Gioventù bruciata [English translation]

What do they even know about violence

squeezed between a couple marriages where those who love have got to pay and those who don't just think it over

What do they even know about the Sphynx

I saw it at eight with you laughing and laughing but I've been told

That sometimes laughing is like faking

You used to put on your Arabic songs in the car

sang out of tune and then told me old-fashioned tales

You used to run in the desert with your Invicta rucksack on but

Running has no point if beside money you're short of breath and happiness

There's something I can't figure out

Like diving into the Red Sea

I forgot it way too soon

But I do remember when you told me "I'm staying around"

Lost in a messed-up life

If you think about it I made it hard for myself

The same phone call of yours over and over

The hell with this wasted youth of yours

What do they even know about leaving

If farewells were fashionable you would be number one on trending

I used to play in the car with Nintendo and Pokémon

And you complained if I didn't feel like talking to you anymore

You used to open the window to drop the ash

There's no point in hiding the shit I already know behind a smile

There's something I can't figure out

Like diving into the Red Sea

I forgot it way too soon

But I do remember when you told me "I'm staying around"

Lost in a messed-up life

If you think about it I made it hard for myself

The same phone call of yours over and over

The hell with this wasted youth of yours