In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Parcheggi abusivi, applausi abusivi, villette abusive, abusi sessuali abusivi
Tanta voglia di ricominciare, abusiva
Appalti truccati, trapianti truccati, motorini truccati che scippano donne truccate
Il visagista delle dive è truccatissimo
Papaveri e papi, la donna cannolo, una lacrima sul visto
Italia sì, Italia no
Italia sì, Italia no, Italia bum, la strage impunita
Puoi dir di sì, puoi dir di no, ma questa è la vita
Prepariamoci un caffè, non rechiamoci al caffè
C'è un commando che ci aspetta per assassinarci un po'
Commando sì, commando no, commando omicida
Commando pam, commando papapapapam, ma se c'è la partita
Il commando non ci sta e allo stadio se ne va
Sventolando il bandierone non più sangue scorrerà
Infetto sì, infetto no, quintali di plasma
Primario sì, primario dai, primario fantasma
Io fantasma non sarò e al tuo plasma dico no
Se dimentichi le pinze fischiettando ti dirò
Ti devo una pinza
Ce l'ho nella panza
Viva il crogiuolo di pinze
Viva il crogiuolo di panze
Quanti problemi irrisolti ma un cuore grande così
Italia sì, Italia no, Italia gnamme, se famo du spaghi
Italia sob, Italia prot, la terra dei cachi
Una pizza in compagnia, una pizza da solo
Un totale di due pizze e l'Italia è questa qua
Fufafifì fufafifì, Italia evviva
Italia perfetta, perepepè nanananai
Una pizza in compagnia, una pizza da solo
In totale molto pizzo, ma l'Italia non ci sta
Italia sì, Italia no,
Italia sì, uè, Italia no
Uè uè uè uè uè
Perchè la terra dei cachi è la terra dei cachi
Tanta voglia di ricominciare, abusiva
Appalti truccati, trapianti truccati, motorini truccati che scippano donne truccate
Il visagista delle dive è truccatissimo
Papaveri e papi, la donna cannolo, una lacrima sul visto
Italia sì, Italia no
Italia sì, Italia no, Italia bum, la strage impunita
Puoi dir di sì, puoi dir di no, ma questa è la vita
Prepariamoci un caffè, non rechiamoci al caffè
C'è un commando che ci aspetta per assassinarci un po'
Commando sì, commando no, commando omicida
Commando pam, commando papapapapam, ma se c'è la partita
Il commando non ci sta e allo stadio se ne va
Sventolando il bandierone non più sangue scorrerà
Infetto sì, infetto no, quintali di plasma
Primario sì, primario dai, primario fantasma
Io fantasma non sarò e al tuo plasma dico no
Se dimentichi le pinze fischiettando ti dirò
Ti devo una pinza
Ce l'ho nella panza
Viva il crogiuolo di pinze
Viva il crogiuolo di panze
Quanti problemi irrisolti ma un cuore grande così
Italia sì, Italia no, Italia gnamme, se famo du spaghi
Italia sob, Italia prot, la terra dei cachi
Una pizza in compagnia, una pizza da solo
Un totale di due pizze e l'Italia è questa qua
Fufafifì fufafifì, Italia evviva
Italia perfetta, perepepè nanananai
Una pizza in compagnia, una pizza da solo
In totale molto pizzo, ma l'Italia non ci sta
Italia sì, Italia no,
Italia sì, uè, Italia no
Uè uè uè uè uè
Perchè la terra dei cachi è la terra dei cachi
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