is misleading say this song is about something spesific, when we really don't know. It is the beauty of this song, we all can relate from different backgrounds.
MASTERPIECE!!
I'm not sure if Damiano write the lyrics or if its the whole band collectively. But its beautiful. This song is about somebody they knew... "Coraline" isn't her real name though. Their songs in Italian are amazing, I myself dont speak it but listen to them constantly. You can feel the emotions thru the music. Vent'anni is another potent one.
Damiano writes the lyrics, the other 3 members occasionally give suggestions. Symmetrically, the music is instead composed by the three musicians and Damiano occasionally gives suggestions
Damiano is responsible for the lyrics, not saying everything lyrically is 100% Damiano but if not 100% it's pretty close to it.
This band will be the future of music,
Dude, thx for your video and your sincere reaction. Greetintgs from Italy :-)
Great brò, excellent choice among maneskin songs ,congratulations for the careful analysis of the musical dynamics and the text, great job !!
Just a clarification the song takes up a true story and the end of the song is not happy, the castle is a metaphor that represents the tomb .The final home for a life of abuse (She lost the fruit of her womb /She never Knew Love/She has a father who's nothing like a father ).
If I can recommend another wonderful song, i recommend "Vent'anni" with English subtitles
The translation you are using is the best I have seen. I don’t know Italian but it flows with the song. Other attempts I have seen were just trying to translate without following the meaning all the way thru. Why have I been living under a rock for so long?
Welcome in the Maneskin world 😉👍
You can find good performances of two English songs of theirs: New song and close to the top, as well as its most popular one: I wanna be your slave. In Italian you shouldn't miss La Paura del buio and Amandoti (which is a cover), always live. Thank you. Great and very interesting reaction this one. Peace ☮️.
Today unaspected NEWS : MANESKIN Live at Arena di Verona, 9 or 10 September on TV RAI 1 italian broadcast, Wonderful !!!
Masterpiece...bellissima
I think one of the reasons this song is so powerful is due to the poetic freedom of the words. One thing that strikes me as particularly interesting is that when you listen a second time, things that seemed less significant first time around turn out to be the most significant, eg when he says one day she WILL make her way out of that door. My interpretation is that sadly, she only escapes her hellish life at the hands of her father in death, so when she finally leaves it is to go live in the castle with impenetrable walls ie the cemetary. This song is soul crushing.
Coraline Capolavoro assoluto. ♥️
Ciao from Italy.
CORALINE was abused by her father.A true story
Amazing ❤️
For your love !!!!!! ‼️A nothappy ending true story !!
Funny, how a speculation about the meaning of this song makes its way through the internet. Coraline is not "a" person
This song is a true masterpiece ...
It is .
The meaningful lyrics , the vocals , the instrumentals , wow , wow !
I'm a guy and I'm balling my eyes out listening to this .
Best rock ballad of our times, no doubt.
A masterpiece !!!
Hai ragione…
Damiano the singer's lyrics, are always at a very high level, I advise you to read those of "Torna a casa" (go home) that you have already reviewed, and to make the reaction at "vent'anni" (twenty years old)
Torna a casa is more like "Come back home" rather than "Go home"
Great reaction. All Maneksin songs are great. Having said that, Damiano David (the singer/lyricist) is a poet when he writes in Italian. As for the live performance, do watch their winning performance at Eurovision 2021, with the song "Zitti e Buoni", but don't miss "La paura del buio" at Radio Italia Live.
Damiano was inspired by a true story of abuse that ended tragically. This is the reason for Maneskin decided that there will never be a video for this song. It's a kind of tribute to a very disgraced person.
Please consider that they are 22, 21, 20 and 20 years of age.
If they stay on focus we will have a lot of good music from them in the future
I had no idea. Thanks for letting me know!
At the end you said you wanted to review, make a reaction of some of their live performances. In a way you already did, cause this song, as well as the entire album Teatro d’Ira, was recorded live. A fully played, raw and written only by the band members. All four of them are really incredible artists at their young age (from 20 to 22), and this is already their second album.
