Nubi di ieri sul nostro domani odierno - [Abitudinario] [English translation]

I’m a creature of habit

I read the plate inside the elevator

What’s the capacity, how many kilos

Then the door opens and I already don’t remember

I’m a creature of habit

And when I blow my nose I’ve got to check

What I produced, how much does it weight

And if it’s dangerous on the elevator

Sitting in the bathtub

I fart some bubbles, which, while re-emerging,

Run on my back, making me happy

But when they reach the surface

I don’t like them anymore

I’m a creature of habit

Don’t judge me, you’re like me

And now a happy refrain

That just doesn’t belong in here

But young people likes it

Tell me why

If the cow goes “moo”, the crow doesn’t go “mroo” 1

Our life is like charades

At first it looks like xxxyxx

But instead it’s zxxyxz

Tell me why…

There’s a brown submarine

With no propeller nor rudder inside me

When I’ve got a date

I puff on the palm of my hand to smell my breath

Staying in the bathroom for twenty years

I think we’re gonna shag

Then we don’t shag and I don’t wash myself anymore

In my nostrils, I look for

A proof of my roots

But all I’ll find is a bogey and I’ll have to stick it

Under a desk, just like when I was in school

These are my habits

I sell lampshades 2, you’re like me

And so, another refrain

That just doesn’t belong here

But young people likes it

Tell me why

If the cow goes “moo”, the crow doesn’t go “mroo”

Tell me why…

There’s a brown submarine

With no propeller nor rudder inside me

At the end of the day

I look for some hope in my bed sheets

I fart a lot, I’m not afraid anymore

I fell asleep glad, drunk of my own gases

1. the actual pun is on the fact that, in Italian, the cow is called "mucca" and it goes "muu", while the blackbird, called "merlo" doesn't go "mee".2. probably just a nonsense, in order to rhyme.

• Artist:Elio e le Storie Tese
• Album:Elio Samaga Hukapan Kariyana Turu