CORALINE Lyrics in English by Måneskin

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Intro 1

Tell me your truths, Coraline, Coraline

Coraline beautiful like the sun

Warrior with a zealous heart

Hair like red roses

Precious those copper wires, love, bring them to me

If you hear bells singing

You'll see Coraline who cries

Who takes the pain of others

And then she carries it inside her

Tell me your truths, Coraline, Coraline

Coraline, Coraline

Intro 1

But she knows the truth

It's not for everyone to move forward

With the heart that is divided into two halves

It's cold already

She's a child but feels like a burden

And sooner or later she'll break

People will say 'She's worth nothing'

She can't even get out of a miserable door

But one day, once, she will succeed

Verse 1

And I told Coraline that she can grow

Take her things and then leave

But she feels a monster that holds her in a cage

That covers the road with mines

And I told Coraline that she can grow

Take her things and then leave

But Coraline doesn't want to eat, no

Yes, Coraline would like to disappear

Chorus 1

And Coraline cries

Coraline has anxiety

Coraline wants the sea but she's afraid of water

And maybe the sea is inside her

And every word is an axe

A cut on the back

Like a raft that sails in a flooded river

And maybe the river is inside her

Verse 2

I'll be the fire and the cold

Shelter in winter

I'll be what you breathe

I'll understand what you have inside

And I'll be the water to drink

The meaning of good

I'll also be a soldier

Or the light in the evening

And in return I don't ask for anything

Lit: And in return, I don't ask for nothing (in Italian, double negatives make sense, unlike in English)

Only a smile

Your every little tear

Is ocean above my face

Or: Is (an) ocean on my face

And in return I don't ask for anything

Only a little time

Or: Only a bit of time

I'll be banner, shield

Or: I will be (a) flag, (a) shield

Or your silver sword and

Chorus 2

And Coraline cries

Coraline has anxiety

Coraline wants the sea but she's afraid of water

And maybe the sea is inside her

And every word is an axe

A cut on the back

Like a raft that sails in a flooded river

And maybe the river is inside her

Postchorus

Tell me your truths, Coraline, Coraline

Outro 1

Coraline beautiful like the sun

She has lost the fruit of her womb

She has not known love

But a father who has nothing of a father

Or: But a father who is nothing like a father

They told her in the city there is a castle

With walls so strong

That if you go to live inside

Nothing can hit you anymore

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

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vessillo — banner / standard

Vessillo is a poetic word for a 'banner' or 'standard,' the kind of flag carried into battle to represent a knight or an army.

In this hauntingly beautiful song, the singer vows to protect the fragile Coraline, promising, "Sarò vessillo, scudo" (I will be your banner, shield). He is offering to be her symbol of strength and safety in a cruel world.

This rare, chivalrous word adds a powerful layer of devotion to the lyrics, making it a truly unforgettable term.

Italian rock band Måneskin tells a tragic, fairy-tale-like story in "CORALINE". The narrator pleads for the truth from a girl described as "bella come il sole" ("beautiful like the sun") with copper hair, but she carries a crushing inner weight. She absorbs everyone else's suffering until her own heart feels split in two. The song sets up intense contradictions inside her: "Coraline vuole il mare ma ha paura dell'acqua" ("Coraline wants the sea but is afraid of the water"), showing someone paralyzed by anxiety while desperate for freedom. Words hit her like axes, and her mind feels like a monster trapping her in a cage and laying mines along her path.

Faced with her pain, the singer steps in as a devoted protector, offering to be everything from winter shelter to a literal "spada d'argento" ("silver sword") in exchange for nothing more than a smile. Toward the end, the lyrics reveal deeper roots of her trauma, mentioning "un padre che di padre ha niente" ("a father who is nothing like a father") and a promise of a fortress with walls thick enough that "non potrà colpirti più niente" ("nothing will be able to hurt you anymore"). It is a fierce, protective rock ballad about wanting to shield someone who has been bruised by life.

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