Spot on analysis, Damiano describes Coraline as a true story that has been turned into a fairytale which has an unhappy ending. Damiano has also said the real story is about someone he knew but that the name Coraline is not real and is only used for phonetics and musicality. Parts of the story may be real or they may be embellished for dramatic effect, only Damiano and presumably the rest of the band know the real story behind Coraline but he has said he will keep it to himself at the moment. The song Coraline is open to interpretation, it can mean whatever the listener wants, it doesn't have to be a literal abuse, it could be psychological torment, To me, the lyrics suggest the girl in the fairytale suffered abuse at the hands of her father, lost her baby and then tragically commits suicide but that is not necessarily anything close to the true story that inspired Coraline. To me Coraline is important because it describes the helpless, sick feeling of wanting to be someone's saviour, wanting to offer them everything but realising that they have to do it for themselves. With the best will in the world you can't save someone who doesn't think they are worth saving.
Thanks for this superb analysis. You are hearing one of the most interesting new bands this year, and possible also the next years. They might become one of the superstars of rock, if they continue.
The Band is just living the dream everyone has, who begins seriously with music.
They were formed by Victoria de Angelis (bass) and Thomas Raggi (Guitar) 6 years ago in Rome,Italy. Thomas was 14 years old, Victoria 15. They want to take music serious, with the mood: "even if you are ill, you have to attend to our practice hours". They didn´t take Damiano David (Vocals, 16) at first try, because they don´t believe he will follow this rule. As i know they were all on the same school. Then they searched a dummer and found Ethan Torchio (15) in a facebook group for musicians around rome, who are searching a band. They start practicing together and begin writing songs.
Main writer Daminano, music done by all members. Take into account that they love different music styles - thier songs are ranging from rocky types of funk (New Song), reggae (Lasciami stare), rap (Immortale) and all types of rock from soft to metal. In my opinion every piece is well played and almost every song is good and interesting. There is no really a bad song.
After forming and writing a song, they play covers at the main pedestian zone of Rome, earning money for their first record and won a battle of the bands for roman pupil bands. (Rome is a very big city with more than 2.6 mill inhabitants)
After that, they audited to x-factor italy in 2017 with thier first original song "Choosen" (Watch thier video). They finished only 2nd but the reaction of the audience was fantastic. They got a recording contract from Sony Music Italy. Thier first cd "Choosen" consists of 2 own songs and the covers of x-factor in original length. (The live videos from x-factor are fantastic performances, but they formated to 90s, 2min or 2:30 min as common in such shows.) The now charting "Beggin" comes from this cd. It a cover of the Madcon version of the "Four season" piece from the 1960ies. ! Madcon add some verses !
Than they made their 2nd disk "Il ballo della vita" meaning "dance of live". Italy is one of the major music markets of the world, to have success you have to sing in italian (rock music was never a really big thing in italy) and you have to do any sort of soft ballads. The recording performed exorbitant in Italy with 3 weeks on no.1 in charts and 5 tracks reaching top 10 (3 on place #1). For thier current disk "Theatro d´ira", meaning "Theatre of Wrath", they want to a more rock type album. (Record company doesn´t want, but the Band was backed with thier success) Remember you are 16-17, get your first record contract and that with a major label - sure you do lots of the things they want.
They opend the new cd up with "Vent´anni" - "20 years" in the end of 2020. Great song, great lyrics, good video. The disk was released in march 2021, the same time they went to the "Sanremo Festival", the most established music festival and competition in italy, which is broadcasted live by a major TV-Station. And rock bands doesn´t win it - never --> Maneskin do. Fun fact: 2nd in place was one of thier x-factor judges. (I bet, attending at "Sanremo" it was only for lauching the new album, no one at Sony expects them to win)
With winning of the Sanremo festival, you get the italian ticket to Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) the biggest music event of the world, with 180m people watching it. The ESC is a song contest, only original and new published songs are allowed. ESC is a free for every styles of music, but mostly pop music acts attend. With such a great audience its a good opportunity to lauch a song over whole Europe. Rock Band go seldomly there and almost never win --> Maneskin do on 22 May 2021 and from that moment on the bandwagon, which brings the Band to wordwide recognition, begins. I bet also nobody at Sony expects this Maneskin hurricane in social media and the charts.
What to hear: Anything.
Explore this band, as it is one of the major additions to international rock scene this year.
You will find lots of live acts at youtube. They are even better live than on disk. Don´t listen to the Berlin Tiktok concert because sound was bad, same as for lots of the bootlegs from concerts in the last years.
The videos are visually intriguing, but hear them with lyrics on. I suggest "ven´t anni" - 20 years- to continue your Maneskin journey.
