You shall not fear the terror of night. You shall not fear terror.
You shall not fear the plague that spreads at noon. You shall not fear.
You shall not fear the pitfalls of night. You shall not fear pitfalls.
You shall not fear the pitfalls of night. You shall not fear pitfalls.
You shall not fear the plague that spreads at noon. You shall not fear.
Old men, children and women cry bitter tears
an ancient warm weeping with an arcane melody.
Young warriors, strong, wise, fools
shave themselves, anoint themselves
The dogs bark. The horses get spooked.
They shave me; anoint me
They shave me; anoint me
The dogs bark. The horses get spooked.
You shall not fear the terror of night. You shall not fear terror.
You shall not fear the terror of night. You shalll not fear terror.
An eye for an eye
The eye is judged by an eye
A tooth by a tooth
Tooth for tooth!
But one can ascend by virtue of a force that is descendant
Form without regret
Form without hope
Between mountains shining from shadows
Under sharp skies
Between steep slopes
It swears
It curses
It speaks, whispers, sings
It speaks, whispers, sings
You'll suffocate between stylists
You'll cuss among progressives
You'll curse Finivest1
You'll curse credit cards
But one can ascend by virtue of a force that is descendant
The prostrations, devotions uttered, praying processions
The thick smoke of myrrh and incense of fragrant spices
The adoration penances and fasting genuflections and Psalms
Heat generating and heat that consumes
Dreams in the dark, broken half word rale
Strong odors impregnating
And wicked caresses
And wet sweat
And sighs
And smiles
A great desire to laugh
Irresistible!
Costanzo Show2!
Italia olé3!
Bite the king!
Ué!4
USSR!5
The sun appears to rise
The western sun
Appears to be born
This setting sun
Turns-on the horizon
Ignites the firmament
The dark surprises it
Somber blackness envelopes it
Chaotic show
Purulent and pious
Chaotic show
Disorder and harmony
Chaotic show
Complicated and pious
Chaotic show
Blood from my heart.
1. a financial holding company2. TV talk show hosted by Maurizio Costanzo3. an encouraging cry for football games in the stadium4. I left this untranslated, because Italian speakers from different areas have given various possible meanings.5. The band's name, CCCP, stems from the cyrillic script for SSSR, Russian acronym for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, although pronounced with Italian phonetics.