Babyface Lyrics in English by Shiva, Kid Yugi
Sparatoria translates to "shooting" or "gunfight". It's a dramatic and intense word that immediately grabs attention, especially in the context of a rap song.
In the lyrics, Shiva declares, "Sono venuto fin qui per fare una sparatoria" (I came all this way to have a shooting). This line, combined with other aggressive imagery in the song, emphasizes the confrontational and high-stakes atmosphere the artist is portraying. It's a word that conveys immediate action and conflict, making it memorable and impactful.
The title is the whole argument. "Abbiamo facce da bimbi ma con intenti assassini" (We've got baby faces but murderous intentions) is Shiva explaining why nobody sees him coming, and the hook turns it into a question: "Hai mai visto uno shooter con la baby face?" (Have you ever seen a shooter with a baby face?). What makes this stranger than the average Milan drill track is the promise it opens with. "La mia vendetta non ha bisogno di sangue" (My revenge doesn't need blood), he says, and then "Ha solo bisogno di voi che restate a guardare" (It only needs you lot standing there watching). The revenge is being watched winning. Everything after that is him doing it at volume.
Kid Yugi turns up for the second half and immediately makes the song weirder. He goes from "Rendo la Puglia un narcostato come in Corea del Nord" (I'm turning Puglia into a narco state like North Korea) to drinking Petrus, to "Il mio amico fuma il crack, ha i denti di un Labubu" (My friend smokes crack, he's got teeth like a Labubu), which is a nasty joke about a collectible toy. His verse is a pile-up of luxury, illness and geopolitics that never settles anywhere comfortable, and that is the idea. The quietest line belongs to Shiva: "Perché tra 'sti palazzi non si vede il cielo" (Because between these blocks you can't see the sky).