Try to get ESC winning song "Zitti e Buoni" with a VPN change, because Eurovision videos are blocked in US. Its a top notch live rock performance. (! only vocals are live, for TV production purposes everything else was prerecorded in the rehearsals)
English one: "For your love" with extensive instrumental parts and "New song" in a live version.
Metal: "Il nome del padre"
Uups, a little more than i wanted to write ;-)
Thumbs up for all you wrote!
Good reaction, just a note if i may, bear in mind when reading translated Italian lyrics to English that they don’t quite carry the same weight, you have to use your imagination a little and interpret some of the words, some of it is just not translatable in that while the words are they are interpreted differently so some meaning is lost.
It’s no doubt the case with a lot of languages but it definitely is with Italian which is quite a poetic language were the words often mean more in Italian than what their face value say they mean in English.
So in this case and for the English speaking community, don’t just read the words here, you kind of almost have to read between the lines and interpret some of what is being said rather than what is actually being said via the translation.
Great tip! Thank you.
@@JimGames This is the LIVE PERFORMANCE you need to watch...TRULLY INCREDIBLE
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I really love it, how you start with the ballads. All the other reactors I watched (yeah, Måneskin obsession here) made it the complete opposite way. So they started with the heavier rock songs and listened later to the lovely ballads. And I totally like it, that it’s different with you. Greetings from Germany!
Hi @Jim Games Live ,
Have you noticed that at the beginning you blame her for what's happening to her?
Guessing that she did something horrible, because people tell her she's worth nothing ...
It's those false conclusions that make victims unable to climb out of the pit they're in.
Most people prefer to close their eyes, because judging is easier than listening/helping.
(This is not an attack on you or your opinion btw, just something I noticed while listening to you)
"paura del buio" that stands for "fear of the dark" live at Radio Italia it's an another lyrics masterpiece, and damiano's voice there, it's something over the top
I loved what you said about the musicians and the lead singer who's actually the lyricist. They don't overdo things but stay true to the song and its meaning. Can sound obvious but it's not that easy. My suggestions for live performances: "Vent'anni" from X-Factor Italia it's amazingly good and "Torna a casa" live and acoustic (it's on their official YT channel). Thanks and greetings from Italy!
Ps: their names and age:
Damiano, 22 (lead singer)
Victoria, 21 (bass player)
Ethan, 20 (drummer)
Thomas, 20 (guitar player)
You can check "Le parole buio" of the Radio Italia Live Concert - it is available with lyrics. Also other songs done in this concert like Vent'anni or Amandoti
You mixed two titles
Le parole lontane
La paura del buio
;-)
I suggest you listen to "For your love", "La paura del buio","In nome del Padre" and the live version of "New song" and "Close to the Top"
I recommend the Radio Italia performance of la paura del buio. It’s another one with beautiful lyrics and a non traditional structure but with more of a rocky edge.
Ciao! You should listen to "zitti e buoni" from Sanremo festival with orchestra, Amazing armonization.
Or acustic "torna a casa".
I recommend watching their Eurovision Grand Final live performance of "Zitti e Buoni".
You will be amazed, even if you can't undestand a single word.
La paura del buio whit English subtitles (live) it's amazing too
Congrats man you really got both the meaning and depth of the text as well as the power of the instrumental parts. The song is about an abusive father who (perhaps) raped his daughter (that’s where the abortion comes from), thus making her withdraw into herself, lost in depression, incapable of leaving and experiencing love. The singer tries in vain to save her, and eventually she gets behind a wall, which may be an inside prison where she doesn’t feel anything any longer because feeling for her is just feeling pain, or perhaps the wall is an asylum’s wall, or even a grave. Open for interpretation
Very good reaction, deep understanding... you are on the Måneskin path. They have released 2 Albums and 1 EP (2017,2018 and 2021) nearby every song is pure quality. Check them out... I'm sure you will enjoy it :-) They started as a Streetband in Rome. Their style developed from a soulish, Funky-Indie Pop genre to a Indie-Grunge-Progressive-Rock Band. This Band is an "One-Off Jewel" of the wide Musicscene !
"It ends on a positive note, I like that"
I'mma go grab some popcorn real quick...
Nice, smart and deep reaction! However you've started with two ballads, now it's time for something more energetic from Maneskin. First, check their eurovision winning song Zitti e Buoni (choose the eurovision live performance). Then definetely I wanna be your slave, New song, In nome del padre, and so on...
