Prega Per Noi Lyrics in English Achille Lauro

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I look at me just a few years ago

I'll start from the point when I stopped studying

As my mother would have wanted

I go back to my thirteen years

Fourteen, fifteen years old

On the ladders done on the street with the older ones

Yes antisocial means, means dealing, half dealing

Names in the newspapers, half done, half at funerals

Slaps from a father, grams to give

Fatality for kids, get busy

From doing to getting hurt

Staying with the older ones

Reunited with all the other peers

That ironic fate that crossed us

Different stories but same cracks

Alone in the neighborhood

A few months and I was only thinking about thefts and not getting drunk

We just wanted what so many had

And I was the son of those who spit on others, on where you eat

And the people watching us in the area

He judged us without thinking about what

And everyone was missing at home and now you know that

That I would never have wanted everything I experienced for myself

The feeling we get from feeling bad, what do you know about me

And the people who look at you don't know what you do for yourself

May God bless my life if deep down I'm still me

We were little sons, but sons of a whore

On the street everyone was told, in fact, the story was told

And every time a new one

We who have not even a test on the benches

For some banknotes

Test bench, never miss school

Yes we wanted more, just the dreams that no one has

The five of us alone out and about, on scooters until the morning

What seventeen, those who were there always say so

If taken and spent, we weigh from ounces to kilos in two months

Normal kids, pieces cut, half escaped

With stolen vehicles to make trouble on the appropriate means

But how many ruined vehicles

Half dead the others half changed

You know that

That I would never have wanted everything I experienced for myself

The feeling we get from feeling bad, what do you know about me

And the people who look at you don't know what you do for yourself

May God bless my life if deep down I'm still me

And there I was tired

I didn't stop but I saw faces in crisis

Friends seen changes in a year

Among the few left from the first steps to die is enough

Every month I moved house dreaming I would make it

Drug dealers to be robbed

To the boss of drug dealers

From one branch to smaller branches

Count money proudly

You saw the fruits it bears

The money you throw away afterwards

Don't trust anymore

I just wanted myself above all

But everything changed between those left on the ground and those left on the street

The love lost because I didn't say enough

My mother who couldn't even look me in the face anymore

I wanted to make a name for myself among those who spat in my face

Among friends for convenience because you are someone

It is convenient for someone to have some knowledge

They call you friend because without you they are without you

They will end the relationship the first day you are without them

And you get lost over time, today everything is different

And there isn't even half a child left on our wall

I watch these new guys here being pushers but for half an hour

And after a year on the street he talks about the street, but he lives downtown

Today they talk here, they boast, yes they deal outside

With the fridge full, the father at his side but they don't ask themselves

Whoever placed the first packages in your hand first

That if they talk about the road but the why before these

For those who were on the street with no other way

Being with those who later grew up and died on the same path

I speak to those who come later, to the few who know how to listen

I say few repay, too many rest in peace

You know that

That I would never have wanted everything I experienced for myself

The feeling we get from feeling bad, what do you know about me

And the people who look at you don't know what you do for yourself

May God bless my life if deep down I'm still me

That I would never have wanted everything I experienced for myself

The feeling we get from feeling bad, what do you know about me

And the people who look at you don't know what you do for yourself

May God bless my life if deep down I'm still me

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pischello — kid / young guy

Pischello is an Italian slang term, particularly common in Rome, meaning 'kid' or 'young guy'. It's a colloquial and somewhat informal word that adds a touch of authenticity and street credibility to the lyrics.

In the song, Achille Lauro uses it to lament the changing times and the absence of the younger generation from their old hangout spot: "E al muretto nostro non c'è più neanche mezzo pischello" (And at our wall, there isn't even half a kid anymore). This word choice perfectly captures the nostalgic and slightly melancholic tone as he reflects on his past.

In "Prega Per Noi," which translates to "Pray for Us," Achille Lauro takes a raw, unfiltered look back at his difficult past. He paints a vivid picture of his teenage years, starting from when he dropped out of school at thirteen. The lyrics describe a life on the streets, surrounded by crime, drug dealing, and the harsh realities of poverty. He recalls the feeling of wanting what others had and being judged by a society that didn't understand the struggles he and his friends faced, united by "different stories but the same cracks."

This isn't a song that glorifies a life of crime; it's a confession filled with regret. The chorus is a powerful plea, repeating that he never would have wanted this life for himself and challenging outsiders who can't possibly know what it feels like to live through such pain. He reflects on the heavy consequences—friends lost, relationships broken, and the personal toll it took. Ultimately, the song is a message to the next generation, a warning that this path rarely pays off and a prayer for his own survival, thankful that he is still himself despite everything he's been through.

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