Vesuvio

Vesuvius

Vesuvio

If you climb or if you don't climb a staircaseSi mont' o si 'ma mont' 'e na jastemm'
If death is a death that can trembleSi 'a morte si 'na mort' ca' po' tremm'
Mountain made of lava of a hundred lionsMontagna fatta 'e lava 'e cient' len'
You hold my life in your handsTu tien' 'mman a te' sta vita meja

I'm a bunch of houses or I'm a bunch of jailsSo pizz' 'e case o so pizz' 'e galera
Where you're closed from morning to nightAddò staje chiuse d'a matina a sera
You're the purgatory of all these peopleSi' o purgatorio 'e tutt' chesta 'ggente
Who live in shacks and live in silenceCa vive dint' e barrache e vive 'e stient'

If we smoke or if we don't, it makes noiseSi fumm' o si nun fumm' 'o faje rumore
The fire that brings you into the heart'O fuoco che te puort' dint' o core
When the sky gets dark at nightQuann' fa notte 'e o ciel' se fa scur'
The memory of you scares usSul' o ricordo 'e te ce fa paura

Who lives with you, you don't careChi campa 'nsiene 'a te, te para' nient'
If you go crazy, you're really crazySi jesce pazz è pazz overamente
The only truth for everyoneL'unica verità pe' tutt' quante
Would be what I wasSarria chell' 'e fui'

But then where do we go, before it's dayMa po' addo' jamm', primma ca tocca juorno
After all this fire and lava takes us allDopp' tant' stu' ffuoco e lava ce port' tutt' quant'
In the middle of the streetA 'mmiez' a via

Who lives with you, you don't careChi campa 'nsiene 'a te, te para' nient'
If you go crazy, you're really crazySi jesce pazz è pazz overamente
The only truth for everyoneL'unica verità pe' tutt' quante
Would be what I wasSarria chell' 'e fui'

If you climb or if you don't climb a staircaseSi mont' o si 'ma mont' 'e na jastemm'
If death is a death that can trembleSi 'a morte si 'na mort' ca' po' tremm'
Mountain made of lava of a hundred lionsMontagna fatta 'e lava 'e cient' gue
You hold my life in your handsTu tien' 'mman a te' sta vita meja