Listen (and reed) LA PAURA DEL BUIO live in radio and MORIRO' DA RE the official video
Hallo
Yes the Damiano's lyrics is very Deep, very poetic, very Amazing! This Song is a masterpiece! Thanks for this Song!
If you want to check out a live performance, watch their concerti in Poland a couple of days ago. They also make a significant statement pro LGBT at the end, in a country that is not exactly "liberal" from that point of view
Beautiful song...number one 🎶🎶🎧💚
And they are only 22 (Damiano), 21 (Victoria) and 20 (Thomas, Ethan) years old. Song was created not in this year but earlier.
Please do more Maneskin reactions! Venti'anni has deep lyrics too, Zitti e buoni is what they won Eurovision with.
Thanks. Please react to "Zitti e Buoni" Eurovsion Song Contest Grand Final! 61 mln views. #Måneskin ♥♥♥
Coraline is Giorgia Solieri, girlfriend of Damiano
You Say right, Damiano Is a poet...Coraline Is Amazing... Maneskin are pure Fire...love from Italy 😘
I'd recommend checking out their winning performance at Eurovision this year, as well as 'I wanna be your slave' which they performed at Poland, a valuable statement was made at the end.
Off course you cannot miss the WINNER Eurovision contest song ZITTI E BUONI and the n 1 in the Billboard chart for rock I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE you can watching in their performances
If you really wanna feel this song, you should react to the 2022 San Remo's performance of this song, it's just a masterpiece
and for live performances check out Radio Italia Live (I suggest "La paura del buio" and "New Song")!!
The castle is the entrance of the roman monumental cemetery, il Verano.
Beautiful song,
Great reaction 👏
Great reaction! Thank you! I have appreciated so much your sensitive analysis and reflective thoughts. I saw you involved while listening, I mean, really listening
You should see a live performance of I wanna be your slave. It’s in English so that you can understand the lyrics
É poesia
La paura del buio Radio Italia Live with eng subs
"I like that it ends on a positive note"... and it goes south very quickly :-).
You should listen also "Close to the top"🤩
Live in radio
The castle is the cemetery where she's gone the girl after suicide
I love everything about this song. Every single word is in perfect harmony with the music, nothing is left to chance just to fill in the empty spaces. Yesterday Maneskin were the special guests of the Sanremo Festival evening and they brought this song to the stage as well. Damiano cried at the end of the performance. The song is about a true story, made up of abuse, depression and loss ... Every time I hear this song it's like a heart is shattered. About you: I really like your reactions. TY. Saluti from Italy. 🇮🇹
please try to do the same kind of reaction with VENT'ANNI the lyrics are amazing
Please react "For your love" many thanks 🖤
You neeeed to see them on stage! Trust me!
you have to check out the song with which they won the eurovision, "Zitti and Buoni" and also "I wanna be your slave"!! But actually all of their songs are absolutely incredible!!
For a Live performance You can check "I wanna be your slave and Zitti e buoni at Wiwi jam".
I Aldo suggest "in nome del padre", You can find the live clip of Maneskin recording it 🤘
Great reaction! Check out their New Song (Radio Italia Live)
Good morning, listen also For your love and New Song, Two wonderful songs in english by Maneskin. And also covers: Somebody told me and Beggin, both Better than original, really
You should really listen to their EUROVISION Contest live performance in the finale: pure energy 💣
LIVE: Here's the top ones -
La Paura del Buio - ua-cam.com/video/eG-bBYiVWWM/v-deo.html (this one's got English cc - just hit the cc button)
I Wanna Be You Slave and Zitti e Buoni - ua-cam.com/video/ssDtj1uL1Go/v-deo.html
Amandoti - ua-cam.com/video/J076fGzSyeQ/v-deo.html (with one hell of a guitar solo)
Great job..to listen a maneskin’s song you MUST read or understand the lyrics..thanks
"Close to the top" (radio Italia live) . Rock 80's style.
You should react to "for your love" and "vent'anni" of måneskin
@JimGames, where is the translation you are using coming from if you don't mind me asking? is it a part of the video? so good!
You have to listen "la paura del buio" (fear of the dark) - radio Italia live with subtitles, it's my favorite ❤
Check Maneskin Eurovision grand final for their most energetic and pyrotechnical show! It's the starting point of the maneskinmania 😁
Thanks for such a professional but heartwarming reaction to my favorable group and one of the best songs!
check the live performance at Eurovision final!
