Cor Veleno — Un mestiere qualunque song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Un mestiere qualunque" by Cor Veleno.

Lyrics

Eh gia', fin da quando e' incominciata e' stata dura,
i primi tempi l’affrontavo come fosse solo un’avventura;
sai com’e', la novita', le facce nuove,
i primi incarichi, il gusto con cui superi le prime prove;
avevo zero motivazioni,
c’ero come se ci sei soltanto quando sei costretto dalle situazioni;
abito in un pezzo di provincia,
dove quello che ottieni ti deriva da un’ennesima rinuncia;
i miei mi hanno insegnato cosi', poche storie,
un lavoro per potere mantenere me e il mio amore,
per reprimere il calore, e i fuochi della gioventu',
erano show da tv, e gia' non li sentivo piu';
stavo con Gianna e il romanzo procedeva in quinta,
finche' un giorno me la sono ritrovata incinta;
mi serviva del denaro in piu',
e senza pensarci ho preso il bando di concorso per Divise Blu;
io per mia figlia faccio questo ed altro,
faccio pure un giuramento ad una bandiera in cui non credo affatto;
tanto restero' in ufficio qui dove abitiamo,
e mi sono ritrovato in una piazza con un cannone in mano.
Rit.:
Guardo lo specchio e non mi importa piu' niente,
rabbia che sale, rabbia che scende;
la via d’uscita e' solo un passo piu' in la',
solo un po' piu' in la'.
Questa armatura non protegge piu' niente,
non mi consola, non mi difende;
la via d’uscita e' solo un passo piu' in la',
solo un po' piu' in la'.
Alla fine io non sono pronto a frequentare questa scuola,
a sentire sulle mani il freddo viscido di una pistola;
vi serve a riportare un po' d’ordine nel gregge,
ma io non la so usare neanche in nome della legge;
ora lo so, ora che e' tardi
ora che neanche lo stipendio che volevo tanto riesce a consolarmi;
per una volta non lo so che sto facendo,
per una volta voglio andare dai miei capi e dirgli che mi arrendo;
per il comandante faccio passi da gigante,
per me e' un altro turno di notte nel silenzio assordante;
i miei colleghi c' hanno un credo fortissimo,
io appena posso me ne andro' lontanissimo,
si', e voglio fare una festa
per scordarmi quella piazza, quel ragazzo e quell’arma che gli ho puntato in testa;
e' un mestiere qualunque, figlio del destino,
dove botte di paura ti trasformano in un assassino;
e devi stare attento mille volte tanto,
senza prenderti esclusive sulla vita di chi ti sta accanto;
faccio gli auguri al comandante, gli rido' il fucile,
e torno da mia moglie, al mio paese, al mio cortile.
Rit.:
Guardo lo specchio e non mi importa piu' niente,
rabbia che sale, rabbia che scende;
la via d’uscita e' solo un passo piu' in la',
solo un po' piu' in la'.
Questa armatura non protegge piu' niente,
non mi consola, non mi difende;
la via d’uscita e' solo un passo piu' in la',
solo un po' piu' in la'

Lyrics translation

Yeah, ever since it started, it's been tough.,
in the early days I faced it like it was just an adventure;
you know, the news, the new faces.,
the first assignments, the taste with which you pass the first tests;
I had zero motives,
I was there as if you are only there when you are forced by situations;
dress in a piece of province,
where what you get comes from yet another renunciation;
my parents taught me that, a few stories.,
a job to keep me and my love,
to suppress the heat, and the fires of youth,
they were TV shows, and I didn't hear them anymore.;
I was with Gianna and the novel was proceeding in the fifth,
until one day I found her pregnant;
I needed extra money.,
and without thinking about it, I got the blue uniform competition notice.;
I do this and more for my daughter,
I also take an oath to a flag that I don't believe in at all;
I'll stay in the office where we live anyway.,
and I found myself in a square with a cannon in my hand.
Rit.:
I look in the mirror and I don't care anymore.,
anger rising, anger falling;
the way out is just a step further.,
just a little further.
This armor doesn't protect anything anymore.,
he doesn't console me, he doesn't defend me.;
the way out is just a step further.,
just a little further.
In the end I'm not ready to attend this school,
to feel on your hands the slimy cold of a gun;
you need to bring back some order in the flock,
but I can't even use it in the name of the law.;
now I know, now that it's late
now that not even the salary I wanted so much can console me;
for once I don't know what I'm doing,
for once I want to go to my bosses and tell them that I give up;
for the commander I take great strides,
for me it's another night shift in deafening silence;
my colleagues have a very strong belief,
as soon as I can, I'll be far away.,
yeah, and I want to have a party.
to forget that Square and that boy and that gun I put in his head;
it's just a trade, son of fate.,
where the beating of fear turns you into a murderer;
and you have to be careful a thousand times as much,
without taking exclusives on the life of those next to you;
I wish the commander back his rifle. ,
and I go back to my wife, to my country, to my yard.
Rit.:
I look in the mirror and I don't care anymore.,
anger rising, anger falling;
the way out is just a step further.,
just a little further.
This armor doesn't protect anything anymore.,
he doesn't console me, he doesn't defend me.;
the way out is just a step further.,
just a little bit further.