Con La Scusa Del Rock'n'roll Lyrics in English by Ligabue

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Con La Scusa Del Rock'n'roll by Ligabue from Italian to English.
Con la scusa del rock'n roll
With the excuse of rock'n roll
Ho rimandato tutti gli anni a più tardi
I postponed all the years until later
Cercando di ballare sopra I ricordi
Trying to dance on the memories
Con il volume come fossimo sordi
With the volume like we were deaf
Con la scusa del rock'n roll
With the excuse of rock'n roll
Mi han detto di giocarmi il tutto per tutto
They told me to play it all or nothing
Facendo finta di sembrare distratto
Pretending to seem distracted
Ma il più lontano dalla sala d'aspetto
But the furthest from the waiting room
E la mia stanza prendeva fuoco
And my room was catching fire
Che certi dischi tira van su
That certain records lifted me up
Anch'io bruciavo
I was burning too
Che poi quando uscivo
And then when I went out
Pensavo solo a
I only thought about
Non morire più
Not to die anymore
Pensavo solo a non morire
I only thought about not dying
Con la scusa del rock'n roll
With the excuse of rock'n roll
Sono partito per toccare con mano
I left to see for myself
Sono finito a volte troppo lontano
I ended up sometimes too far
Senza sapere se davvero tornavo
Without knowing if I'd really return
Con la scusa del rock'n roll
With the excuse of rock'n roll
Ho detto cose che potevo non dire
I said things I could have not said
E fatto cose che potevo non fare
And did things I could have not done
E visto gente che ha voluto vedere
And saw people who wanted to see
La mia chitarra la malmenavo
I mistreated my guitar
Canzoni chiuse però laggiù
Songs locked away but down there
Io continuavo
I kept going
Che poi quando uscivo
And then when I went out
Cercavo solo
I only tried
Di non morire più
Not to die anymore
Cercavo solo di non morire
I only tried not to die
Cercavo solo di non morire
I only tried not to die
Cercavo solo di non morire
I only tried not to die
Con la scusa del rock'n roll
With the excuse of rock'n roll
Andava avanti con le vecchie illusioni
I went on with the old illusions
I vecchi sogni in una nuova versione
Old dreams in a new version
Sbattendo ancora contro certi portoni
Still banging against certain doors
E certe sere con te di fronte
And certain evenings with you in front
E certe note venute su
And certain notes that came out
Devo soltanto pensare a niente
I just have to think of nothing
Provare solo a
Just try to
Non morire più
Not to die anymore
Provare solo a non morire
Just try not to die
Provare solo a non morire
Just try not to die
Provare solo a non morire
Just try not to die
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malmenavo — I mistreated / I handled roughly

Malmenavo comes from the verb malmenare, which means to mistreat, handle roughly, or beat up. It's a strong and somewhat uncommon verb that immediately grabs attention.

In the context of the song, Ligabue sings "La mia chitarra la malmenavo" (I mistreated my guitar). This isn't about physical abuse, but rather a passionate, almost violent way of playing, reflecting the raw energy and intensity of rock'n'roll and the artist's dedication to his music, even if it meant pushing his instrument to its limits.

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