Massimo Volume — Invito al massacro song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Invito al massacro" by Massimo Volume.

Lyrics

Lo so, ti saresti aspettato un’accoglienza diversa
Nessuno lì dentro ricordava il tuo nome
E quando il ragazzo con un geco tatuato sul collo
Ti ha chiesto di mostrargli un assaggio del tuo stile
Lo hai ringraziato per la cortesia e te ne sei andato
Senza capire se si trattase di un gioco o di un invito al massacro
Senza chiedere se si trattase di un gioco o di un invito al massacro
Lo so, credevi sarebbe stato facile sbarazzarti della tua immagine
Si diceva fossi stanco della scena
Si diceva avessi ingaggiato una lotta privata contro la tua vanità
Si diceva che intorno a te avessi scavato un solco profondo come l’abisso
Ti pensavo in un’isola greca a dipingere marine assolate prive di figure umane
Invece sei ancora lì
Fuori da una cabina telefonica
In attesa che qualcuno declami un tuo verso a squarciagola
Mentre il mondo va in fiamme

Lyrics translation

I know, you'd expect a different reception.
No one in there remembered your name.
And when the guy with a gecko tattooed on his neck
He asked you to show him a taste of your style
You thanked him for the courtesy and left
Without knowing whether it was a game or an invitation to slaughter
Without asking if it was a game or an invitation to slaughter
I know, you thought it would be easy to get rid of your image
They said You were tired of the scene
They said you engaged in a private fight against your vanity.
It was said that around you I had dug a deep groove like the abyss
I thought you were on a Greek island painting sunny Marines without human figures.
But you're still there.
Out of a phone booth
Waiting for someone to say a tearful verse of yours
As the world goes on fire