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Verse 1

They don't know what I'm talking about

The song title, translated as 'shut up and behave' / 'be quiet and good', is an Italian commonplace phrase typically said to children to make them fall in line. The song is about standing out by going against society's expectations and rules

Dirty clothes, bro, of mud

Or: Clothes covered in mud, bro

Yellow of cig between the fingers

Or: Cigarette yellow stain between my fingers

Me with the cig walking

Or: Me walking with my cigar / cigarette

Excuse me, but I believe so much

Or: Sorry but I really believe in it

That I can make this jump

Or: That I can take this leap

And although the road is uphill

That's why now I'm training

And good evening, ladies and gentlemen

Outside the actors

Or: The actors, get out

You better touch your balls

Holding or touching your balls in Italy is a vulgar form of 'knocking on wood', something you preventively do to un-jinx stuff

You better be quiet and good

Or: You better shut up and be good

People here are weird like drug dealers

Too many nights I was locked out

Now I'll kick these doors

Or: Now I'm kicking down these doors

Look up like climbers

Or: Eyes up like climbers

So sorry mom if I'm always out, but

Chorus 1

I'm out of my mind, but different from them

Or: I am out of my mind, but I'm not like the others

And you are out of your mind, but different from them

We're out of our minds, but different from them

Verse 2

I've written pages and pages

I've seen salt, then tears

These men in the car

Don't climb the rapids

Written above a tombstone

In my house there is no God

But if you find the sense of time

You'll rise from your oblivion

And there's no wind that stops

The natural power

From the right point of view

You feel the thrill of the wind

With wax wings on the back

I'll seek that height

If you want to stop me, try again

Try to cut off my head because

Chorus 2

I'm out of my mind, but different from them

And you are out of your mind, but different from them

We're out of our minds, but different from them

Bridge 1

People talk unfortunately

He talks, he doesn't know what he's talking about

Or: They (people) talk, they don't know what they're talking about

You take me where I'm afloat

Because here I'm lacking air

Or: Because here I have no air / I can't breathe

Bridge 2

People talk unfortunately

He talks, he doesn't know what he's talking about

Or: They (people) talk, they don't know what they're talking about

You take me where I'm afloat

Because here I'm lacking air

Bridge 3

People talk unfortunately

He talks, he doesn't know what he's talking about

Or: They (people) talk, they don't know what the f*ck they're talking about

You take me where I'm afloat

Because here I'm lacking air

Chorus 3

But I'm out of my mind, but different from them

And you are out of your mind, but different from them

We're out of our minds, but different from them

We are different from them

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David Damiano, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi, Victoria De Angelis

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SONG MEANING

ZITTI E BUONI is Måneskin’s electric battle-cry against conformity, sung right from the muddy streets of Rome. With cigarettes in hand and dirty clothes, the band shouts to all the “signore e signori” that they will not stay silent or polite. Every crunchy guitar riff fuels their belief that, even if the road is steep, they can make the jump toward success. The repeated line “Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro” (We are out of our minds, but different from them) flips the insult of being “crazy” into a badge of honor, celebrating outsiders who dare to dream louder than the noise around them.

Beneath the swagger lies a message of relentless self-confidence. Måneskin brushes off gossip (“parla la gente… non sa di che cosa parla”), kicks down the doors that once kept them out, and climbs higher like fearless mountaineers. The song urges listeners to breathe where they can float, chase heights even with wax wings, and face anyone who tries to cut them down. In short, “ZITTI E BUONI” is a raw rock manifesto for every misfit who refuses to be hushed, choosing authenticity over approval and turning their perceived madness into unstoppable power.

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