INTRO (La Bella Vita) Lyrics in English by Artie 5ive

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Intro

Three billion, I'd spend it on living the good life and not on making war

And you, what kind of good life would you live for three billion?

It's the good life, son, and what the fuck did you expect?

Flowers? Ah, you thought we were having fun here, but no

Verse 1

Being rich, staying calm, getting out of this limbo

Sweat and sacrifice, you read them on my face, yo

I give you a smile to hide what I've been through

My reflection inside the glass, until I finish it

Cognac straight, no ice, that's how I like it

I was an angel, but then I decided to defy God

I used to stand on the corner, now that corner is mine

You start out a kid, you grow up after every goodbye

And if I think about us, I think back on what never happened

I think about what passed in front of us and left its mark

You're as beautiful as the first time I met you

A little more these days, when I hardly ever see you

Lying on the mattress, smoking straight from the pack

Outside they're shooting, Milan has changed and I'm changing

My tattooed back, the fall of the giants

A rain of cash over the ones who stood beside me

Chorus 1

Tattoos

I play with dice, with guns, fast cars

Designer clothes, chains and watches, by the pool

By the pool, lost in your eyes and in your pupils

A beautiful view, a beautiful life up in the hills

Verse 2

I was hungry for payback while on welfare

But no leftovers, I'll be the one taking my own space

It's thirty degrees in the shade and I'm craving the sea

The mosquitoes are buzzing, here you can only get bored

My girl is in a bad mood, she can't get a tan

Think how lucky I am while she walks round the house in her underwear

I drink warm beers, this place feels like the Sahara

Blinds down, the neighbour spies on us inside the house

I wait slowly for the summer to pass, I smoke slowly

In the middle of the smoke I can see things clearly

I know the universe has a bigger plan for me

All that's left is to be patient and to work

My life looks like a film, I've learned how to act

While I cry behind the Versace sunglasses

Used to this pain, now I'm wearing new shoes

But it still hurts me to walk

Chorus 2

Tattoos

I play with dice, with guns, fast cars

Designer clothes, chains and watches, by the pool

By the pool, lost in your eyes and in your pupils

A beautiful view, a beautiful life up in the hills

Bridge

The good life, what did you expect?

What were you looking for? What did you take for granted?

What are you looking for? What do you really want?

To buy a building and put everyone inside it?

Outro 1

You want to change the world? They'll call you an idiot

Then they'll call you an asshole and tell you, 'You lost'

While you're doing it under the radar, little by little

I thought I was high up, I was on the third floor

Outro 2

Then I saw the thirteenth, I was looking down

Never looked back, but if I do look back

Today everything is clear and I am the same

As when I started, I'm no different

Outro 3

Or maybe there's no connection and there's no compromise

Because I know nobody would want me the way I was

All good on the whole, but still

I'd trade a couple of things for success

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rivalsa — vindication / revenge

Rivalsa translates to "vindication" or "revenge." It's a strong and less common word that carries a significant emotional weight.

In the song, the artist sings, "Avevo fame di rivalsa in assistenza sociale" (I was hungry for vindication/revenge while on social assistance). This line powerfully conveys a past struggle and a deep desire to overcome adversity and prove oneself, making it a compelling and memorable word in the context of the song's narrative of rising from humble beginnings.

The album opens with someone asking Artie what he would do with three billion, and his answer sets up everything after it: "Tre miliardi io li spendo per far una bella vita e non per far la guerra" (Three billion, I'd spend it on living the good life and not on making war). Then he cuts the fantasy off himself. "I fiori? Ah, tu pensavi che ci divertissimo qua, e invece no" (Flowers? Ah, you thought we were having fun here, but no). What follows is the price list. He was on welfare and hungry for payback, he stood on a corner that now belongs to him, and Milan changed around him while he was changing too. The chorus is an inventory read out flat: dice, guns, fast cars, watches, a pool.

The second half is where it gets good, because the beautiful life turns out to be thirty degrees in the shade with the blinds down and warm beer. "Ronzan le zanzare, qui puoi soltanto annoiarti" (The mosquitoes are buzzing, here you can only get bored) is an odd line for a rap song about winning, and he means it. The best image comes near the end: "Mi credevo in alto, ero al terzo piano" (I thought I was high up, I was on the third floor), followed by "Poi ho visto il tredicesimo, guardavo in basso" (Then I saw the thirteenth, I was looking down). He signs off saying he would swap a couple of things for the success, which is blunter than most people manage on an intro track.

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