React to this live - Fear of the dark
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Questa é una cover molto famosa in Italia
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✝️ ⚰ ⬅️"with such strong walls'
you can react to "La paura del Buio" it's live (radio italia), and there are translation in english
Great reaction 👍
if you analize deep the lyrics together with the music, seems is divided in chapters, first one introduces us Coraline who is she how is she, then the music changes this is chapter two, they told us how she feels and how the people see her, again music change this is the chapter 3 he tells us how was his conversation with coraline what he told her and what he understand about her and her situation, another music change chapter 4 he's not talking with us anymore, he's talking to her offering help to take her out of that situation and confort her, then turn to descrive her situation and what she's feeling, then guitar solo seems only a period of time goes by something like he loss contact with her. then chapter 5 is the end tell really quickly what happens to coraline, she lost a baby but never knows love (she was abused) and insinuate that was her father to do it, the castle he mentioned is a graveyard in Rome, she sadly dies. Is a true story but Damiano didn't told any details about the story he said only Was a true story telled as a fairy tale but with a realy sad ending
I cry every time I listen to this song ❤️
I love your sensitive reaction is lovely
La paura del buio live, radio italia
Very good reaction. I do subscribe.
There are englush songs too you have to listen to... Chosen, I wanna be your slave, Fear for nobody, For your love, Close to the top, New song
Please listen to Vent'anni (with subs)
This song is from their last album Teatro d'ira (2020) while "Torna a casa" is around 3 years ago, they were immature from some point of view (they were from 17 to 19 years old). It's pretty evident that new album is more balanced because each member feels inside the performance (and above all the previous composition) and of course is more mature because they just grew up musically. Although some old songs are still great right now but the new album was a decisive step up. Bytheway Caroline is the most beautiful about lyrics and I love it; most of other new album tracks are, I would say, rock that works 😂
Oh, and your reaction is clever and pleasant 🤩
Yesss
Yes it' s a deep intense song with beautiful lyrics but I wanna suggest you an other different amazing song by them in english. ....For your Love, a pure rock song...Bye from Italy
I feel a bit frustrated by the scarcity of Thomas' solo (narrow range and repetitive) - compare it to the one in "Vent' Anni" to hear what I mean....probably (as you say) it is deliberate but I wouldn't be surprised if we are going to hear a more "creative" Coraline's solo guitar version on live performances.
Brilliant reaction! I totally agree with you when you say that they push art forward, even before their own image.... I would like to listen your reaction on "For your love", if you didn't make it yet.. Thank you🙂
Try for "la paura del buio" and "for your love".. damiano s voice is on fire
She probably had agoraphobia because of what she went through, and probably also an eating disorder resulting perhaps from sexual abuse and ending up either dead or in an institution. You were intuitive in mentioning a fairy tale, because Damiano called the form a fairy tale but that it was about someone in his life.
One of my absolute favorites is La Paura del Buio, or Fear of the Dark and there's a video of a live performance where the English lyrics are on screen. It's great in terms of his lyrics, the music, and it also shows what he can do vocally. ua-cam.com/video/eG-bBYiVWWM/v-deo.html
I really recommend looking for performances where there are English subtitles, but if not look for the lyrics either here or just google the lyrics. It's impossible to truly appreciate their work without having the lyrics.
If you notice the reference to feeling like he's in a circus, and he's not enjoying it any more, the official video to Moriro da Re, or I'll die like a King (with you beside me) shows them in a circus setting. I highly recommend it. It's truly ART. The translation of the lyrics is available on line, and after watching that you can also find live performances on youtube.
I know they have a bunch of songs in English, but the best, imo, are the ones in Italian.
The song describes in a fairytale way the real story of a girl who is abused both psychologically and sexually by her father and who, in the ending, suggests that the girl dies ... the final text of the song, the part of the castle, is a very strong metaphor .... a castle with high walls represents a place of isolation or even a prison, a mental institution .... but the part of the walls is the one that reveals the ending ....
"Le han detto in città c’è un castello
Con mura talmente potenti
Che se ci vai a vivere dentro
Non potrà colpirti più niente
Non potrà colpirti più niente"
"They told you there is a castle in the city
With such powerful walls
That if you go to live inside
Nothing can hit you anymore
Nothing can hit you anymore"
In prison or in an institute there is no peace.
"the castle" where you can find peace, serenity, a place of rest, a place where there is no longer suffering or pain ...
think of the walls that delimit the cemeteries here in Italy, think of the peace and silence of those places .. the powerful walls where everyone finds peace