Kurt Cobain Lyrics in English by Brunori Sas

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Living like flying

You can only succeed by resting on light things

Besides, you can't ignore

The voice that says beyond the stars

There's a better place

One ordinary day you get the urge

To go see, to go discover if it's true

That you aren't just an empty box

Or the least important cog in the biggest machine there is

But ask Kurt Cobain

How it feels to be on a pedestal

And not to fall

Ask Marilyn

How deceiving appearances can be

And how lonely you can feel

And not feel anything anymore

Not feel anything anymore

And not have anything anymore

To say

Living like swimming

You can only succeed by staying on the surface of the sea

Besides, you can't keep silent

The voice that says at the bottom of that sea

There's a better world

And on that very day you get the urge

To go see, to go discover if it's true

That the deep meaning of all things

You can only find it by looking deep inside yourself

But ask Kurt Cobain

How it feels to be on a pedestal

And not to fall

Ask Marilyn

How deceiving appearances can be

And how lonely you can feel

And not feel anything anymore

Not feel anything anymore

And not have anything anymore

To say

Living like dreaming

You can manage it by turning off the light

And going back to sleep

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piedistallo — pedestal

Piedistallo translates to "pedestal". It's an interesting word because it immediately brings to mind images of statues, fame, and being elevated above others.

In the song, Brunori Sas asks, "Ma chiedilo a Kurt Cobain / Come ci si sente a stare sopra a un piedistallo / E a non cadere." This line uses the word metaphorically to explore the pressures and isolation of fame, making it a compelling choice for a push notification.

Brunori Sas builds the song on three similes for getting through life. "Vivere come volare" (Living like flying) works only "poggiando su cose leggere" (resting on light things); "vivere come nuotare" (living like swimming) works only "restando a pelo del mare" (staying on the surface of the sea). Each verse then hears a voice promising something better beyond the stars or at the bottom of the sea, and the itch to go and check.

The chorus answers that itch with two famous names: "Chiedilo a Kurt Cobain" (Ask Kurt Cobain) what it is like on a pedestal, and "Chiedilo a Marilyn" (Ask Marilyn) "quanto l'apparenza inganna" (how much appearance deceives). Both reached the top and ended up feeling "più niente" (nothing anymore). The last verse offers a third way, "vivere come sognare" (living like dreaming), done by "spegnendo la luce" (turning off the light) and going back to sleep.

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