AUTORITÀ Lyrics English Translation by Geolier
I try to hold back, but I get hit or beaten down
But either way, it’s all good
I only see Naples from the curve of the stands
Not from the VIP section, I got my own authority-à-à-à-à
Buildings rise up, kids bleed
Guilt rains down, and you find no shelter under the angel’s wing
My pitbull licks my hands, at your feet he pisses on the ground
He shows me the traitors, he’s loyal
Tears the plastic off the seat
Tattoos of a machine gun on my belly
Chains hang around my neck and sway sometimes
Every single is platinum, the gold is put on by the gypsies
I sit down on the ground, like a general making you kneel
A brother changes at midnight like Cinderella
In life, you’re either the writer or just the interpreter
Hunger scares me way more than a bullet
Streetlights are lit, families are huddled close
So when the cold comes, it puts all four under one blanket
Kids under ten are bigger than their fathers
We’re running out of cash, who the hell gives all these salaries?
And if you touch one of us, you touch all of us
If you hurt one of us, you hurt all of us
The kid is hungry, he’s wasting away
And all the blood that’s fallen is drying up
And if you touch one of us, you touch all of us
If it hurts, I say: “Good, I’m growing up”
The kid is hungry, he’s wasting away
And all the blood that’s fallen is drying up
Yeah, ah
If you’re real, don’t show up (No, no)
Don’t measure yourself against us, you come on foot, goodbye (See ya, see ya)
A dog sharpens its teeth by biting into the bark
And when it’s hungry, it eats even out of the trash
The lion’s roar in the forest lays down the law
A brother has no mouth, no eyes, no ears
‘Cause over time, maybe it’s better not to have them
I asked God why, but He didn’t say a thing (Who knows)
When it’s cold, we hold each other close
It’s just a reason to stay together
I’ve been betrayed by someone who never should’ve betrayed
I make peace with it and lick all my wounds
But what do I do with this guaranteed money?
This plane has eight seats, and only two are full
My house faces the sea, and I only know it by hearsay (For real)
I’m never there, the Filipinos enjoy it
Streetlights are lit, families are huddled close
So when the cold comes, it puts all four under one blanket
Kids under ten are bigger than their fathers
We’re running out of cash, who the hell gives all these salaries?
And if you touch one of us, you touch all of us
If you hurt one of us, you hurt all of us
The kid is hungry, he’s wasting away
And all the blood that’s fallen is drying up
And if you touch one of us, you touch all of us
If it hurts, I say: “Good, I’m growing up”
The kid is hungry, he’s wasting away
And all the blood that’s fallen is drying up